SIRN has teamed up with Jackson Lewis LLP to provide companies with the resources they need to develop a plan for responding to a data breach when one occurs. This includes complying with the applicable breach notification laws, communicating with various investigatory agencies, and developing preventive strategies for avoiding future breaches. Jackson Lewis’ team of attorneys is available for consultation to all SIRN customers who want to determine the appropriate procedures during an incident. Because virtually all of the breach notification laws currently in more than 40 states generally apply to all entities doing business in the state, all companies of various sizes should be fully aware of their obligations to protect personal information and be prepared to deal with a data breach. Jackson Lewis attorneys are available to assist in-house counsel and other appropriate company personnel in this regard. 

About Jackson Lewis
With more than 450 attorneys in 34 offices across the U.S., Jackson Lewis is one of the largest law firms in the nation representing management exclusively in employment, labor, benefits and immigration law. Its lawyers pioneered the concept of “preventive employee relations” to help businesses minimize employment-related complaints and litigation and limit exposure to grievances. The Firm routinely represents employers before state and federal courts and administrative agencies with regard to a broad array of workplace law matters. The Firm also devotes a significant portion of its practice to management education and preventive programs, such as steps a company can take to help prevent a data breach from occurring in the first place.

Joseph J. Lazzarotti, a Partner in the Firm’s White Plains, NY office and Chair of the Firm’s HIPAA and Workplace Privacy Practice, and his team of experienced professionals work in the area of data privacy and security. He has counseled multinational, national and regional companies in regard to compliance with the HIPAA privacy and security regulations, as well as broader data privacy and security mandates and preventive safeguards. His work includes conducting on-site executive and employee trainings, helping clients through the process of responding to breaches of personal information, and helping develop policies and procedures and negotiating agreements with respect to the safeguarding personal information. He represents companies before federal and state agencies, such as state Attorneys General and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights with respect to alleged wrongful uses and disclosures of protected information.

Learn more about Jackson Lewis