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Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity presents complex legal, regulatory, and operational challenges across industries. VLP attorneys advise cybersecurity companies – from emerging startups to global providers – on navigating regulatory requirements, managing risk, and developing and deploying security technologies.

Our Expertise

We advise cybersecurity companies on a range of compliance, transactional, and risk-related matters, including:

  • Compliance with data privacy and security laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), EU and UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  • Financial services and sector-specific regulatory requirements
  • Written information security programs, incident response planning, and tabletop exercises
  • Data breaches and cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware, account takeover, business email compromise, phishing, and other similar threats
  • Technology and commercial transactions involving cybersecurity products and services
  • Vendor assessment and risk management
  • Due diligence and transactional matters in M&A and equity investments
  • The convergence of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity

Legal Services

We provide cybersecurity clients with practical legal guidance across the full business lifecycle in areas such as:

  • Corporate and Venture Finance: Entity formation, venture capital and growth financings, strategic investments, joint ventures, and M&A transactions in the cybersecurity industry.
  • Intellectual Property: Protection of proprietary security software, detection algorithms, encryption technologies, and platform architectures through patents, trade secrets, copyrights, and licensing strategies.
  • Data Privacy and Security: Compliance with data protection laws and management of data breaches and cybersecurity incidents across regulated industries such as healthcare, financial services, and critical infrastructure.
  • Incident Preparedness and Response: Counseling on incident preparedness and response strategies, contractual risk allocation, cyber liability insurance, and director and officer considerations.
  • Commercial Agreements: Drafting and negotiation of master services agreements (MSAs), non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), data security addenda (DSAs), business associate agreements (BAAs), and CCPA/CPRA and other state data privacy and security-related agreements.
  • Employment and Compensation: Advising on executive compensation, equity incentives, employment agreements, and mobility issues for founders, security researchers, and engineering teams.

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VLP attorneys closely track developments in the cybersecurity threat environment and related regulatory landscape. We monitor federal and state cybersecurity legislation, international data protection frameworks, and evolving industry standards to ensure our clients effectively manage risk and comply with legal obligations.

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