Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s security-incident and management-response team and former senior litigator for the Justice Department’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article, “Law Firms Tout Advantage of Secrecy in Cyberbreach Investigations.” Ms. Peretti said the practice is among the first at a major law firm that is dedicated to data-breach investigations and she expects the firm’s competitors to follow suit.
“While forensic firms still get most of the work, and are hired by law firms, the need to establish attorney-client privilege has led companies to turn to law firms,” she said.
Written by Security Incident Management & Response Team | Alston & Bird LLP