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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.

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald I. Raether, Jr. will be a featured speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 13th National Forum on Cyber & Data Risk Insurance in New York City on July 29, 2016.

Ron will participate on a panel entitled, “Working Toward Prevention of the Breach: What

As we previously reported, the Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, where the Court held that an unaccepted offer that would fully satisfy a plaintiff’s individual claim is insufficient to render that claim moot in a class case.  The Supreme Court’s opinion, however, left open the question of

On June 10, Troutman Sanders attended the Federal Trade Commission’s FinTech Forum on marketplace lending. The event marked the first in the FTC’s FinTech Forum series, which is part of the FTC’s ongoing efforts to examine marketplace lending and its impact on consumers. The topics discussed during the forum included adequate

Citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, a Maryland District Court judge remanded a putative data breach class action for lack of Article III standing and subject matter jurisdiction.  The opinion serves as an early indication of the added hurdles facing prospective data breach class action plaintiffs under Spokeo.

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On May 20, the FTC approved its final order resolving its Complaint against Henry Schein Practice Solutions, Inc. (“Schein”), which came after the expiration of a public comment period.  Schein is a provider of office management software for dental practices. 

The FTC’s Complaint alleged that Schein misrepresented the encryption capabilities of its Dentrix G5

On May 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its much-anticipated decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. Spokeo considered whether Congress may confer Article III standing by authorizing a private right of action based on the violation of a federal statute alone, despite a plaintiff having suffered no “real world” harm.

We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald Raether will be a featured speaker at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk & Privacy Liability Forum taking place in Philadelphia on June 7-8.  

Ron will moderate a panel entitled “Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Litigation” on Tuesday, June 7 at 11:30 a.m.  The panelists will

On May 10, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released new guidelines for employment background screening companies for compliance with certain consumer reporting agency requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FTC’s guidelines are yet another indication that FCRA compliance is a top federal regulatory priority

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We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald Raether will be a featured speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 19th Advanced Global Legal & Compliance Forum on Cyber Security & Data Privacy and Protection.  The conference will take place at the Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront in Chicago on June 23-24.  

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