Privacy & Data Security: The Elite

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Provided by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

As the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is at the forefront of privacy and cybersecurity law in the U.S. and throughout the world.

Wilson Sonsini's privacy and cybersecurity team includes former senior officials who served in the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, the U.S. Department of Justice's National Security Division, and the Department of Homeland Security. The team also includes some of the nation's leading litigators and veteran trial attorneys who have litigated complex data disputes involving novel issues of law. Rounding out the team are compliance and transactional attorneys, as well as legislative and regulatory strategists.

Our cross-disciplinary team advises companies of all sizes—from start-ups to industry leaders—on issues arising from the collection, use, maintenance, and security of data. Our comprehensive scope of practice includes helping clients manage government investigations and enforcement actions, and assisting them during crisis situations resulting from security breach incidents. The team’s litigators represent clients in complex, multi-jurisdictional privacy disputes and class action litigation.

The firm’s privacy and cybersecurity practice is a global practice. With practitioners based in key markets in the U.S., the European Union, and the UK, Wilson Sonsini advises clients on all U.S. federal, state, European, and UK privacy laws.