North America - United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Norton Rose Fulbright
Incident response and crisis management form the cornerstone of the global cybersecurity and privacy team at Norton Rose Fulbright, which pairs ‘off the charts’ sector expertise with an ’incredibly tight knit’ team to integrate into clients cyber programs. Global head of the practice group Chris Cwalina works out of Washington DC, leveraging in-house experience to manage large-scale data breaches and particularly recommended for his ‘relationship management and responsiveness’, which is ‘unparalleled’. In New York, David Kessler heads the US privacy offering from the team; his practice focuses on compliance and cross-border data transfers. Anna Rudawski, also in New York, is a go-to for clients concerning compliance with international, federal, and state privacy regulations. Andrea D’Ambra , head of the US technology team, along with head of digital analytics and technology assessment Steven Roosa, both in New York, are recommended alongside head of cybersecurity Will Daugherty in Houston.
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‘Chris Cwalina has built and mentored an incredibly tightly knit team. They know intuitively who is best placed to work a matter, and for complex matters how to work together seamlessly as a team. That is a nice to have for most matters, but essential for incident and crisis response work.'
'The team's expertise is off the charts - essential for our company, as where we are instructing external counsel then we are really looking for a level of expertise and experience that we cannot possibly maintain in-house, and the ability to make a solid recommendation in practical terms. NRF deliver this every time.’
‘Chris Cwalina is an incredible conductor of an awesome team. His calm confidence allows us to ingrain him in our team, working with our highest-level execs and the Board, and he instills confidence in both NRF and the internal team. His relationship management and responsiveness is unparalleled. He also manages to handle complex time sensitive matters with a great sense of humor and collegiality, which is much appreciated.’
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Chris Cwalina, Andrea D'Ambra, David Kessler, Steven Roosa, Will Daugherty, Anna Rudawski