Our lawyers are knowledgeable about data collection technology, including the use of cookies. We also understand the value of collecting and using data for marketing and other strategic purposes.
We are well versed in data breach response, remediation, coordination, and litigation, including investigations by the U.S. Office of Civil Rights and state AGs.
We actively attend and speak at FTC, state AG, and industry-sponsored workshops and programs on data privacy and security developments, cases, trends, and agendas. We track federal and state privacy laws and proposals to keep our team apprised on this rapidly evolving area.
We advise clients in data mapping and development of enterprise-wide privacy and security plans, and compliance with various privacy requirements as well as industry-specific regulations. We are experienced in advising clients on the sharing and transfer of collected data, whether a license arrangement, a sale, or in the bankruptcy context. We regularly structure arrangements with promoters, marketers, website exchanges, health information exchanges, and other third parties for the sharing and care of our clients' customer data.
We advise clients on practices and policies to safeguard data against accidental or deliberate disclosure, including security programs, policies, education, and implementation of administrative, technical, and physical safeguards.
We also work with clients to develop website and mobile app privacy policies and terms and conditions of use, and social media policies, practices and procedures.
Our clients include companies in all industries, including: tax-exempt organizations with significant fundraising activities, general audience websites and mobile apps, catalogue and direct marketing companies, companies with a significant offline database of customer information, computer software companies, start-up companies, companies providing remote monitoring of equipment, health care providers, hospitals and patient portal vendors, health information exchanges, utilities, manufacturing, energy, and wireless telecommunications service providers.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Robinson Cole
- How Creepy Is That New Product? Mozilla’s *privacy not included Privacy Guide Will Tell You - (Posted On Thursday, November 18, 2021)
- New State Privacy Laws Impose Higher Restrictions on Processing Sensitive Personal Data - (Posted On Thursday, November 18, 2021)
- Phoenix Children’s Hospital Faces Privacy Lawsuit Over Inadvertent Release of Vaccine Exemption Information - (Posted On Thursday, November 11, 2021)
- FTC Releases Guidance on Negative Option Marketing - (Posted On Monday, November 08, 2021)
- Meta Announces the End of Facial Recognition Technology on Facebook - (Posted On Thursday, November 04, 2021)
- Fertility Clinic That Sent Sensitive Email to a Patient’s Work Group Faces Lawsuit - (Posted On Tuesday, August 10, 2021)
- Department of Labor Focuses on Cybersecurity for Benefit Plans - (Posted On Saturday, August 07, 2021)
- OCR Cybersecurity Newsletter Focuses on Controlling Access to ePHI - (Posted On Monday, August 02, 2021)
- Microsoft Patch Tuesday Includes Six Zero Day-Related Vulnerabilities - (Posted On Thursday, June 10, 2021)
- Virginia Law Bans Local Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology - (Posted On Thursday, April 22, 2021)
The Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Group at Robinson & Cole LLP has been named a Go-To Thought Leader by the National Law Review. The 2022 Ukraine invasion by Russia spurred significant concerns regarding cybersecurity, malware, and cybercrime. Robinson & Cole’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Group provided vital insights on this matter throughout the year, writing on topics such as hackers targeting Russia in support of Ukraine, and the FBI and DHS’s repeated warnings of Russian infrastructure attacks.