Data Protection and Data Privacy

Cooley provides pragmatic, timely guidance on data-related issues, helping clients to comply with – and stay competitive within – the increasingly complex web of data rules and regulations. Our unrivalled proficiency in privacy, data protection and artificial intelligence (AI), along with our extensive experience managing sensitive data breach investigations and litigation, help our clients stay ahead of the curve in a constantly evolving regulatory landscape.

How we help clients

• Data privacy, cyber incident response and AI counselling: We give tailored advice on core requirements under key data regulations, strategic compliance plans and cybersecurity incidents (e.g., notification and response, regulatory investigations, and enforcement challenges and litigation).
• Corporate due diligence: We perform privacy, cyber and AI-related due diligence for private and public companies during fundraising rounds, mergers, acquisitions, and initial public offerings (IPOs).
• Transactional assistance: We help clients with drafting and negotiating data-related commercial contracts, such as data processing agreements and intragroup data transfer agreements, as well as innovative commercial arrangements to develop or exploit data.
• Regulatory investigation support and defence: We support clients through investigations by data protection authorities and other regulators, as well as defending enforcement actions, in court and administrative proceedings.
• Dispute resolution: We leverage our deep experience defending the full spectrum of commercial and consumer disputes arising from data breaches or allegations of data misuse, including class actions of all forms.

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