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Phillips Lytle LLP

Anna Mercado Clark
340 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10173-1922
212.508.0466
[email protected]


About Phillips Lytle LLP:

Phillips Lytle is a premier regional law firm that is recognized nationally for its legal excellence. The firm has been handling complex data issues for its clients since long before “data security and privacy” became a formal legal discipline. Phillips Lytle counsels its U.S.-based clients, many with an international presence, on compliance with various statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements; insurance evaluation; best practices regarding data preservation, protection and destruction; cross-border data transfers; disaster recovery; emergency response planning; business continuity planning; digital forensic examinations; third-party/vendor risk management; data incident management; and government investigations, litigation or dispute resolutions.

Phillips Lytle’s Data Security & Privacy Team uses a unique, multidisciplinary approach to develop comprehensive solutions that are tailored to each client’s particular resources and business needs. These seasoned attorneys who have extensive regulatory, transactional and litigation experience are at the forefront of evolving regulations and emerging technologies.

The Team provides counsel to its wide array of clients from various industries, including health care, finance, education, manufacturing, construction, e-commerce, technology, government contracting and energy. The Team also represents cybersecurity service providers and cyber solution developers.

The Team has various privacy certifications, authors articles and regularly speaks at local, national and international forums on emerging data security and privacy issues. The firm’s Data Security & Privacy Crisis Response Team is equipped to handle time sensitive-situations and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Survey Answers

Client Size
All company sizes
Does US business in
Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West
Does international business in
Canada, Continental Europe, Asia, South America, Mexico, United Kingdom
Primary Service Offering
Legal (compliance, defense, coaching, etc.)
Number of attorneys practicing cyber
16-20
Number of attorneys 100 percent focused on cyber law
8-10
Number of carrier-approved panels company is on
Phillips Lytle is on at least seven approved provider lists for pre-breach counseling, incident response, and litigation arising from cyber security incidents
Number of breaches worked on in the past year
25-35
Who are your clients
Policyholders
Year firm started practicing cyber
Phillips Lytle has been handling digital forensic cases since 1999. The firm's cyber practice has been active since 2003.