Virtually every business that receives information about customers or employees now has significant legal responsibilities under numerous federal and state privacy and data protection laws. Hackers and whistleblowers reveal privacy law violations with increasing frequency. Customers and employees, as well as regulatory agencies and state attorneys general, hold businesses accountable for privacy and cybersecurity violations. Your business’s financial well-being—not to mention its business reputation—could be at significant risk. Offit Kurman’s Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group is your trusted team member in forming and implementing a privacy and data protection plan.
How We Do It
Our team has both the analytical skill and “big-picture” judgment to guide you through cybersecurity preparedness in a way that is the least disruptive to operations and most cost-effective for your bottom line. Identifying and complying with a business’s privacy and data protection obligations is a team effort. The Offit Kurman team will help formulate a plan that is scalable to your size and budget and that prioritizes solutions to target your greatest legal and business exposure.
The first step is generally to inventory the company’s information needs and data flow. The second is to categorize the information in terms of the legal obligations that it triggers, define the specific legal obligations imposed on the company with respect to the information, and identify what must be done to comply with those obligations. The third step is to complete the required implementation tasks, some of which require legal work and some of which require programming and systems work. We will further work with technical experts necessary to guide your IT advisors to address systems vulnerabilities.
In addition to advising on prospective compliance, our team stands at the ready to respond to third-party data requests, subpoenas and search warrants, regulators, litigators, and law enforcement. We work with clients further to perform audit readiness reviews to prepare for the day when the government or third-party auditor comes knocking.
Who We Do It For
We have helped a variety of businesses, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, including:
- E-commerce companies
- Retailers
- Biotech companies
- Health providers
- Financial institutions
- FinTech companies
- Manufacturers
- Government contractors
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