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Privacy, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics & Strategy
Overview
Faegre Drinker helps clients meet the challenges of the information age. Organizations collect, use and share ever-increasing amounts of data, raising privacy, security, information governance and other data ethics issues. Our team of attorneys and professionals helps clients build strong data governance programs that support compliance with applicable laws and agile responses to security incidents.
We help organizations understand the array of laws and guidelines applicable to their data processing. This includes requirements concerning privacy (to what extent can individuals control the use and disclosure of information that relates to them), security (what safeguards are required to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data assets), transparency (to what extent do organizations need to be transparent about how they are collecting and using personal data), ownership (who owns personal data and information derived from personal data) and fairness (does the outcome of data analysis result in disparate impacts to a specific group of people in a way that causes harm). These issues have been a central part of “data protection” law for decades and are growing in importance as regulators struggle to address new, data-intensive technologies like artificial intelligence.
Faegre Drinker’s multidisciplinary privacy, cybersecurity, data ethics and strategy team assists organizations in understanding their information flows and creating compliant policies and procedures. We help clients close M&A deals and draft complex data agreements and security provisions. And when incidents threaten a client’s business reputation, we are here to help. We litigate class-action lawsuits, respond to data breaches, answer regulator inquiries, and deliver peace of mind when a crisis arises.
We advise organizations on a wide body of rapidly evolving data laws, regulations and standards, such as:
- U.S. state privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and Washington My Health My Data Act.
- U.S. federal privacy laws, such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA).
- UK and EU data protection and e-privacy laws, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ePrivacy Directive.
- China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), Cybersecurity Law (CSL) and Data Security Law (DSL).
- Standards, such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27001, and National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF).
- Pending legislation, such as the EU AI Act and privacy bills at the U.S. state and federal levels.
Privacy, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics & Strategy Resources
Insights & Events
Latest
Charles Westerhaus Provides Insight for IAPP’s Cybersecurity Law Key Terms Resource
State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q1 2026 (and Beyond)
Transforming Waste Into Climate Assets and Solutions
Executive Order Outlines a Future Federal AI Policy That May Preempt State Laws
Securing Sustainability: Digitizing Trust and Impact in Carbon Markets
Data, Dangers, & Developments in Drug Supply Chain Security & Safety
Privacy and Genetic Data
Life Insurance Anti-Fraud Training
Cynthia Lee Rejoins Faegre Drinker’s Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice as Counsel in Minneapolis
Faegre Drinker Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Lexology Index Reports
Insights
Charles Westerhaus Provides Insight for IAPP’s Cybersecurity Law Key Terms Resource
State & Local Employment Law Developments: Q1 2026 (and Beyond)
Transforming Waste Into Climate Assets and Solutions
Executive Order Outlines a Future Federal AI Policy That May Preempt State Laws
Securing Sustainability: Digitizing Trust and Impact in Carbon Markets
European Union’s Digital Omnibus Package, Part II — Changes to the GDPR and the Data Act
Wintermute Arrives: AI-Orchestrated Cyber Espionage Becomes Reality
The European Union’s Digital Omnibus and Its Impact on Artificial Intelligence
Potential Challenges to State AI Laws; Senate Hearing on AI; and More Developments
Decision of the UK Information Commissioner’s Office Tribunal on Clearview AI
Events
Past Events
Data, Dangers, & Developments in Drug Supply Chain Security & Safety
Privacy and Genetic Data
Facial Recognition: Triumphs and Tribulations from Deployment at Mall of America
Life Insurance Anti-Fraud Training
Protecting Privacy in the Age of AI-Powered Healthcare
News
Cynthia Lee Rejoins Faegre Drinker’s Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice as Counsel in Minneapolis
Faegre Drinker Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Lexology Index Reports
Faegre Drinker Expands New York Litigation Practice With Former EDNY National Security Deputy Chief Craig Heeren
Faegre Drinker Named a Litigation Powerhouse by BTI Consulting
Three Former Federal Prosecutors Join Faegre Drinker’s White Collar Team
Sarah Bassler Millar Named ‘Notable Leader In Law’ by Crain’s Chicago Business
Faegre Drinker Welcomes 2023 New Associate Class
Faegre Drinker Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Who’s Who Legal Reports
Technology Attorney Lionel Weaver Returns to Faegre Drinker in Chicago
Faegre Drinker Practices and Attorneys Ranked Among Leaders in Chambers Global Guide 2023
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Experience
Our Experience
General Outside Counsel for Nationwide Fitness Company
Coalition Advocates for Open Access to WHOIS Data
Boston Scientific Corp. Acquires Preventice Solutions in Deal Worth up to $1.2B
Primary Counsel to Health Benefit TPA
Agribusiness Client Meets DHS Infrastructure Security Rules
Coffee Company Defends Putative Class Action Under TCPA
Meet The Team
Meet The Full Privacy, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics & Strategy Team
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Amy Ramsey Marcos
Senior Information Governance Attorney -
Rebekah A. Marfo
Manager - Data Privacy & Digital Media Compliance -
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Dasha Ternavska
Senior Product Liability & Mass Torts Attorney -
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David R. Zook
Chair - Faegre Drinker Consulting