Goodwin’s data, privacy and cybersecurity team, recommended for its ‘sophistication, depth and breadth of legal expertise’, combines its expertise in emerging technologies and life sciences to support clients including venture funds, private equity firms, and financial institutions. Steve Charkoudian leads the practice group, based in Boston. Also in Boston, Omer Tene advises both public and private entities, including leading social media clients; Judson Welle, New York, brings cybersecurity litigation experience. Tene and Welle serve on the firm’s AI task force. Boris Segalis and Kaylee Cox Bankston departed the team in March 2024.
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Testimonials
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- 'Worked with us to create a creative and useful tabletop exercise to improve our security posture and readiness, and also to bolster executive team collaboration. Goodwin has been ready and willing to recommend consultants as issues have arisen and worked with us to resolve issues on a cost-effective basis.'
- 'The Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity team I work with is comprised of high caliber attorneys that maintain the level of sophistication, depth and breadth of legal expertise that any in-house attorney could hope for. A key strength of the team is their ability to digest and address novel issues quickly with thoughtful and pragmatic advice.'
- 'Their responsiveness, quality legal work, sound judgment, and analytical skills on novel issues is what sets them apart from competitors. They also exhibit a level of emotional intelligence with their clients which is hard to get from a law firm.'
Key clients
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”, formerly Facebook)
- National Public Radio
- New Balance Athletics, Inc.
- Qualtrics International LLC
Work highlights
- Advising Meta Platforms, Inc. on the development of the first EU-wide Code of Conduct for GDPR compliance.
- Providing advice to NPR regarding privacy compliance in the U.S. and Europe in connection with the organization’s user engagement and sponsorship programs.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Steve Charkoudian