Edward C. Hopkins Jr
Civil Rights Litigation Group
Edward Hopkins, Esq., focuses his practice on defamation (libel and slander), invasion of privacy, cybercrime, and trade secrets litigation. An International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), he holds all seven of the IAPP's certifications (CIPM, CIPT, CIPP/US, CIPP/G, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, and CIPP/A). He advises companies on their privacy and information security programs, helping them analyze the data breach and litigation risks to which their privacy and information security practices expose them. He represents plaintiffs whose reputations, careers, brands, or goodwill were harmed due to false or misleading statements; private or corporate data or information were accessed without authorization; personality, publicity, or privacy rights were infringed or violated; or income or profits were diminished due to violations of computer crime or racketeering laws. He represents defendants who have been sued for defamation or invasion of privacy. He consults on corporate espionage, data breach, information security negligence, and identity theft claims arising from conduct that 18 U.S.C. §§ 1030, 2511, or 2701 and state computer crime, data security, extortion, identity theft, privacy, and racketeering laws prohibit.
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