North America - United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP ‘s privacy and data security offering advises large scale companies on complex, high-stakes cyber incidents, national security, and data privacy compliance. Co-chair of the group Jeh Johnson is lauded by clients as ’a trusted advisor with profound insights’, operating out of both the Washington DC and New York offices. A former Secretary of Homeland Security, Johnson provides board-level cybersecurity advice. John Carlin co-chairs the group from DC, handling white collar defense, internal investigations, and incident response and leveraging previous Department of Justice experience to advise on national security and cybersecurity matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Paul Weiss is the one of the most elite firms capable of responding to global incidents. They have teams responding all over the world – Canada, the US, Australia, Japan, China, the EU, India and others. They provide practical advice and have excellent judgment honed by having members of the team who have handled hundreds of incidents and served at the top levels of the USG. ’
‘John Carlin was excellent and very knowledgeable. Jeannie Rhee both is very knowledgeable on cyber security and regulation.’
'Secretary Johnson is what/who makes this practice unique. His domain expertise, deep understanding of the needs of governments and businesses, make his uniquely positioned to help clients achieve their strategic goals.'
'Secretary Jeh Johnson stands out here. I have always found him to be a trusted advisor with profound insights, in terms of business as well as ESG/ethics. He is an exceptional legal partner to his clients and over my many years in business, I have not worked with anyone better.'
Key clients
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
John Carlin, Jeh Johnson