Blockchain
United States
19 August 2025
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP regularly advises social media companies, financial institutions, investment firms and industrial manufacturers across issues of cyber law and data privacy. The firm is knowledgeable of national and international privacy frameworks and supports clients in licensing agreements and regulatory investigations. James Haldin, an expert in administrative issues and regulatory investigations, and Matthew Bacal, who advises on strategic licensing and outsourcing transactions, are based in New York. Located in Washington DC, Robert Cohen assists in cybersecurity incident response and enforcement actions.
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Key clients
- 26North Holdings
- AIG
- Alarm.com
- Annaly Capital Management
- Antares Capital
- Assurant
- Atairos
- Avenue Capital Management
- Banco Santander
- Baker Hughes
- Billtrust
- Braze
Work highlights
Representing Meta in a first-of-its-kind administrative proceeding that seeks to substantially rewrite a court-approved 2020 Consent Order.
Obtained a termination notice without charges in an SEC investigation of a global aerospace and defense company concerning cybersecurity disclosures.
Representing Meta in its challenge to the FTC’s administrative proceeding to reopen and rewrite the parties’ 2020 Consent Order.
Practice head
Robert Cohen; James Haldin; Matthew Bacal