USA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Beth George, Timothy Howard, Brock Dahl and Megan Kayo Freshfields
Freshfields is a global market leader in handling data crises, investigations, class actions, and regulatory engagement. The firm has in-depth experience in cybersecurity – from prevention to governance to responding to incidents – and has a deep bench of cybersecurity and privacy attorneys who provide clients with global cov - erage from offices around the world, including in the USA, Europe, the UK, and Asia. With a
strong market-leading data and cyber prac - tice comprising more than lawyers, Freshfields’ global team of experts works seamlessly at the highest level, leveraging their expertise in crisis management and judicial proceedings to pro - vide high-quality advice. This includes exten - sive know-how, honed through involvement in hundreds of international cases.
Authors
Beth George leads Freshfields’ strategic risk and crisis management practice. Based in Silicon Valley, Beth regularly advises boards of private and public companies on risk
Timothy Howard is Freshfields’ US head of data security and is based in New York, where his practice focuses on white-collar and government regulatory investigations, with special
management and governance, including advising on governance related to AI, data practices and cybersecurity, content management, cybersecurity incidents, and geopolitical events. Her practice has included representing a large company facing high- profile congressional investigations and litigation regarding its data security practices, investigating alleged nation state insider threats at a leading tech company, and advising a public company in a high-profile breach that resulted in an FBI investigation and criminal charges.
attention to cybersecurity, data breaches, and cryptocurrency. Tim is an accomplished trial lawyer and investigator, having managed cases across a range of disciplines, including securities fraud, tax fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, cyber-intrusions, and healthcare fraud. He has advised Freshfields’ clients on complex cross-border data breach incidents, including managing incident response, forensic investigation and engagement with regulators, Department of Justice and SEC investigations, and advising companies on AI, cybergovernance, and other data security risks.
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