Kate Lucente > DLA Piper LLP (US) > Seattle, United States > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper LLP (US) Offices
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SEATTLE, WA 98104-7029
WASHINGTON
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Kate Lucente
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations; Regulatory and Government Affairs; Intellectual Property and Technology; Cybersecurity; Healthcare
Position
Partner
Career
Kate Lucente’s practice focuses on privacy, data security, and e-commerce laws, rules and regulations, as well as related industry best practice and self-regulatory initiatives.
As part of her practice, Kate counsels clients on a broad range of data and risk management issues, including privacy and data protection, cyber security, incident response and preparedness, cloud and other business services agreements, privacy litigation risks, cross-border data flows, analytics, advertising and marketing regulations, biometrics privacy, healthcare and financial privacy, children’s and student privacy, communications privacy, employee data and electronic monitoring. Kate has extensive experience counselling clients in the technology, communications, media, advertising, health services and financial industries.
Kate regularly: Partners with clients in designing and building privacy and data governance programs; Provide compliance advice related to collection, storage and use of voiceprints, facial recognition, gait and other biometrics; Manages global compliance projects covering a range of issues including data privacy and protection, data transfers, e-commerce, consumer protection, marketing and advertising, employee monitoring, records management, whistle blower programs, and cyber-law issues; Advises clients on U.S. privacy laws, including privacy, telemarketing, security and data breach laws, CAN-SPAM, TCPA, COPPA, and GLBA; Conducts compliance assessments and advises clients on implementation of global privacy compliance programs.
Memberships
International Association of Privacy Professionals; Women in Privacy
Education
J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law; M.A., University of Florida; B.S., University of North Florida
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
DLA Piper LLP (US)
‘s data protection, privacy and security team works closely with its regulatory and government affairs practice group to offer clients support in strategic, global data compliance advice. Its workload includes high-profile data breach response, data-driven due diligence, privacy litigation and regulatory enforcement matters. Andrew Serwin is based in San Diego, acting as both chair of the US data protection, privacy and security team and co-chair of the practice group globally. His practice includes international compliance advice, national security issues, health privacy, and wiretap related issues. In Seattle, Kate Lucente has particular expertise regarding e-commerce laws and self-regulatory initiatives. Carol Umhoefer, clients’ ‘go-to resource for all data protection and privacy questions‘, co-leads the EMEA data protection team from Miami: recommended particularly for multi-jurisdictional compliance matters. Washington DC-based James Sullivan draws on previous experience in government to advise clients on developing federal and state data privacy rules; New York’s John Gevertz focuses on privacy governance frameworks with an emphasis on financial services and fintech. Ron Plesco is the key name in Philadelphia, regularly handling cyber investigations, threat intelligence, and cyber crime threats.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Tax > International tax
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- International trade > CFIUS
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Tax > Financial products
- Finance > Fintech
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Finance > Project finance
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- International trade > CFIUS
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation