Daniel P. Cooper
dcooper@cov.com
44.(0)20.7067.2020

Daniel Cooper heads up the firm's growing global privacy and data security practice in London, and counsels clients in the information technology, pharmaceutical research, sports and financial services industries, among others, on European and UK data protection, data retention and freedom of information laws, as well as associated information technology and e-commerce laws and regulations.  Mr. Cooper also regularly counsels clients with respect to Internet-related liabilities under European and US laws.  Mr. Cooper sits on the advisory boards of a number of privacy NGOs, privacy think tanks, and related bodies.

Yaron Dori
ydori@cov.com
202.662.5444

Yaron Dori is co-chair of the Communications & Media Practice Group.  He practices primarily in the area of telecommunications, privacy and consumer protection law, with an emphasis on strategic planning, policy development, commercial transactions, investigations and enforcement, and overall regulatory compliance.  Mr. Dori advises clients on, among other things, federal and state wiretap and electronic storage provisions, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA); regulations affecting new technologies such as online behavioral advertising; and the application of federal and state telemarketing, commercial fax, and other consumer protection laws to voice, text and video transmissions sent to wireless devices and alternative distribution platforms.  Mr. Dori also has experience advising companies on state medical marketing privacy provisions, and, more broadly, on state attorney general investigations into a range of consumer protection issues. 

David N. Fagan
dfagan@cov.com
202.662.5291

David Fagan counsels clients on assessing data security practices, developing and implementing information security programs, and complying with federal and state regulatory requirements, as well as on transactional matters involving the transfer of personal data.  Mr. Fagan also has been counsel to companies in dozens of data security breach matters, including breaches involving millions of affected consumers. 

Nigel L. Howard
nhoward@cov.com
212.841.1020

Nigel Howard’s practice focuses on technology, outsourcing, and intellectual property issues.  He represents clients in complex technology transactions, including outsourcing, licensing, corporate partnering, and strategic alliance transactions.  Mr. Howard also has experience representing clients during IP property purchases and sales, and in reviews of IP portfolios in relation to corporate financing and merger and acquisition transactions.  His experience includes cross-border technology transfers, development and testing arrangements, distribution channels, technology deployment, and electronic commerce as well as privacy laws with regard to electronic databases and online services. 

Henrietta Tielemans
htielemans@cov.com
32.2.549.5252

Henriette ("Jetty") Tielemans is co-chair of the firm's Global Privacy and Data Security practice group and a member of the European Advisory Board of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).  Ms. Tielemans was selected by the European Commission in Brussels to join the five member team of the Commission's expert group on privacy (GEXPD group).  She advises multinationals on all aspects of data privacy and data security at the EU and Member State level, and has assisted several companies with their compliance and international data transfer issues.

Kurt Wimmer
kwimmer@cov.com
202.662.5278

Kurt Wimmer is a partner concentrating in privacy, data protection and technology law.  He advises national and multinational companies on privacy, data security and technology issues, particularly in connection with online and mobile media, targeted advertising, and monetization strategies.  Mr. Wimmer is rated in the first tier by Legal 500, designated as a national leader in Chambers USA, and is included in Best Lawyers in America in four categories.  He represents companies and associations on public policy matters before the FTC, FCC, Congress and state attorneys general, as well as in privacy assessments and policies, strategic content ventures, copyright protection and strategy, content liability advice, and international matters. 

Demetrios L. Kouzoukas
dkouzoukas@cov.com
202.662.5057

Demetrios Kouzoukas is a member of the Health Care, Food & Drug, and Election & Political Law Practice groups.  Most recently, Mr. Kouzoukas served as Principal Associate Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  In that role, he was responsible for regulatory policy across HHS, with particular emphasis on Medicare & Medicaid reimbursement, food and drug regulation, and health information technology.  Mr. Kouzoukas oversaw the programs and operations of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of Inspector General, Departmental Appeals Board, Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Office for Civil Rights, Health Resources and Services Administration, and several other HHS agencies. 

Anna D. Kraus
akraus@cov.com
202.662.5320

Anna Kraus currently chairs the firm’s Health Care practice and is resident in the Washington, DC office.  She regularly advises clients on Medicare reimbursement matters, particularly those arising under Medicare Part B and the Medicare Part D outpatient prescription drug benefit.  She also has extensive experience with the Medicaid Drug Rebate program.  In addition, Ms. Kraus is expert in health information privacy issues, including those arising under the Health Insurance and Portability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”).  She joined the firm after spending seven years as Deputy General Counsel to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

Elizabeth H. Canter
ecanter@cov.com
202.662.5228

Libbie Canter is a member of the Communications & Media, Global Privacy & Data Security, and Litigation Practice Groups. She represents and advises clients on matters before Congress and various federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.  She has advised clients on a broad range of privacy issues, including data security breach matters, online and mobile marketing, and social networking policies for employers.  Her legislative work focuses on the areas of communications and media, privacy law, and cloud computing policy.

