Debevoise & Plimpton LLP partner Jim Pastore has been named a 2018 Rising Star by New York Law Journal. The awards recognize the most promising lawyers in the region under the age of 40. Honorees are selected by an outside panel of distinguished attorneys who look for “lawyers who have wielded influence in their practice areas in New York and beyond.”

Mr. Pastore has also recently been recognized by Chambers USA 2018 and The Legal 500 for his accomplishments in the cybersecurity and data privacy field. Named a Cybersecurity Trailblazer by The National Law Journal, Mr. Pastore has additionally been named twice to Cybersecurity Docket’s “Incident Response 30.” Benchmark Litigation twice named Mr. Pastore to its Under 40 Hot List and Law360 named him a “Rising Star” for his cybersecurity work.

Jim Pastore is a litigation partner and a member of the firm’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice and Intellectual Property Litigation Group. He has assisted a broad range of clients in cybersecurity and data privacy matters.

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