R. David Lane Jr.

David is a shareholder in the firm’s Professional Liability Department where he focuses his practice on privacy and data security, intellectual property and technology litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation and consumer financial services litigation. 
 
David represents clients through all stages of data breach response, including investigations, compliance with data breach notification laws and regulatory investigations. He advises clients on legal compliance with state, federal, and international privacy and data security laws. David has been accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as a certified information privacy professional (CIPP/US). In addition, David has significant experience in consumer financial services litigation defending clients in claims brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act, as well as representing clients in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation claims.  
 
David practiced in the firm’s Manhattan office for 12 years. He has extensive experience litigating in the Connecticut and New York state and federal courts, and in the Florida state courts.