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BakerHostetler’s Privacy and Data Protection Team Ranked Once Again by Chambers USA

BakerHostetler’s national Privacy and Data Protection Team has once again been recognized by the prestigious Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as a leading practice. The team is noted for their “deep expertise in data breach incidents, having handled over 500 such matters on behalf of clients. Proficient compliance practice with capabilities in … Continue Reading

Kentucky Enacts Data Breach Notification Statute

On April 10, 2014, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear signed H.B. 232 into law, making Kentucky the 47th state to enact data breach notification legislation.  Prior to H.B. 232, Kentucky was one of only four states—including Alabama, New Mexico, and South Dakota—that had not adopted data breach notification legislation.  H.B. 232 also includes a separate section … Continue Reading

Privacy Law in a Nutshell

BakerHostetler Privacy and Data Protection Partner Erica Gann Kitaev is a co-author of the recently published Privacy Law in a Nutshell, Second Edition, through West Academic Publishing. Legal issues related to privacy are exploding in the U.S., and virtually all businesses face privacy considerations, particularly as technology and the law evolves.  The Privacy Nutshell is … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler adds Privacy and Security Pro Randy Gainer to Privacy and Data Protection Team

BakerHostetler is proud to announce that Randy Gainer has joined the firm as partner, resident in the Seattle office and practicing in the Intellectual Property Group, and as a key member of the Privacy and Data Protection team. Gainer’s practice focuses on data breach response, compliance counsel and risk assessment, and computer-related litigation involving intellectual … Continue Reading

Media Convergence and Privacy Attorney Alan Friel Joins BakerHostetler in LA

BakerHostetler is proud to announce that Alan Friel has joined the firm, resident in the Los Angeles office and practicing in the Intellectual Property Group, as a key member of the Privacy and Data Protection and the Information Technology and Transaction teams. Friel’s practice focuses on intellectual property transactions, regulatory schemes, and privacy and consumer … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Adds to Privacy and Data Protection Team – Eric A. Packel Joins Philadelphia Office as Counsel

BakerHostetler announced today that Eric A. Packel joined the firm as Counsel in the Philadelphia office. Mr. Packel focuses his practice on privacy, data security, and technology issues and will be a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice. He comes to BakerHostetler from Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C. where he was a … Continue Reading
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