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Sheppard’s Privacy and Cybersecurity team guides Fortune 50 companies and startups through evolving data privacy and cybersecurity risks. Clients rely on our proven compliance strategies and litigation experience to manage complex privacy, incident response and regulatory challenges. 

Our global, interdisciplinary Privacy and Cybersecurity team includes more than 30 lawyers, including award-winning litigators, leading incident response practitioners and a lawyer who authored a leading book on data breach. Many on our team are CIPP-certified by the IAPP and actively contribute to the privacy community through committee service and training, demonstrating our commitment to the field. 

We handle the full range of privacy and cybersecurity matters—from high-profile data breaches and regulatory investigations to complex litigation and compliance counseling. Clients value our integrated services and our ability to address privacy and cybersecurity challenges for global brands across varied industries.

Chambers Review

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Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Sheppard Mullin's privacy and cybersecurity team are subject matter experts having written treatises on data breach and security law. The firm is often called upon to advise on compliance, data security incidents, data breach class actions and bet-the-company privacy litigation. The group is highly sought after by those in the retail and financial services sectors.

Work Highlights

  • Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP represented Levi's as outside privacy counsel, providing advice and support on data questions and compliance with new privacy laws.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Liisa Thomas
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Liisa Thomas
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Band 3

Liisa Thomas is leader of the firms cybersecurity team and fulfills a general advisory role. She is often seen advocating for her clients in contentious data breaches across a plethora of industries, including consumer brands, advertising agencies and education institutions.

Liisa is a very talented lawyer who brings a very clear understanding and straightforward explanations to complex data privacy topics.

Liisa has quickly endeared herself to our entire corporation with her expertise, practical advice, wit and kindness. We absolutely love Liisa.

Liisa is fantastic.

Liisa is absolutely golden.

Working with Liisa has been first-rate. We often help clients in the darkest moments and Liisa's ability to think and get through the complexities is first-rate.

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Privacy & Data Security: Privacy

Liisa Thomas
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Liisa Thomas
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