Communications, Privacy and Internet Law REGULATORY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

WilmerHale's Communications, Privacy and Internet Law practice spans legal disciplines, technologies and borders to secure results for our clients. Our practice brings together some of the most talented communications lawyers from around the world with experience in all aspects of wireline and wireless telecommunications, Internet policy, privacy, e-commerce and media law.

We represent clients in regulatory and enforcement proceedings before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state and international agencies, including the European Commission (EC) and member state regulators. We also handle high-stakes litigation in federal, state and European courts and agencies. And we counsel clients on cutting-edge regulatory compliance issues and regulatory reforms, complex deals and deal-related matters.

Nuechterlein, Jonathan E.

Jonathan E. Nuechterlein

Chair, Communications, Privacy and Internet Law Practice Group

+1 202 663 6850 (t)

jon.nuechterlein@wilmerhale.com

Carome, Patrick J.

Patrick J. Carome

Partner

+1 202 663 6610 (t)

patrick.carome@wilmerhale.com

Holter, Michael

Michael Holter

Partner

+44 (0)20 7645 2574 (t)

michael.holter@wilmerhale.com

Hurewitz, Barry J.

Barry J. Hurewitz

Partner

+1 202 663 6089 (t)

barry.hurewitz@wilmerhale.com

Jain, Samir

Samir Jain

Partner

+1 202 663 6083 (t)

samir.jain@wilmerhale.com

von Hehn, Paul A.

Paul A. von Hehn

Partner

+32 475 902 965 (m) +32 2 285 49 03 (t)

paul.vonhehn@wilmerhale.com

Zachary, Heather

Heather Zachary

Partner

+1 202 663 6794 (t)

heather.zachary@wilmerhale.com

Dunbar, Kelly P.

Kelly P. Dunbar

Counsel

+1 202 663 6262 (t)

kelly.dunbar@wilmerhale.com

Publications & News

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May 13, 2013

GSA-Joint Cybersecurity Working Group Issues Request for Information on Cybersecurity Standards in Government Contracts

Today, in response to a directive in President Obama’s February Executive Order on Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, the Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience through Acquisition (“Joint Working Group”), headed by the General Services Administration, published a Request for Information (“RFI”) to be used in its report to the President making recommendations on the possibility of incorporating cybersecurity standards into federal acquisition planning and contract administration, and, to the extent applicable, the foundation for establishing or identifying government-wide cybersecurity contracts.

April 23, 2013

Data Security Considerations for FinTech Companies

An article by Ian C. Wildgoose Brown, appearing in the Bloomberg Law Banking Report.

April 22, 2013

Bloomberg BNA's Privacy and Security Law Report Publishes Article by WilmerHale Attorneys

"Implementation of the Cybersecurity Executive Order and Presidential Policy Directive: Timetable and Processes," an article by Partner Jonathan Cedarbaum and Associate Leah Schloss, was published in the April 22, 2013 edition of Bloomberg BNA's Privacy and Security Law Report.

February 13, 2013

President Obama Issues Cybersecurity Executive Order

February 4, 2013

FTC Issues Mobile Privacy Disclosures Report

January 30, 2013

Senator Rockefeller Touts Fortune 500 Support for Federal Cybersecurity Efforts

January 24, 2013

FFIEC Issues Draft Guidance on Financial Institutions' Use of Social Media

January 24, 2013

HHS Issues Final Omnibus HIPAA Rule

January 3, 2013

President Signs New Cybersecurity Provisions in Defense Authorization Act

December 27, 2012

New FTC Rules Tighten Regulation Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

Recognition

  • The Legal 500 United States ranked WilmerHale's media, technology and telecoms practice in the "Top Tier" in the 2012 edition of its annual guidebook in the area of technology: data protection and privacy. Our telecoms and broadcast: regulatory practice was also ranked.
  • In the 2013 Best Law Firm rankings by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers, our communications law practice is ranked in the first tier nationally and in Washington DC.
  • Chambers USA 2012 recognized our Washington DC media and entertainment, and telecom, broadcast and satellite practices with high rankings. The guide also recognized our privacy and information security practice with a top tier national ranking, and praised the group for its "wealth of expertise."
  • Chambers Global 2012 recognized our privacy and data security practice with a first-tier ranking in the United States, and cites us as one of the "most highly regarded [firms] in the country for privacy and data security." The guide also calls out our data protection practice with global recognition.