The Professional Sector Network, after a rigorous process of individual interviews and panel review, has named Vedder Price its Data Privacy Law Firm of the Year for 2014. This recognition comes to Vedder Price and the firm’s Data Privacy and Information Management practice group at a critical time in the development of these issues in industry, academia and the courts. The firm is pleased and gratified by this announcement.

Vedder Price is a thriving general-practice law firm with a proud tradition of maintaining long-term relationships with our clients, many of whom have been with us since our founding in 1952. With approximately 300 attorneys and growing, we serve clients of all sizes and in virtually all industries from our offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Our Vedder Price team has the experience to help clients comply with the various laws and standards governing the collection, use, sharing and protection of personal data. We provide a full spectrum of services — from data breach response, internal investigations and litigation to policy development and industry-specific compliance and regulatory counseling. Our interdisciplinary approach focuses on all aspects of information management, including privacy, data protection and information security, to help prevent data breaches. We have also assembled a rapid-response capability to assist our clients in responding to the legal, operational and reputational risks associated with a data breach.