Privacy & Cybersecurity
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
We have an uncompromising commitment to providing practical and actionable guidance. We partner with our clients to develop holistic and tailored strategies to mitigate and address business and legal risks in connection with the privacy and cybersecurity aspects of the full range of corporate transactions (in close partnership with Weil’s Private Equity, M&A and Private Funds practices, and Litigation practice), defending government investigations and other privacy-related proceedings, counseling with respect to compliance with a broad array of jurisdiction- and sector-specific privacy and data security laws, and coordinating urgent first-responder assistance in the event of a breach.
Weil lawyers routinely work with clients in the following areas:

Recognizing that a privacy- or cyber-related development can expand to encompass a number of other significant legal issues, our practitioners work closely with attorneys in our White Collar Defense, Regulatory and Investigations, Securities Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Restructuring and Employment practices, among others, to address all aspects of privacy-related risks.
Speaking Engagements, Awards and Recognition, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Speaking Engagements
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The Web Tracking Litigation Tsunami-Trends, Tactics and Tales from the Trenches
Speaker(s):
David R. Singh
August 30, 2023 — ABA’s Class Actions & Derivative Suits Program – Weil Complex Commercial Litigation partner David Singh participated in a webinar panel discussing trends in the wave of privacy class action litigation arising out of the use of internet tracking tools, titled “The Web Tracking Litigation Tsunami-Trends, Tactics and Tales from the Trenches,” as part ABA’s Class Actions & Derivative Suits CLE Program.
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Privacy Hot Topics for 2023
Speaker(s):
Barry Fishley and
Olivia J. Greer
February 23, 2023 — Barry Fishley, Head of Weil’s London Technology & IP Transactions practice and Technology & IP Transactions partner Olivia Greer delivered a Weil webinar entitled “Privacy Hot Topics for 2023.” They discussed artificial intelligence, U.S. privacy litigation trends, the UK and EU Enforcement landscape, international personal data transfers, U.S. regulatory enforcement, U.S. state laws, and deal trends.
Latest Thinking
- Navigating Privacy, Cybersecurity, and the Future of AI Publication — CPO Magazine — By Pravin R. Patel, Corey Brady and Katheryn Maldonado — December 06, 2024
- The Year of Cyber Disclosures: Navigating the SEC’s New Rules Publication — By Olivia J. Greer, Catherine Minji Kim and Jeeyoon Chung — PDF — April 02, 2024
- Data Privacy–UK Enforcement Approach: An Update for PE Firms Alert — By Barry Fishley and Chloe Kite — PDF — March 2024
- FTC Privacy Fines Are Now Extraterritorial Alert — By Olivia J. Greer and Alexis Bello — PDF — March 19, 2024
- Extending Calif. Privacy Compliance To Employee Records Publication — Law360 — By Olivia J. Greer — February 17, 2023
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises Irradiant Partners in Sale to Apollo Affiliate, Redding Ridge Asset Management Deal Brief — February 21, 2025
- Weil Advises PSG in $150M Investment in Uscreen Deal Brief — February 14, 2025
- Weil Advises H.I.G. Capital in its Take-Private Acquisition of Converge Technology Solutions Deal Brief — February 10, 2025
- Weil Advises TruArc Partners in the Sale of AI Fire Deal Brief — February 07, 2025
- Weil Advises Astorg in Acquisition of FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific’s Medical Media Business Deal Brief — January 22, 2025
- Weil Advises Siete Foods in $1.2B Sale to PepsiCo Deal Brief — January 17, 2025