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Ron leads the firm’s Privacy + Cyber team. Drawing from nearly 30 years of experience, he provides comprehensive services to companies in all aspects of privacy, security, data use, and risk mitigation. Clients rely on his in-depth understanding of technology and its application to their business to solve their most important challenges — from implementation and strategy to litigation and incident response. Ron and his team have redefined the boundaries of typical law firm privacy and cyber services in offering a 360 degree approach to tackling information governance issues. Their holistic services include drafting and implementing bespoke privacy programs, program implementation, licensing, financing and M&A transactions, incident response, privacy and cyber litigation, regulatory investigations, and enforcement experience.

On Wednesday, June 6, from 3 – 4 pm ET, Troutman Sanders attorneys, Ronald Raether and Jonathan Yee will present a webinar discussing vendor risk.

Business interconnectivity is nothing new. With the rise of the cloud, vendor management came into focus. Companies continue to engage outside vendors and third-party services providers to assist with key

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders attorney Ron Raether will be presenting during the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit Conference at the Bellevue Hotel in Philadelphia, PA. This conference features two full days of panel discussions by leading cyber experts who will share their insights on hot topics, trends, and cybersecurity concerns.  Ron will

Last week, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released version 1.1 of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity—more commonly known as the Cybersecurity Framework.

The first version of Cybersecurity Framework was initially issued in February 2014 as voluntary guidance for critical infrastructure organizations to better manage and reduce cybersecurity risk. Although it

Attorneys general from thirty-one states have signed a letter urging Congress to scrap a proposed federal breach notification law that was introduced by Rep. Blaine Lukemeyer (R-Mo.) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) in an effort to create a national data breach notification and security standard.  The proposed law, known as the Data Acquisition and Technology

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald Raether will make a presentation on, “Incident Response Plans: Avoiding Common Mistakes through a Table Top Exercise,” at the Fraud & Breach Prevention Summit at the Hyatt Hotel in Dallas, Texas on April 24th, 2018 at 10:50 a.m. Ronald will also be on

Within days of realizing a data breach incident had occurred, Under Armour, Inc.—the owner of the popular calorie counting application, MyFitnessPal—began notifying its users of the breach that impacted approximately 150 million user accounts.  According to the data breach notice, the MyFitnessPal team learned on March 25 that an unauthorized party acquired data associated

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders attorneys David Anthony, Cindy Hanson and Ronald Raether will be panelists for a NAPBS webinar titled, “Updates, a Case Study & Legal Developments in Background Screening.”

The webinar will discuss recent case studies and case law developments that are currently affecting the background screening industry. The webinar

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partners David AnthonyCindy Hanson,  Ron Raether, and Tim St. George will be featured panelists at the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (“NAPBS”) 2018 Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference to be held April 15-17, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia.

David, Cindy and Tim will

Please join us on Tuesday, April 24th from 3:00 – 4:00 PM ET for a complimentary webinar with speakers Ronald Raether and Sheila Pham.

Learn how to make sure that all involved parties communicate effectively to develop a defensible cyber risk management program which will stand up under scrutiny and avoid common pitfalls. Effective cyber

Going slow and steady may work out for you if you’re a tortoise competing against an overly confident hare. However, if you’re in the mobile device industry and have been lagging on sending out security updates, it’s time to pick up the pace. A new Federal Trade Commission report issued last month found that while