David Zetoony

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

Food, Beverage & Agribusiness

Retail

Class Action Litigation

Innovation & Artificial Intelligence

Complex Torts

Restaurant Industry

David Zetoony, Co-Chair of the firm's U.S. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, focuses on helping businesses navigate data privacy and cyber security laws from a practical standpoint. David has helped hundreds of companies establish and maintain ongoing privacy and security programs, and has defended corporate privacy and security practices in investigations initiated by the Federal Trade Commission, and other data privacy and security regulatory agencies around the world, as well as in class action litigation.

David receives regular recognitions from clients and peers for his knowledge and experience in the fields of data privacy and security. The National Law Journal named him a “Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Trailblazer,” JD Supra recognized him four times as one of the most widely read names when it comes to data privacy, cyber security, or the collection and use of data, and Lexology identified him fourteen times as the top “legal influencer” in the area of technology, media, and telecommunications in the United States, the European Union, and in the context of cross-border transfers of information. He is the author of the American Bar Association's primary publication on the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the American Bar Association's Desk Reference Companion to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

Concentrations:

Building and maintaining global data privacy programs

Providing strategy and advice concerning the cross-border transfer of information

Providing strategy and advice regarding the privacy implications of using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Advising on regulatory investigations concerning privacy and security practices

Advisory Board Member, Silicon Flatirons

Education

J.D., University of Virginia, 2003

B.A., cum laude, Rice University, 2000