Privacy and Information Management

Contacts:
Marcy Wilder, Washington, D.C.
Christopher Wolf, Washington, D.C.

The compliance challenges and business risks related to personal data are significant and growing. With advances in technology, personal information increasingly is collected, stored, used, and shared. At the same time, the regulation of data use and security is increasing worldwide.

Hogan Lovells has one of the largest and most experienced Privacy and Information Management practices in the world, spanning the United States, the European Union, and Asia. The group assists clients with all of their compliance challenges, drafting policies and providing advice. According to Chambers & Partners, the team is "widely praised for its expertise in state, federal and EU privacy laws and operates across a wide range of sectors including media and healthcare."

• We are among the very few law firms that can help you achieve compliance both globally and in regard to specific national laws.
• Our lawyers are conversant with local regulations, the laws affecting cross-border data transfers, and the laws regulating sectors that collect sensitive personal information, such as finance and health.
• We represent clients in adversarial matters concerning the use of data, whether at the level of the EU data protection authorities, or before the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Department of Health and Human Services, state attorneys general or in private party litigation.
• We play an important role in the development of public policy regarding the future regulation of privacy.

• Top-tier privacy and data protection practice, Chambers Global (2009-2012)
• U.S. practice is ranked in the first tier and recognized for its client service: "from a client service perspective, this team is really outstanding," and commercial awareness: "the team has an excellent understanding of the politics and PR issues surrounding privacy law," Chambers USA (2011)
• Ranked in tier one and recognized as "the largest privacy practice in the US," Legal 500 US (2011)
• "They have an excellent understanding of data privacy law combined with a completely commercial approach," Chambers UK (2011)
• "The practice remains at the forefront of FTC enforcement work and privacy work, handling prominent FTC investigations," Legal 500 US (2011)
• Recognized for our "deep and thorough understanding of the privacy issues surrounding the healthcare sector," Chambers Global: USA (2010)
• Ranked in the first tier and awarded  "plaudits for delivering an 'exceptional standard,'" Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa (2010)

• Christopher Wolf, founder and Co-Chair, The Future of Privacy Forum
• Marcy Wilder, former Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services