Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP covers a full scope of cybersecurity and privacy issues in an array of industries, including finance, healthcare, and transportation. The firm is equipped to handle GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA compliance, litigation defense, as well as incident preparedness and response. The team is jointly led by Washington DC-based David Simon, with extensive experience in regulatory defense, ransomware attacks, and cross-border investigations, and William Ridgeway in Chicago, providing expertise intersecting sensitive cybersecurity, data privacy, artificial intelligence, and white collar matters. Also in Washington DC, Joshua Silverstein advises private and public sector clients on data extortion attacks, as well as national security and white collar criminal investigations. New York-based Lisa Zivkovic assists with cross-border data transfers, AI, and financial privacy.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Key clients

  • Coinbase
  • CyberArk
  • Doximity
  • Pathway Medical
  • Flagstar Bank
  • Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
  • Todd Snyder
  • TransUnion
  • AngloGold Ashanti
Practice head

David Simon; William Ridgway

Other key lawyers

Joshua Silverstein; Lisa Zivkovic