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Windy city firm launches privacy group
Jenner & Block has become the latest law firm to beef up its privacy and data protection offering, creating a dedicated group to be led by former chief privacy officer for the Department of Homeland Security Mary Ellen Callahan.
Mary Ellen Callahan
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The Chicago-based firm is following in the footsteps of several other major law firms seeking to cut a slice from the data protection pie. Baltimore-founded firm Venable and Washington DC-based Covington & Burling have both expanded their data privacy capabilities in recent times.
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Ms Callahan - appointed to her previous post by President Barack Obama in 2009 - will focus on information governance and security, including advising companies on national security-related issues that arise when defence contractors and the government share confidential information.
The lawyer, a former partner at law firm Hogan Lovells, told the Washington Post she thought the market was ripe for such a move, adding that there privacy practices were growing across the US. 'People are understanding this isn’t just about, “Can I send an e-mail?” It’s more about, “What can do with information, and how do I move from legacy databases to the cloud?”'
