Debevoise & Plimpton partner Jeremy Feigelson will speak on data privacy and security at Columbia Law School’s European Legal Studies Center event “Everybody Wants to Rule the World: The Growing Global Web of Competing Privacy Laws.” This comprehensive discussion will take a look at the host of new data privacy and security rules that have been enacted over the past year, specifically examining whether such rigorous regulation will actually protect customers and how global companies can cope with increasingly balkanized privacy laws.

Mr. Feigelson is a litigation partner, Co-Chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Media Group. He frequently represents clients in litigations and government investigations that involve the Internet and new technologies. His practice includes litigation and counseling on cybersecurity, data privacy, trademark, right of publicity, false advertising, copyright, and defamation matters.

Debevoise’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice provides a collaborative approach to help clients navigate their business-critical privacy, data protection and data security issues. Ranked as a leading firm for Technology: Data Protection and Privacy by The Legal 500 US, Debevoise assists clients with a broad range of privacy, data protection and data security matters. The team has special expertise in helping clients navigate the forensic and legal aftermath of data breaches.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots. We deliver effective solutions to our clients’ most important legal challenges, applying clear commercial judgment and a distinctively collaborative approach.