Steven Puiszis Featured in Article Discussing the Growing Importance of Law Firm CPOs and Data Security Officers

August 1, 2017

Steven Puiszis – a Chicago-based partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP who serves as the firm's General Counsel, Privacy, Security and Compliance – was featured in a Law360 article titled "Having a Chief Privacy Officer Reassures Your Firm's Clients." The article describes how clients increasingly recognize law firms as "threat vectors" for cyber attackers seeking access to their personal data, and – in response – are demanding a greater degree of information privacy and security assurances. With this demand, many firms are finding that having a lawyer as chief privacy officer is "good for risk management and also good for their brand."

Read the full article "Having a Chief Privacy Officer Reassure Your Firm's Clients" on the Law360 website (subscription required)

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a U.S. based law firm with offices nationwide. The firm's national reputation spans the insurance industry, the financial services sector, and other highly regulated industries. Hinshaw also serves as counsel to the professional services sector, and provides business advisory and transactional services to clients of all sizes.