Arnold & Porter‘s wide-ranging practice covers the full scope of data lifecycles, from data breaches and litigation to privacy and governance issues. The practice is spearheaded by Jami Vibbert in New York, with longstanding experience defending privacy and cybersecurity litigation, as well as ensuring compliance with global data protection laws. Also in New York, David Schwartz is active in representing clients in wiretapping privacy litigation. In Washington DC, Ronald Lee is equipped to handle national security, electronic surveillance and computer crime matters, while Nancy Perkins is well-versed in creating privacy and security compliance programmes and conducting due diligence.
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Key clients
- 23andMe
- University of Vermont Health Network Inc.
- Adobe, Inc.
- HCA Healthcare
- Dollar Tree
- Presbyterian Healthcare Services
- Nucor Corporation
- Provident
Work highlights
Represented 23andMe Research Institute in purchasing the assets of 23andMe Inc. as a result of its bankruptcy, settling 30 objections from 30 state attorneys general in the sale of the 23andMe assets under the state consumer and genetic privacy laws, facilitating the bankruptcy court’s approval of the sale of the assets out of bankruptcy to our client, the buyer.
Representing Adobe in In re Adobe Tracking Litigation (N.D. Cal.), a putative class action alleging that all websites using Adobe’s third-party analytics and tracking tools resulted in the unauthorised interception (wiretapping) of data from those websites, as well as invasion of privacy and other claims.
Representing Dollar Tree in a consolidated data breach class action pending in the District of Maryland arising from a security incident involving its vendor, Zeroed In Technologies.
Practice head
Jami Vibbert
Other key lawyers
David Schwartz; Ronald Lee; Nancy Perkins