Mali B. Friedman   
mfriedman@cov.com    
415.591.7059

Mali Friedman is an associate in the firm’s San Francisco office practicing in the areas of privacy & data security, new media, and white collar & investigations.  As a member of the firm's Global Privacy & Data Security Group, Ms. Friedman has advised a broad range of clients on privacy matters, including compliance with the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”), Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), Video Privacy Protection Act ("VPPA"), state wiretap analogues, state computer trespass and tampering statutes, and invasion of privacy laws.  Additionally, she has defended multiple putative privacy class action lawsuits, including matters involving alleged improper tests of behavioral advertising technology, transmittal of device and user IDs, and use of flash cookies and other tracking devices.

Rachel C. Grunberger   
rgrunberger@cov.com
202.662.5033

Rachel Grunberger is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office, where she practices in the areas of health care, privacy and data security, and federal-state programs. Ms. Grunberger advises clients on health privacy issues arising under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), and state privacy laws, as well as compliance with federal and state fraud and abuse laws. She also counsels clients on the federal rules and policies governing Medicare and Medicaid, and the new mandates of the Affordable Care Act.

Shamma Iqbal 
siqbal@cov.com 
44.(0)20.7067.2382

Shamma Iqbal is an associate in the technology and media group in the London office.  Her practice focuses on advising clients on international privacy and data protection issues, and encompasses regulatory compliance and advisory work.  She advises leading companies from a range of industry sectors on their rights and obligations under European privacy and data protection legislation, including national data protection and privacy statutes, and the European Framework Data Protection Directive.  She has a specialist practice advising on e-commerce related issues, including compliance with legislation affecting online and offline marketing and promotional campaigns within Europe and worldwide.  Ms. Iqbal also has concrete experience advising on and assisting companies with filing obligatory data protection registrations with national authorities in European markets. 

Daniel H. Kahn
dkahn@cov.com
202.662.5539

Dan Kahn is a member of the Communications & Media and the Global Privacy & Data Security Practice Groups.  He represents and advises clients on matters before Congress and various federal agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.  He has advised and represented clients on a broad range of privacy issues, including agency investigations, development of interactive online media, data security breach matters, and network usage policies. 

Josephine Liu
jliu@cov.com
202.662.5654

Josephine Liu advises clients on revising privacy and information security policies, complying with regulations affecting electronic marketing, responding to government inquiries about privacy and data security practices, and shaping federal and state policy in the areas of technology and privacy law. She has counseled clients in connection with matters before Congress, the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce, and state attorneys general. 

Michael Nonaka
mnonaka@cov.com
202.662.5727

Michael Nonaka is an associate in the firm's Financial Institutions practice group.  He represents banks and other financial institutions on a wide variety of bank regulatory, enforcement, legislative and policy issues.  Mr. Nonaka has extensive experience advising clients on recently-enacted financial services legislation such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.  He also regularly advises banks and other financial institutions with respect to applicable privacy laws and regulations.

Stephen P. Satterfield
ssatterfield@cov.com
202.662.5659

Steve Satterfield is a member of the Global Privacy & Data Security practice group.  He counsels clients on the legal issues surrounding online marketing, social media, and other emerging digital technologies.  He has advised some of the world’s leading technology and media companies in their implementation of consumer privacy protections.

Robert M. Sherman
rsherman@cov.com
202.662.5115

Rob Sherman focuses his practice on privacy and other legal issues faced by clients in the development and distribution of digital media content and services, including the expanding body of legal issues surrounding social media.  He works with clients to develop effective privacy and electronic communications practices and to limit legal liability in the development of new services.  He also has represented some of the world's most prominent technology, media, and other businesses on a range of data privacy, electronic marketing, and other legal issues, including in policy and enforcement matters before the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission and in complex transactions and disputes.  For the past several years, Mr. Sherman has been recognized by Chambers USA as one of the nation’s leading media regulatory lawyers, receiving praise for his “good commercial instincts” and his commitment to client service. 

Lindsey L. Tonsager
ltonsager@cov.com
202.662.5609

Lindsey Tonsager represents clients in rulemaking and adjudicatory proceedings before the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Copyright Royalty Board.  She has advised clients on a broad range of regulatory issues, including online advertising, children's privacy, e-mail marketing, notice and consent requirements, spectrum policy, accessibility, and network management restrictions.

Ms. Tonsager also represents clients in commercial transactions, including the licensing and protection of intellectual property, software development agreements, retransmission consent agreements, and network affiliation contracts.

With respect to her legislative work, Ms. Tonsager assists clients in their efforts to shape federal and state policy in the areas of privacy, communications and media, and copyright law.  Her experience in each of these areas allows her to advise clients on the range of issues that arise as these disciplines increasingly overlap.