“The Fallout From the First Trial of a Corporate Executive for ‘Covering Up’ a Data Breach,” Lawfare, October 19, 2022.

Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations teams offer key takeaways that companies should consider in the wake of the Justice Department’s first prosecution of a corporate executive for his response to a data security incident.

Uber’s former chief information security officer Joe Sullivan was found guilty by a jury in federal court on charges of obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony. This article explores the lessons learned in the bellwether case over the data breach response by Joe Sullivan after this major hacking incident.

Keep up with what’s happening in privacy, data security, and all things cyber – from California’s CCPA, CPPA, and CPRA to FTC and SEC actions to EU #GDPR guidance – from our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group.

Alston & Bird has announced the election of 17 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2020.