Harter Secrest & Emery provides the full slate of proactive and reactive data protection services, ranging from risk assessments, table-top exercises, and security assessments under the protection of the attorney-client privilege, to incident response and post-incident remediation advice. We have deep relationships to handle the most complicated incident scenarios, including close relationships with law enforcement, best in class data forensics and incident response (“DFIR”) providers, public relations firms, notification vendors, and ID theft protection and credit monitoring providers. We have successfully resolved incident-response engagements of all sizes in all 50 states, with notification obligations exceeding 3 million individuals, including one of the largest incidents reported in New York state. Our experience is truly unparalleled in our primary markets, and we balance that deep experience with an even deeper understanding of what it means to be a public institution in New York. With our over 125-year history, we understand community concerns, values, and needs, and bring that understanding to bear in all of our matters.

Scope of Services

As an awarded contractor for the New York State Office of General Services, the Harter Secrest & Emery Privacy and Data Security Team can advise New York State Authorized Users on the following: