奥睿新设波士顿办公室——进一步壮大全球网络安全与隐私保护团队

January.02.2019

English: Orrick Assembles Premier Cyber & Privacy Team, Launches Boston Office

奥睿新设波士顿办公室

上周，4位网络隐私与信息安全领域的顶级律师加入了奥睿，他们是首席出庭律师Doug Meal，曾任职于瑞格律师事务所（Ropes & Gray），成功帮助客户处理史无前例的数据泄露事件；公司律师Heather Egan Sussman律师，她曾与Meal律师共同领导瑞格的隐私和网络业务；以及多次被评为“明日之星”的诉讼合伙人Michelle Visser律师和 Seth Harrington律师。伴随着他们的加入，奥睿将同时成立波士顿办公室，该办公室将由Sussman律师领导，并和Meal律师、Harrington律师共同组成波士顿创始团队；Visser律师则将加入本所的旧金山办公室。

波士顿办公室的设立是奥睿发展战略的重要一步。波士顿在地理位置上有着明显的优势，能够为科技与创新领域提供顶级人才。Sussman律师表示，奥睿的业务重点、全球影响力、作为行业最佳雇主和创新领导者的声誉，提供了面向未来发展法律业务的最佳平台。奥睿无论是对客户还是职场人士来说都极具吸引力。波士顿办公室的蓬勃发展令人期待。

顶级的网络安全与隐私保护团队

随着信息技术的发展，客户越来越需要能够为其提供数据保护和创新战略的法律团队。这也是奥睿未来发展的重点。奥睿主席Mitch Zuklie指出：“成为网络和隐私法领域的顶级律所是本所战略的关键一环，我们旨在帮助客户在科技、能源和基础设施以及金融领域进行创新。本次新加盟的合伙人在数据和创新交易、合规与诉讼方面有着无与伦比的经验，奥睿的全球团队将因此进一步壮大。”

目前，奥睿在网络安全与隐私保护领域共有11名合伙人。该团队致力于解决所有与网络和隐私安全相关的问题，为客户提供全方位、一站式的服务。该团队包括六次荣获《法律360》评为“年度隐私业务最具价值律师”的合伙人、9名在2018年获《钱伯斯》或《法律500强》推荐的合伙人，以及4名荣登《Cybersecurity Docket》“危机处理业务30强”名单中的合伙人（没有任何一家其他律所拥有两名以上的得奖者）。

在奥睿，Meal律师将领导网络安全和隐私保护的诉讼与执法业务，而Sussman律师将与奥睿的Aravind Swaminathan律师共同领导网络和隐私咨询业务，并同时担任奥睿新设波士顿办事处的主管。

新团队成员简介

Doug Meal律师

Douglas Meal Meal律师是位列《钱伯斯全球》美国隐私和数据安全领域的一级律师，并连续六年获《法律360》评为“隐私业务最具价值律师”。他曾为众多客户担任其顾问团队领导人，包括塔吉特（Target）、尼曼（Neiman Marcus）、家得宝（Home Depot）、索尼（Sony）、Arby’s、TJ Maxx、希尔顿酒店和温德姆酒店等。《美国律师》杂志曾在2018年将他评为“本周最佳诉讼律师”，而《金融时报》则将他评选为北美最具创新精神的律师之一，他还被列入2018年《Cybersecurity Docket》“危机处理业务30强”名单。

Heather Egan Sussman律师

Heather Sussman Sussman律师获《钱伯斯美国》和《美国法律500强》评为隐私、网络安全和信息管理领域的领军人物。她在管理重大网络安全事件方面拥有丰富经验，并成功帮助客户在50多个司法管辖区应对事故。她还被列入2018年《Cybersecurity Docket》“危机处理业务30强”名单。

Michelle Visser律师

Michelle Visser Visser律师获《法律360》誉为“明日之星”、被《法律500强》评为 “新时代律师”，并被《The Recorder》列入“科技法领域的领先女性”名单。她具有丰富的辩护经验，包括代表公司处理因网络安全事件引起监管调查、集体诉讼和支付卡品牌索赔等。

Seth Harrington律师

Seth Harrington Harrington律师是获《法律500强》推荐的律师，在隐私或数据安全事件的各个阶段中为客户提供咨询，并协助解决期间出现的法律问题、管理响应和调查等，保护客户免受诉讼和监管调查的影响。Harrington律师是波士顿律师协会知识产权法小组隐私法委员会的联席主席。

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