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Roma Patel focuses her practice on a broad range of data privacy and cybersecurity matters. She handles comprehensive responses to cybersecurity incidents, including business email compromises, network intrusions, inadvertent disclosures and ransomware attacks. In response to privacy and cybersecurity incidents, Roma guides clients through initial response, forensic investigation, and regulatory obligations in a manner that balances legal risks and business or organizational needs. Read her full rc.com bio here.

Last week, we explored a recent data breach class action and the litigation risk of such lawsuits. Companies need to be aware of litigation risk not only arising from data breaches, but also from shareholder class actions related to privacy concerns.

On March 5, 2025, a class action securities lawsuit was filed against AppLovin Corporation

Last week, two separate class actions were filed in the federal district court for the Southern District of Texas against DISA Global Solutions (DISA), a third-party employment screening services provider, related to an April 2024 cyber-attack.

DISA provides drug and alcohol testing and background checks for employers. DISA reportedly faced a cyber-attack from February to