Daniel Ilan

Practice Areas

Daniel Ilan leads the firm’s privacy & data security practice and also focuses his practice on intellectual property law and technology.

He has significant experience in representing leading multinational corporations and private equity firms in privacy, data security, technology and IP issues arising in transactional contexts, particularly transactions involving acquisition of or investment in data, IP and various technologies. Daniel is also one of the leaders of the firm’s Israel Practice.

Career

Daniel joined the firm in 2000 and became a partner in 2015. He received his LL.M. from the College of Europe, Bruges in 2000, and his LL.B. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1997.

Professional Memberships

Daniel is a member of the Advisory Board of the Cyber-Law Program in the International Cyber-Security Research Center at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, a prominent legal aid organization providing pro bono legal representation to artists, fashion designers and nonprofit arts and cultural organizations.

Daniel is a member of the New York Bar and the Israel Bar and is also a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.

Publications

“New England’s New Privacy Act: Connecticut Becomes Fifth State to Enact Comprehensive Data Privacy Act,” May 25, 2022

“2021 Cybersecurity and Privacy Developments in the United States,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memorandum, January 27, 2022

“Regulators Impose Epic Consequences for Children’s Privacy Rights Violations,” Pratt’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report, April, 2023

“California Refuses to “Kid Around” on Children’s Privacy With Enactment of the California Age Appropriate Design Code,” Cleary Cybersecurity and Privacy Watch blog, September 16, 2022