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Anna Rudawski

Anna Rudawski

Global 2026

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Anna advises clients on all aspects of cyber risk and data security, helping companies investigate and contain cyber incidents and navigate the regulatory investigations that follow. She also assists companies to understand their data and design practical risk management and compliance strategies for cybersecurity and privacy.

Anna works with clients to contain cyber incidents and their effects, investigate their cause and impact, and deliver public and regulatory communications on behalf of clients. As part of her incident response practice, Anna also manages related cross-border regulatory investigations and has successfully defended clients in cyber and privacy-related federal and state investigations. Anna also assists clients with all aspects of cyber risk management and breach preparedness, including leading tabletop exercises, and counselling executives and boards on cybersecurity matters.

Anna brings distinctive perspective from her time in-house in the pharmaceutical and financial sectors, including as the Vice President of Global Privacy at JPMorgan Chase, to her practice advising clients across their privacy and cybersecurity challenges. Anna works with companies to build, mature, and test privacy compliance and cyber risk management programs. Anna routinely also provides advice regarding the secure handling of confidential and personally identifiable information, as well as on compliance with international, federal and state privacy regulations with an emphasis on life sciences and healthcare data.

She also provides product counsel to clients on the use of AI, biometric data, and new and emerging technologies. Anna routinely works with clients on issues related to protecting data and assessing cyber risks during transactions or reorganizations, such as M&A deals and drafting and negotiating tailored privacy and data security contract provisions. She also has a significant depth of experience advising clients on how to manage cyber risk following a transaction during the integration period.

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Chambers Global Guide

Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity - USA

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Anna Rudawski of A&O Shearman represents clients, notably in the life sciences and healthcare industries, facing various privacy and cybersecurity challenges. She focuses on providing advice regarding HIPAA and compliance with federal, state and international regulations and investigations.

Strengths

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  • Anna has an extensive understanding of cyber security and is able to identify both technical and legal issues quickly and efficiently. Anna offers consistent and practical advice.

    Privacy & Data Security: CybersecurityChambers Global Guide
  • We feel confident that Anna's advice is informed by market knowledge, the most current, relevant information and a careful understanding of our business needs.

    Privacy & Data Security: CybersecurityChambers Global Guide
  • Anna is an exceptional practitioner with a rare combination of deep legal expertise and a client-first approach. Every interaction is insightful and reinforces her value as a trusted adviser.

    Privacy & Data Security: CybersecurityChambers Global Guide
  • Anna is very technical and an excellent attorney who provides simple solutions to complex privacy and data protection issues.

    Privacy & Data Security: CybersecurityChambers Global Guide
  • Anna is an amazing lawyer, she's been working on incidents for many years. She provides very actionable and solid advice. She's very technical, which helps when providing legal analysis.

    Privacy & Data Security: CybersecurityChambers Global Guide

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