Ted advises clients across various industries — including financial services, insurance, health care, consumer products, technology, and telecommunications — on privacy and data protection, cybersecurity compliance, and breach response. He has led key initiatives related to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), cybersecurity incident preparedness and response, and the New York DFS Cybersecurity Regulation. Ted helps clients handle all aspects of emerging legal and regulatory requirements, including designing and implementing privacy policies, drafting and negotiating contracts, and developing cybersecurity risk management programs.

Ted has deep experience preparing for and responding to data breaches, including leading forensic investigations, coordinating responses to regulatory inquiries, and counseling on necessary notifications.

Ted’s clients appreciate his ability to simplify complex regulations and provide actionable insights across the rapidly evolving landscape of privacy and data protection.

• Guided diverse clients on compliance with emerging legal and regulatory frameworks, including state privacy laws such as the CCPA, and the New York DFS Cybersecurity Regulation.
• Advised international, national, and regional insurance companies and producers on privacy and data protection issues related to innovative business initiatives, including the applicability and interplay of federal, state, and foreign disclosure and other requirements, such as GLBA, HIPAA, the CCPA, and the New York DFS Cybersecurity Regulation.
• Advised companies in various industries on legal and regulatory issues related to use of AI and processing of biometric data.
• Assisted a variety of companies in incorporating privacy and data security representations, warranties, and indemnities into acquisition agreements and vendor contracts, and conducting related due diligence, mitigating risk in complex transactions.
• Created information security programs and specialized programs for clients to manage cybersecurity risks from service providers, including privacy and data security contract addenda, and enhancing overall security posture.
• Coordinated comprehensive breach response activities, including directing forensic investigations, conducting legal and regulatory analyses, preparing required notifications, and responding to follow-up inquiries from government agencies.
• Worked with multinational clients in transferring data across jurisdictions for purposes of business operations, transactions, and investigations in compliance with data transfer restrictions.
• Provided legal guidance to national and local nonprofit organizations following the loss of donor credit card and employee personal information, coordinating responses to customers, law enforcement, and regulators, and preparing required notifications.
• Counseled clients involved in insurtech projects on complex privacy, data transfer, protection, and cybersecurity matters, particularly in creating data lakes and utilizing anonymized and aggregated data responsibly.

• Chambers USA: Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity – Nationwide (2025)