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Edward McNicholas is a co-leader of Ropes & Gray’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. He represents technologically sophisticated clients facing complex data, privacy, and cybersecurity issues in litigation, investigative, and counseling matters. His clients include financial institutions, technology companies, insurance companies, branded pharma companies, healthcare providers, data brokers, and e-commerce retailers. In connection with COVID-19, Ed is advising clients across industries on issues of data protection, opportunistic cyber attacks, and contact tracing technologies.

Ed has significant experience with investigations and class action litigation related to cybersecurity incidents, as well as enforcement actions by the FTC, state Attorneys General, the SEC, OCR, Data Protection Authorities outside of the U.S., and other government agencies. He leads internal investigation and litigation matters that frequently involve complex, multi-jurisdictional, and multi-national litigation issues, particularly federal court jurisdictional and constitutional concerns related to the First and Fourth Amendments. Ed has experience dealing with Internet/information law matters involving data breaches, ransomware, online brand protection, trade secrets, social media, e-commerce, and national security issues.

Ed also advises clients on the full range of federal, state and foreign privacy and data security requirements including financial privacy, health care privacy, communications privacy, ad-tech, data analysis, cybersecurity, and national security.

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Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity - USA

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Edward McNicholas' practice incorporates both counseling and litigation, including investigations conducted by enforcement entities.

Privacy & Data Security: Privacy - USA

2
Band 2
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Edward McNicholas' practice incorporates both counseling and litigation, including investigations conducted by enforcement entities.

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