Data Privacy and Security Agreements: Allocating and Mitigating Risks of a Breach; Maintaining Regulatory Compliance

Mr. Overly focuses his practice on drafting and negotiating technology related agreements, software licenses, hardware acquisition, development, disaster recovery, outsourcing agreements, information security agreements, e-commerce agreements, and technology use policies. He counsels clients in the areas of technology acquisition, information security, electronic commerce, and on-line law. He is the co-author of A Guide to IT Contracting: Checklists, Tools and Techniques (CRC Press, 2012).

Ms. Ross’ practice focused on technology and U.S. privacy matters. Her extensive experience with technology and technology contracts includes negotiating, drafting, and interpreting over 10,000 computer hardware and software, SaaS, consulting, outsourcing, Internet, electronic signatures, web hosting, application service providers and non-disclosure agreements, many of which were for a federal government contractor. Ms. Ross also handles U.S. privacy matters, including security breach laws, as well as assisting clients with their questions and compliance efforts relating to Red Flag Rule, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy and Security Rules, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, CAN-SPAM, California Consumer Privacy Act, and Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. Sue has assisted clients with privacy and information security questions relating to the Payment Card Industry standards, provided counseling on a wide variety of matters that raised privacy issues, and created privacy policies (including Binding Corporate Rules) for corporations, as well as for websites. Ms. Ross is part of the firm's FinTech team, frequently speaking and writing on cryptocurrency, blockchain, and smart contract issues.