A team with a ‘a range of expertise in US and international privacy and data protection laws’, the DLA Piper LLP (US) supports clients in their data privacy and compliance programs. The firm leverages its global office network to further assist its clients with cross-border issues. It is also a seasoned advisor in incident response matters, including data breaches, IT outages and cyberattacks. Based in San Diego, Andrew Serwin leads the team, supporting clients in fintech companies, IT service providers and pharmaceutical companies. Miami-based Carol Umhoefer is well-versed in advising multinationals in their expansions into new markets across the world. Kate Lucente, in the Seattle office, acts as incident response counsel, as well as risk management and governance advisor, to games companies and automobile manufacturers. Dallas-based Hayley Curry supports clients in cyber and privacy matters. James Sullivan departed from the practice in January 2024.
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Distinctions

La satisfaction du client: Qualité de l’avocat et de l’équipe
La satisfaction du client: Facturation et efficacité

Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • ‘The team has global locations and global practitioners making DLA uniquely situated to deliver results.’

  • ‘Hayley Curry and Ron Plesco give practical advice in real-time without needing to perform unnecessary expensive research.’

  • ‘The team at DLA have a range of expertise in US and international privacy and data protection laws and practices. The team works diligently to respond to requests and asks sensible questions to ensure delivery is as accurate as possible.'

  • ‘DLA have an expert within the field in Andrew Serwin whose knowledge and expertise is invaluable in the completion of projects.'

  • 'Hayley Curry is an excellent liaison for our projects with the team, ensuring prompt delivery, proofreading, expertise and analytical excellence on our projects.’

Clients clés

  • CrowdStrike, Inc.
  • OpenAI
  • Eli Lilly & Company
  • Progress Software Corporation
  • Visa International, Inc.
  • The 3M Company
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  • Dropbox, Inc.
  • Chemonics International, Inc.

Points forts

Represented CrowdStrike in response to the outage in July 2024 that affected roughly 8.5 million systems, the largest in the history of information technology.
Modernized Eli Lilly and Company’s global privacy program to mitigate regulatory, class action, and resiliency risk.
Advised Progress Software in connection with its MOVEit software and alleged potential cyber incidents, widely considered to be the biggest incident in 2023.
Responsable de la pratique

Andrew Serwin

Autres avocats clés

Carol Umhoefer

Hayley Curry

Kate Lucente

Ron Plesco