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Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)

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Jones Day

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‘A leading firm nationally’, Jones Day runs the gamut of data protection and data privacy matters. The firm is expert in a range of emergent tech, including generative AI, autonomous vehicles, the internet of things, gaming, and satellite tech. It provides national and international incident response support as well as representation in regulatory investigations and litigation. ’Truly a superstar’, Lisa Ropple, leading the team from Boston, acts for clients in government enforcements, regulatory investigations and class actions. New York-based Mauricio Paez is ‘a trailblazer in global privacy assessments and tech transactions’, with expertise in both terrestrial and space-based commercial data services. Working in California, John Vogt specialises in class actions over the theft of consumer data and healthcare records. Atlanta-based Mary Alexander Myers is noted for her work in the healthcare, gambling and financial services sectors. Ryan Blaney joined the Washington DC team from Proskauer Rose LLP in February 2024.
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  • ‘Jones Day offers complete global coverage and is one of the best at managing complex cross-border data security issues.’

  • ‘Lisa Ropple leads the practice and works tirelessly for clients. She is a leader and her expertise navigating cyber security issues and data breaches is unparalleled.'

  • 'Maurico Paez has been at the forefront of cybersecurity and data privacy and is a trailblazer in global privacy assessments and tech transactions.’

  • ‘Jones Day's team is exceptionally responsive, knowledgeable and practical in their advice.’

  • ‘Mary Alexander Myers is incredibly responsive, practical and thoughtful in her advice.'

  • 'Lisa Ropple gives very practical advice and is great at advising through extremely stressful situations.’

  • ‘Jones Day is a leading firm nationally in the area of cyber law. It has a deep and talented bench of attorneys and has the resources to deal with even the most complex matters. Great reputation, great integrity, great expertise.’

  • ‘Lisa Ropple is truly a superstar in the field of cyber law.'

Key clients

  • Point32Health, Inc.
  • Aireon, LLC
  • Experian Information Solutions, Inc.
  • American Hospital Association
  • Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers
  • Cart.com
  • Ascension Health
  • NerdWallet
  • JP Morgan Chase & Co.
  • Kia Motor America

Work highlights

  • Representing Point32Health in range of matters arising from a high profile ransomware attack on Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
  • Representing Experian Information Solutions, Inc. in a lawsuit alleging that a plaintiffs’ law firm constructed a nationwide scheme to extort Experian into settling “sham” lawsuits.
  • Representing Ascension in an ongoing privacy investigation by numerous state attorneys general and the United States Department of Health and Human Services related to Ascension’s collaboration with Google to develop health care AI.

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Lisa Ropple

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Lisa Ropple

Other key lawyers

Mauricio Paez; John Vogt; Kerianne Tobitsch; Edward Chang; Mary Alexander Myers; Ryan Ball