Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
I counsel clients across business sectors on commercially reasonable data privacy and information security practices. Before an information security incident occurs, I facilitate incident response planning and risk assessments to enhance enterprise security posture and mitigate potential exposure. My experience includes negotiating service provider and business associate agreements on behalf of purchasers and suppliers in transactions involving the purchase of point-of-sale applications, security and information technology services, and a variety of cloud services. I also assess clients’ existing service provider agreements to evaluate and optimize contractual allocation of risks, rights and obligations set forth in provisions that may give rise to exposure in the event of a data security incident. After a data security incident occurs, I work as part of a Lewis Brisbois response team to assess the incident; facilitate agreements with providers of digital forensics, crisis management, consumer notification, credit monitoring, and/or identity protection services, as appropriate, to contain, investigate and remediate a potential data compromise; evaluate consumer and regulatory notification obligations under applicable state, federal and international laws; draft consumer and regulatory notification; and respond to inquiries from regulatory officials. I also represent commercial entities in complex multi-party disputes litigated in state and federal courts throughout the United States, with an emphasis on the defense of putative class actions and mass tort litigation involving data privacy, consumer fraud and products liability claims. Additionally, I represent corporate clients in commercial and business litigation involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, fraud and other business torts, as well as professional malpractice and errors & omissions matters, many of which involve complex electronic discovery issues.
Manage a caseload of Federal and State construction, professional liability, products liability, commercial motor vehicle and general commercial litigation matters. Duties include all aspects of dispositive motion practice; drafting appellate briefs; trial preparation, including drafting motions in limine and witness preparation; discovery analysis; taking depositions; drafting articles for marketing materials; client development.
Assume misdemeanor caseload; responsibilities include all aspects of trial preparation and proceedings in criminal court. Conduct research and prepare memoranda investigating statutory and procedural issues. Edit electronic surveillance warrant application packages. Interview witnesses and victims in English and Spanish. Mentor convicted gang member participating in Project Re-Direct alternative sentencing program.
Conducted research and drafted legal memoranda examining issues under the Securities Exchange Act, the Exchange Act, SEC decisions and NYSE regulations. Participated in NYSE internal investigation. Attended NYSE Euronext Appeals Board hearing and drafted the Appeals Board’s opinion. Digested contracts and offered suggestions for a future “form” contract; Initiated conference calls and visited other NYSE offices to discuss findings with NYSE attorneys.