Matt White is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US, CIPP/E) and a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). Matt is also a Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP). His practice focuses on representing financial institutions, including banks, credit unions, insurance companies, investment advisory firms, broker-dealer firms, and other highly regulated businesses. He counsels clients on all aspects of privacy and cybersecurity, including litigation and breach response, privacy compliance, transactional diligence, and the defense of regulatory actions.
Matt has significant experience:
- Advising clients on privacy, information security, supply chain and vendor management, insurance, document retention, e-discovery, and data and technology issues;
- Assisting clients with compliance-related matters including internal policy creation and training;
- Counseling on the investigation, response, notification, and defense of data breaches and incidents; and
- Representing clients in responding to regulatory investigations and in litigation and class action matters involving cybersecurity and data privacy issues.
Matt particularly focuses on helping financial institutions and other businesses implement policies, procedures, and best practices concerning data privacy and security, and assisting clients in strategically navigating through cyber incidents and litigation.
Matt also represents financial institutions, broker-dealers, investment advisors, and other companies in litigation, arbitration, regulatory and compliance matters, and in investigations and enforcement proceedings. He regularly represents national and regional securities firms and their registered representatives in a wide range of matters including customer-initiated arbitrations and litigation, as well as in enforcement proceedings and investigations by the SEC, self-regulatory organizations and state securities agencies.
In addition, Matt has extensive experience in complex commercial and general business litigation. He has successfully litigated trial and appellate matters in both state and federal courts, and in mediation and arbitration. Matt has also defended financial institutions and other corporations in class action litigation.
You can follow Matt on Twitter, @mattwhitejd, and connect with him on LinkedIn.