Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: D. Reed Freeman named co-chair of WilmerHale’s Cybersecurity, Privacy practice, (Jan 22, 2015)
Law Firms Mentioned:Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Organizations Mentioned:Morrison & Foerster, LLP | University of Richmond | University of Virginia | Wilmer Cutler Hale & Dorr, LLP | Wilmer Hale, LLP
Leading privacy, cybersecurity, and advertising attorney D. Reed Freeman has been named co-chair of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP’s Cybersecurity, Privacy and Communications practice. Previously with Morrison & Foerster LLP, he joins WilmerHale as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Freeman focuses his practice on privacy, cybersecurity, and online, mobile, and social media advertising and privacy law. He is the co-author of Wolters Kluwer’s Advertising Law Guide and Privacy Law in Marketing, and was previously a staff attorney with the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection. In his new role, Freeman will work with clients in a wide array of industries, including communications, defense, e-commerce, energy, financial, health care, securities, and technology. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond and his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.
“Reed brings extensive privacy and data security experience to WilmerHale, having spent two decades advising clients on compliance and FTC and state investigations,” stated co-managing partner of WilmerHale, Robert Novick. “Reed is one of the leading practitioners in this space, and his ability to navigate complex regulatory obligations, paired with his enforcement experience also will augment WilmerHale’s already robust privacy and cybersecurity capabilities to meet the growing demand.”
“WilmerHale has a world-class reputation in cybersecurity and privacy. Clients turn to the firm for multifaceted, high-stakes matters, such as data breach responses and privacy issues that have the potential to result in liability and brand damage,” Freeman said. “I look forward to working with a talented team and taking advantage of new opportunities to advise clients on the rapidly evolving challenges that are reshaping the privacy and cybersecurity landscape.”
WilmerHale is a global law firm with 1,000 attorneys in 14 offices across the world, including offices in Beijing, Berlin, Boston, Brussels, Denver, Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, New York, Oxford, Palo Alto, and Washington, D.C.
Attorneys: D. Reed Freeman and Robert Novick (Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP)
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