Crowell & Moring LLP‘s regulatory: privacy and cybersecurity team ’is exceptional in its depth of experience‘, counselling clients on compliance with new state laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act, and internationally, including with GDPR. Co-chair of the practice Evan Wolff is based in Washington DC; drawing on his ’strong technical and legal background’, Wolff leads complex cybersecurity incident responses and advises on strategy to mitigate risk. Also in DC, co-head Jeffrey Poston is recommended as ‘practical and professional’, experienced with data breach matters and the regulatory investigations that could follow.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Strong lead for this group in Evan Wolff. He stands out as a thought leader in the industry.’

  • ‘Evan Wolff has a strong technical and legal background.’

  • ‘The cybersecurity team at Crowell & Moring is exceptional in its depth of experience, focus on client service, and strategy for avoiding litigation. We call them in for complex data breaches, and they act swiftly and competently to resolve our client's issues. We have been so impressed with them that we use them as our own firm's data breach counsel. ’

  • ‘Jeff Poston is our go-to person for complex data breaches. He is incredibly responsive and generous with his time, and really listens to the client and quickly figures out a way forward. He has helped many of our clients avoid litigation as a result of a data breach. Jennie VonCannon has also been very helpful with her cyber expertise and her connections to the FBI.’

  • ‘Jeff Poston was very practical and professional in his work, he was able to be a voice of his reason rather than simply contentious as attorneys often can be in adversarial matters.'

Key clients

  • Microsoft
  • Fox Corporation
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne
  • Capsule Corporation
  • Honeywell International
  • Sophos
  • CSX
  • Resilience
  • Paradigm
  • McAfee
  • Jado Investments

Work highlights

  • Represented Microsoft in numerous lawsuits to dismantle cybercrime infrastructure, including botnets, malware and phishing infrastructure.
  • Represented Honeywell’s Aerospace business since 2014 to understand and comply with the cybersecurity requirements incorporated into its DoD contracts.
  • Assisting Aerojet Rocketdyne regarding its cybersecurity contractual obligations to its federal government clients, including requirements under the DFARS 252.204-7012 Clause.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jeffrey Poston, Evan Wolff

Other key lawyers

Matthew Welling, Jennie Wang VonCannon