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Safe and Sound.
Data security and privacy protection is a growing area of concern for all companies - regardless of industry. Buchanan assists clients in identifying, evaluating and managing privacy and information security risks associated with their everyday activities. We help clients develop and implement policies and training programs, enforce privacy policies against improper uses of information, and formulate responses to security breaches and inadvertent disclosures of personal information relating to employees or customers. We also have experience in working with local and national law enforcement agencies in instances of cyber-crime and in connection with breaches of client's networks and computer systems. Our Data Security & Privacy Group is dedicated to keeping your company's information safe and sound.
Where technology comes together.
Buchanan's Data Security & Privacy Group is a cross-section of our firm's core practices, including Corporate, Technology Transactions, Health Care, Financial Services, Intellectual Property, Information Technology Litigation and Labor & Employment Law. The strength of our multidisciplinary team provides our clients with responsive practical solutions.
Smart ideas, smarter advice.
Our Data Security & Privacy Group has helped retailers, investment advisors, energy companies, and health care providers to craft strategies and policies to keep their data safe. For the health care industry, our group has advised providers, health plan managers, technology companies, pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, biotechnology companies, and financial institutions on HIPAA compliance and other issues.
Feathers in our cap.
We're proud to say that we've helped our clients out in a number of high-profile situations.
- Advised numerous companies, including health care providers, retailer, security alarm company and collection agency on information security breach notification procedures.
- Coordinated response to security breaches and hacking with local and federal law enforcement, district attorney and United States Attorney.
- Prepared and reviewed company policies related to document management, social networking and incident response.
- Advised a bank on improving its strategies and protocol for protecting its customer and proprietary information, including development of enhanced employment agreements, confidentiality agreements and privacy policies.
- Developed comprehensive training programs related to document management and data security.
- Drafted new restrictive covenants for a marketing and promotions firm and designed new procedures and policies to safeguard internal customer information and contact database software and systems.
- Resolved an emergency matter for a financial institutions client involving the theft of deposits from online banking accounts via Internet hacking. The U.S. Secret Service ultimately restrained the equipment used to hack the accounts and its owner once it was discovered that the stolen funds were transferred off-shore.
- Defended a pharmaceutical distributor in connection with whistleblower claims alleging breach of patient privacy and confidentiality, and subsequently developed compliance strategies for the company going forward.
- Analyzed research implications of HIPAA and compliance strategies for a national coalition of research cooperatives.