The ‘incredibly experienced’ team at Morrison Foerster supports clients in a range of privacy litigation, including over data breaches, data security, HIPAA, FCPA, TCPA, COPPA and ECPA. The firm is also well-versed in multistate attorney general investigations and FTC investigations. It advises clients in data security incidents in the public and private sectors, and it supports clients in AI-related privacy issues. Miriam Wugmeister oversees the team, supports companies with incident response plans and execution of global compliance strategies. Marian Waldmann Agarwal supports clients with privacy and data protection laws in across the globe. Purvi Patel, in Los Angeles, is an expert advisor to retail and e-commerce companies. San Francisco-based Tiffany Cheung supports clients in class actions suits concerning privacy law, including over AI and wiretapping. Based in Washington DC, Melissa Crespo is well-versed in healthcare privacy, with expertise in the HIPAA framework. All mentioned lawyers are based in New York unless stated otherwise. Kaylee Cox Bankston and Boris Segalis joined the firm from Goodwin in March 2024. Kristen Matthews exited in September 2024.
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Purvi Patel; Marian Waldmann Agarwal; Tiffany Cheung; Melissa Crespo; Kaylee Cox Bankston; Boris Segalis