‘An excellent resource’, Mayer Brown covers global data breaches and putative class actions in a wide range of industries, including tech, social media, food & beverages and financial services. It is also well-versed in compliance matters for AI and privacy issues. Leading the team from Washington DC, Rajesh De specializes in AI, national security, enforcement and privacy. Stephen Lilley, also in DC, advises on internet of things, medical devices and critical infrastructure. Arsen Kourinian works in Los Angeles, advising on adtech, cross-border data transfers and M&A-related privacy and security due diligence. Splitting his time between DC and New York, Adam Hickey is an expert on combating cyber threats in the private sector and critical infrastructure. Dominique Shelton Leipzig left the firm to an inhouse position in October 2024.
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- 'The Mayer Brown team is an excellent resource for my team and I. It has the expertise to help us figure out the many nuanced considerations relating to our business.'
- 'Raj De is an excellent leader and a true pleasure to work with. He manages to stay on top of his own business, but also my company's business.'
- 'Stephen Lilley is incredibly responsive and provides excellent legal guidance regarding what can often be very political matters.'
- 'Arsen Kourinian provides excellent guidance in the areas of privacy and AI.'
Key clients
- TikTok, Inc.
- ByteDance, Inc.
- Boeing Employees’ Credit Union
- Yum! Brands
- Cloudflare
- Google, Inc.
Work highlights
- Representing TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Inc. in a variety of complex legal matters, including high-profile class action lawsuits alleging privacy violations related to data collection and usage on both the TikTok and CapCut platforms.
- Advising Cloudflare, a global leader in cloud services, on a wide range complex cybersecurity and data privacy challenges.
- Representing Yum! Brands, Inc. in its defense of several class action lawsuits alleging that Yum! Brands failed to protect the personal information of its employees and former employees following a ransomware attack that it experienced in January 2023.
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Practice head
Rajesh De
Other key lawyers
Arsen Kourinian; Stephen Lilley; John Nadolenco; Adam Hickey