Edward McNicholas leads Ropes & Gray’s global data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. He represents technologically sophisticated clients facing complex data, privacy and cybersecurity issues in litigation, investigative, and counseling matters. His clients include financial institutions, technology companies, branded pharma companies, healthcare providers, and AdTech companies. Ed has significant experience with investigations and class action litigation related to cybersecurity incidents, as well as enforcement actions by the FTC, state Attorneys General, the SEC, OCR, Data Protection Authorities outside of the United States, and other government agencies. He leads internal investigation and litigation matters that frequently involve complex, multi-jurisdictional, and multinational litigation issues, particularly federal court jurisdictional and constitutional concerns. Ed has experience dealing with internet and information law matters involving AI, data analytics, AdTech, data breaches, ransomware, internet governance, and national security issues.
Edward McNicholas leads Ropes & Gray’s global data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. He represents technologically sophisticated clients facing complex data, privacy and cybersecurity issues in litigation, investigative, and counseling matters. His clients include financial institutions, technology companies, branded pharma companies, healthcare providers, and AdTech companies. Ed has significant experience with investigations and class action litigation related to cybersecurity incidents, as well as enforcement actions by the FTC, state Attorneys General, the SEC, OCR, Data Protection Author...
