Morrison Foerster

Morrison Foerster‘s privacy and data security offer ’does not merely practice law but understand the spectrum of challenges and solutions in a cyber data incident‘. The team is recommended for its global reach, counseling clients on international privacy compliance requirements alongside particular skill handling cross-border transfers of data. Practice head Miriam Wugmeister, based in New York, ’brings a calm confidence to any crisis‘. Cybersecurity incidents are a key area of Wugmeister’s practice, bolstered by AI and data ethics expertise. In Boston, Julie O’Neill works at the intersection of privacy and consumer protection law, creating compliance programs and advising on the privacy aspects of large M&A deals. The implications of US state data privacy laws and their compliance requirements are an area of expertise for Kristen Mathews in New York, who has experience with clients in the media, retail, technology, and philanthropic sectors. Also in New York, Marian Waldmann Agarwal stands out for her business and in-house experience, making her a go-to for clients seeking to establish and build their privacy programs. In California, San Francisco-based litigator Tiffany Cheung  offers notable expertise regarding biometric information security, while Purvi Patel, in Los Angeles, is experienced in cases involving businesses’ collection of personally identifiable information; both are skilled in class action litigation in the practice area. Alex Iftimie departed the practice in July 2023.