Chambers Review
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Privacy & Data Security: The Elite - USA
What the Team is Known For
McDermott Will & Schulte continues to display impressive strength in the healthcare sector. Renowned for its excellent HIPAA practice, with a strong US base and key locations nationally to provide an expansive service. Also advises clients on privacy-related matters concerning M&A and other transactions, as well as advising clients on GDPR compliance, class actions and investigations by the FTC, OCR and FCC. Additional expertise in cyber crises, e-commerce and internal investigations. Called in to handle breaches and ransomware attacks affecting healthcare companies.
Strengths
I appreciate how the firm go out of their way to understand us as a client and they keep up with our technology and launches. They give good business and actionable guidance.
Their practical approach gives clients actionable advice to balance legal risk with business needs. They are the best of the best, extremely responsive and make you feel like you're their only client.
McDermott Will & Schulte's attorneys are incredibly thorough and their analytical skills are second to none. They have an ability to distill complex legal issues into understandable concepts.
MWS handle every matter with the utmost professionalism and attentiveness. They clearly stand out as subject matter experts as they understand the privacy/cybersecurity laws and its nuances.
McDermott truly has a commitment to responsiveness, commercial acumen, flexibility, clarity and delivering value to the client.
Work Highlights
McDermott Will & Schulte represented National Spine and Pain Centers in a class action dispute under the Telephone Consumer Protect Act.
Notable practitioners
Alexander Southwell represents clients on myriad privacy and data security matters, notably including cybersecurity. His practice is focused on contentious issues, class actions and regulatory investigations and frequently sees him representing household names in enforcement actions.
He is a go-to resource for many of our most critical matters at our company.
Alexander is fantastic, my go-to person for difficult regulatory work in the US. He has a very calm demeanor, very thoughtful and good at managing balance in regulatory engagements.
Alex Southwell is an outstanding attorney and we appreciate his continued support.
Alexander is practical and superb.
Ed Zacharias co-head of the firms Digital Health practice and is noted for his in-depth experience in guiding healthcare technology companies through incidents, investigations and compliance matters.
Ed is great to work with - very knowledgeable and attentive to our needs.
I have a lot of respect for Ed. He is a smart guy and plugged into more sophisticated issues.
Ed is a really great lawyer, really well versed in a lot of broad issues across the industry for privacy.
Ed is one of my favorite attorneys and people to work with. His insights are invaluable.
I have worked with Daniel for over 20 years and he is always my first choice.
He has very good, substantive knowledge of privacy regulation and how it might be interpreted in an enforcement environment.
He's incredibly in tune with the details and minutiae of the regulatory space, has amazing balance in terms of client service/interpersonal skills and communicates the issues to a diverse audience.
Daniel is an invaluable resource to us. He is knowledgeable, available, and thorough in his guidance. He has deep industry insight and is always a pleasure to work with.
Elliot Golding is adept at advising clients in sectors inclusive of automotive, health/life sciences and technology, on national and international data matters covering compliance, data transfers and governance and issues arising from new laws.
Elliot has a wealth of knowledge in the area of privacy and data security. He stays up to date with current legal issues and takes initiative to predict foreseeable issues that may affect his clients.
Elliot has been a great partner and counsel on numerous matters. His support has been instrumental in moving our business forward and making sure we're compliant and ahead of the regulatory curve.
Elliot doesn't just give you the rule of law he tells you what everyone else is doing, which is often a risk calculation for us. Goes through all of the angles and helps us come to an answer.
Elliot is patient, trustworthy, highly knowledgeable and extremely reliable. His technical knowledge is a major asset in implementing practical, business minded solutions.
Elliot is a very proactive and engaged lawyer who is excellent.
Michael Morgan leads the firm's Global Privacy & Cybersecurity practice group and is regarded highly for his work in compliance, incident response, cybersecurity and data breaches.
Michael is an ideal partner who provides thoughtful counsel. We couldn't do what we do without him and he's helping us to rethink and reshape our work.
He's been above and beyond professional. He's been very accessible, he's knowledgeable and we've had some good results.
What I most appreciate about Michael is he's very down to earth and very knowledgeable. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of privacy.
Michael has a deep understanding of data security and privacy law, and is able to identify issues and advise on risk mitigation approaches in a business friendly, practical manner.