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King & Spalding LLP

Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded

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King & Spalding LLP

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Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
King & Spalding is rated throughout the market for its ability to handle complex litigation arising from privacy issues, but also offer counsel on the ever-changing regulatory landscape. The team are also notably adept at advising clients on incident response and regulatory investigations by the SEC and FTC.
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Work Highlights

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  • King & Spalding successfully represented Gap, Inc., in a privacy class action brought under New Hampshire's Driver Privacy Act.

Strengths

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  • I find all the King & Spalding lawyers to be smart, strategic and practical.

    Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

  • King & Spalding has great client service and strong expertise.

    Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Phyllis Sumner
    Phyllis Sumner

    Phyllis Sumner

    Phyllis Sumner of King & Spalding serves as the firm's chief privacy officer and leads the firm's data, privacy and security practice. She is a noted incident response and litigation practitioner. She advises many well-known clients across a range of sectors including leisure and finance. She also has strong experience in privacy counseling on CCPA and Schrems compliance.

    • Phyllis knows her stuff. She is very adept at talking to board level executives and very up to date on the latest issues from a data privacy perspective.

      Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded respondentUSA

    • I am consistently impressed with Phyllis.

      Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded respondentUSA
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