Privacy & Cybersecurity
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
We have an uncompromising commitment to providing practical and actionable guidance. We partner with our clients to develop holistic and tailored strategies to mitigate and address business and legal risks in connection with the privacy and cybersecurity aspects of the full range of corporate transactions (in close partnership with Weil’s Private Equity, M&A and Private Funds practices, and Litigation practice), defending government investigations and other privacy-related proceedings, counseling with respect to compliance with a broad array of jurisdiction- and sector-specific privacy and data security laws, and coordinating urgent first-responder assistance in the event of a breach.
Weil lawyers routinely work with clients in the following areas:
Recognizing that a privacy- or cyber-related development can expand to encompass a number of other significant legal issues, our practitioners work closely with attorneys in our White Collar Defense, Regulatory and Investigations, Securities Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Restructuring and Employment practices, among others, to address all aspects of privacy-related risks.
Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Speaking Engagements
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The Web Tracking Litigation Tsunami-Trends, Tactics and Tales from the Trenches
Speaker(s):
David R. Singh
August 30, 2023 — ABA’s Class Actions & Derivative Suits Program – Weil Complex Commercial Litigation partner David Singh participated in a webinar panel discussing trends in the wave of privacy class action litigation arising out of the use of internet tracking tools, titled “The Web Tracking Litigation Tsunami-Trends, Tactics and Tales from the Trenches,” as part ABA’s Class Actions & Derivative Suits CLE Program.
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Privacy Hot Topics for 2023
Speaker(s):
Barry Fishley and
Olivia J. Greer
February 23, 2023 — Barry Fishley, Head of Weil’s London Technology & IP Transactions practice and Technology & IP Transactions partner Olivia Greer delivered a Weil webinar entitled “Privacy Hot Topics for 2023.” They discussed artificial intelligence, U.S. privacy litigation trends, the UK and EU Enforcement landscape, international personal data transfers, U.S. regulatory enforcement, U.S. state laws, and deal trends.
Latest Thinking
- The Year of Cyber Disclosures: Navigating the SEC’s New Rules Publication — By Olivia J. Greer, Catherine Minji Kim and Jeeyoon Chung — PDF — April 02, 2024
- Data Privacy–UK Enforcement Approach: An Update for PE Firms Alert — By Barry Fishley and Chloe Kite — PDF — March 2024
- FTC Privacy Fines Are Now Extraterritorial Alert — By Olivia J. Greer and Alexis Bello — PDF — March 19, 2024
- Extending Calif. Privacy Compliance To Employee Records Publication — Law360 — By Olivia J. Greer — February 17, 2023
- Spotlight on DOJ’s Cybersecurity Focus Alert — Privacy & Cybersecurity — By Drew Tulumello and Arianna Scavetti — PDF — March 15, 2022
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Aterian Investment Partners in Partnership with Outlook Group Deal Brief — November 06, 2024
- Weil Advises BCE in C$5B Acquisition of Ziply Fiber Deal Brief — November 04, 2024
- Weil Advises Nexa Equity and Autura on Merger with Traxero Deal Brief — October 18, 2024
- Weil Advises Goldman Sachs in Completion of its $440M Strategic Investment in BrightNight Deal Brief — October 07, 2024
- Weil Advises WTW in $632M Sale of TRANZACT to GTCR and Recognize Deal Brief — October 01, 2024
- Weil Advises Siete Foods in $1.2B Sale to PepsiCo Deal Brief — October 01, 2024