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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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NEW YORK, NY 10166
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Mr Michael La Marca

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Work Department

Global Technology, Outsourcing & Privacy

Position

Partner

Career

Mike advises clients on a diverse range of global privacy and cybersecurity issues. A significant focus of his practice is assisting a variety of clients, from multinational companies to startups, with evaluating and managing privacy and cybersecurity risks and policy issues. Much of his work has centered on navigating complex privacy and cybersecurity issues on behalf of companies in the financial services industry as well as companies engaged in cutting-edge technologies and information practices, such as AI, biometrics, geolocation tracking, and connected devices.

Mike has extensive experience advising clients on compliance with U.S. and international privacy and cybersecurity laws. He also regularly assists companies with building and implementing their privacy and cybersecurity programs and addressing related governance issues, including developing written policies and procedures; designing incident response programs and conducting incident response preparedness activities; developing cross-border data transfer solutions; preparing privacy impact assessments; and developing and enhancing vendor management programs. He also regularly assists clients with negotiating and drafting privacy and cybersecurity terms in commercial contracts and M&A transactions.

Mike’s practice also focuses on helping clients manage cybersecurity incidents, including advising on data breach response and notification obligations, providing advice regarding communications strategies, and responding to regulatory inquiries and investigations.

Memberships

Admitted to the New York and New Jersey State Bars

Education

  • JD, Duke University School of Law, 2012
  • MA, Political Science, Concentration in Security Studies, Duke University, 2012
  • BA, Political Science, Colgate University, magna cum laude, 2008

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)

The ‘exceptional’ privacy and cybersecurity team at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is recommended for its ‘pragmatic and business focused advice’. Clients spanning the retail, consumer products, technology, financial services, energy and health care sectors seek out the team for its expertise in complex, large-scale cybersecurity incident response, along with in-depth knowledge of privacy law compliance requirements. Breach response expert Lisa J. Sotto heads the firm’s global practice; her ‘expertise and prominence are unmatched’. Aaron Simpson is praised by clients as the ‘epitome of a commercially-minded attorney’, with notable experience of UK and EU privacy regulations and a track record advising private equity clients. Children’s privacy issues are a particular strength of Phyllis Marcus, working out of Washington DC and offering extensive experience with the FTC children’s online privacy program. ‘Quite possibly the foremost expert in CCPA and CPRA in the United States’, associate Danielle Dobrusin is the go-to for emerging state privacy laws. Brittany Bacon regularly handles large-scale cybersecurity incidents, also an area of strength for Adam Solomon. Michael La Marca has a growing practice in AI, machine learning, and biometrics. All team members are based in New York unless otherwise stated.

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