Hogan Lovells US LLP‘s privacy and cybersecurity team works with clients ’to holistically and globally address issues’, from comprehensive advice on federal and state privacy developments to government regulatory investigations and high-stakes privacy litigation. Practice head Scott Loughlin regularly handles data-heavy M&A and technology acquisitions, including third-party risk management. The longstanding sector expertise of Marcy Wilder is cited by clients as demonstrative of the firm’s ‘in-depth privacy knowledge’: Wilder’s experience in government healthcare policy involved developing HIPAA regulations, and current work includes supporting clients through high-profile data breaches and privacy enforcement investigations. Multi-national technology and software companies seek out Bret Cohen for technical knowledge in cloud computing, AI, machine learning and social media, and also leads the firm’s education privacy practice. Paul Otto is noted for risk management, regulatory compliance and incident response matters, particularly in the life sciences and health sectors. Heading up the technology and telecoms industry sector group, Mark Brennan assists clients in navigating internet policy decisions, and the growing influence of AI. In New York, Peter Marta leverages previous in-house and intelligence experience to manage cybersecurity threats. Harriet Pearson  departed the team in August 2023. All team members are based in Washington DC unless otherwise stated.

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  • ‘Global reach, expertise in privacy and security, practical advice, reasonable cost structure. Quick turnaround of projects and responsiveness, relationship for many years so deep understanding of our business.’

  • ‘Very professional, technically very skill, fast, with friendly approach and at the same time robust business acumen.’

  • ‘The pragmatism that the team brings to advising us is unique. When advise is given, it's actionable (and we don't have to have numerous discussions in order to get the advice). Additionally, Hogan has expertise in a wide range of areas and across the globe. We are able to work with their teams to holistically and globally address issues.’

  • ‘Peter Marta is always available and his background helps us address difficult issues in real-time. Pete is one of my favorite attorneys to work with.’

  • ‘The lead partner of the data privacy practice, Marcy Wilder, actually co-authored HIPAA. This illustrates the in-depth privacy knowledge that this firm has.'

  • 'Melissa Levine and Paul Otto are excellent privacy attorneys that I rely on weekly.’

Key clients

  • Equifax, Inc.
  • Fox Corporation
  • Major League Baseball
  • National Football League
  • Salesforce
  • Quora
  • Kyndryl
  • Autodesk
  • UnitedHealth Group /Optum
  • Elevance (formerly Anthem, Inc.)
  • Laboratory Corporation of America (Labcorp)
  • Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA)
  • Foundation Medicine
  • Oracle
  • Globe Life
  • Exact Sciences
  • Otsuka
  • McGraw-Hill

Work highlights

  • Regularly working with UnitedHealth Group (UHG), including its United Healthcare and Optum businesses, on cutting-edge health privacy and cybersecurity issues to protect healthcare data.
  • Advising Autodesk, a global leader in developing software that helps companies around the world design and build products, services and operations, on a range of cutting-edge privacy and data protection matters regarding the client data sitting at the heart of the platforms Autodesk helps to produce.
  • Advising the National Football League (NFL) on a range of data protection matters both in the United States and around the world.

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Scott Loughlin