Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Rohan Massey, Heather Sussman co-lead Ropes & Gray’s privacy practice, (Aug 24, 2015)

Global law firm Ropes & Gray LLP has added privacy attorneys Rohan Massey and Heather Egan Sussman as partners in the firm’s Privacy & Data Security Practice. Massey and Sussman join the firm’s London and Boston offices, respectively, from McDermott Will & Emery, and will co-chair the firm’s Privacy & Data Security Practice with Douglas H. Meal.

Massey focuses his practice on EU and UK privacy and data protection matters, as well as IP, media, e-commerce, outsourcing, and IT. He has extensive experience in media and marketing, advising on a wide range of sponsorship, advertising, sales promotions, clinical trials, and IP issues arising in corporate transactions.

Sussman concentrates her practice on privacy, information security, and consumer protection, regularly guiding clients through matters concerning the TCPA, HIPAA, CAN-SPAM, GLBA, and California’s Online Privacy Protection Act. She also has extensive experience in existing self-regulatory frameworks, including those covering online advertising and payment card processing.

“Heather and Rohan are important additions to Ropes & Gray’s already strong privacy & data security platform,” stated litigation partner Douglas H. Meal. “They are both big-picture thinkers, with an impressive track record of helping clients innovate while simultaneously meeting compliance obligations and solidifying consumer trust.” He added, “Our clients will immediately recognize and benefit from the energy and brilliance that Heather and Rohan bring to our growing, global privacy & data security and technology capabilities.”

“Clients expect us to deliver seamless advice to them around the world regardless of their location,” Sussman said. “The structure of Ropes & Gray’s practices is designed to do just that.”

Ropes & Gray employs over 1,100 attorneys in Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.

Attorneys: Rohan Massey, Heather Egan Sussman, and Douglas H. Meal (Ropes & Gray LLP)

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