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CurrentMy technology practice focuses on combating cybercrime, enforcing website terms of use, conducting privacy assessments, and blockchain technoology. I counsel clients in areas related to privacy and data security, consumer protection law, Internet law, and financial services regulation.Internet Enforcement: I manage a rapid response enforcement team that vigorously defends clients, such as Facebook, against illegal spamming, phishing, pretexting, and other forms of malicious Internet behavior. Actions to prosecute individuals whose actions interfere with client Web sites or Internet activity often include extensive Internet forensic work, cease-and-desist actions, and formal litigation.Privacy and Data Security: I conduct privacy assessments for large and small clients and advise them regarding privacy and data protection laws, anti-spamming and anti-phishing statutes, state data protection statutes, breach notification laws, consumer protection laws such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and fair debt collections practices statutes. I work with them to improve their internal governance policies and procedures to better manage the information they collect and handle.International Data Transfers: I help companies transfer data across borders in compliance with local and international laws and standards, including advice as to how to operate Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower programs in the EU, conduct U.S.-based litigation discovery in the EU, and comply with emerging international data protection standards. I counsel clients on compliance with European Union Directives on privacy, data protection, eCommerce, and electronic communications services.Virtual Currency and Blockchain: I help emerging virtual currency and blockchain technology companies evaluate their regulatory compliance obligations, in particular anti-money laundering, money transmission, and privacy-related laws.
