Former US FTC Senior Staff Lawyer Ellen Finn Joins Hunton & Williams' Privacy Practice in London.LONDON -- Hunton & Williams is pleased to announce the arrival of Ellen R. Finn as a lawyer in the London office. Finn is an important addition to the firm's privacy and information management practice. Finn joins the firm after having served as senior staff lawyer with the US Federal Trade Commission for the past five years. She had key responsibilities at the FTC FTC See Federal Trade Commission (FTC). in rulemaking on the disposal of consumer information and records, investigations of potential violations of privacy rules, and monitoring emerging privacy and security issues to educate the public and encourage industry self-regulation. "We are honored to have someone of Ellen's calibre calibre see caliber. join our firm," said Lisa J. Sotto, head of the firm's Privacy and Information Management practice. "Her experience strengthens our already formidable practice group. Ellen will help us continue to furnish cutting-edge advice to our clients in the swiftly evolving privacy area." Finn will also work with the firm's Center for Information Policy Leadership--a multidisciplinary team of lawyers and analysts who provide thoughtful leadership for companies, consumer leaders and policymakers on all aspects of information policy, security and privacy. The Center sponsors focused industry discussion groups on various information policy topics and facilitates dialogue groups that bring industry thought leaders, consumer advocates, technical experts and policymakers together to discuss information policy topics of interest to the public. Finn will provide valuable and timely insights as the Center expands its Information Security initiatives. Based in London, Finn will also contribute to the firm's privacy and data protection practice in the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community . She brings a unique perspective to advising clients on how EU laws vary from, and potentially conflict with, corresponding laws and regulations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . About Hunton & Williams LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol Hunton & Williams has more than 850 attorneys in 16 offices serving clients in over 100 countries around the world. The London office was established in 1999 and comprises both US lawyers and UK qualified solicitors and plays a leading role in the firm's global financing practice. Over the past year, the firm has added 73 lateral lawyers across its offices, enhancing the depth and breadth of a number of practices, including privacy, antitrust Antitrust The antitrust laws apply to virtually all industries and to every level of business, including manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and marketing. They prohibit a variety of practices that restrain trade. and competition, complex litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , insurance coverage litigation, global capital markets, project finance, environmental, government relations and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . |
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