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08/20/20 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Listed in the Best Lawyers in America® 2021 Milwaukee — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 158 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021. The following Quarles & Brady attorneys were... More

03/05/20 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named Among Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona for 2020 Phoenix, — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that partners Heather Buchta and Bradley Vynalek have been named Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona. They are featured in the March/April issue of Az Business Magazine and... More

02/28/20 – Media Mention Heather Buchta featured in “California AG seeks federal data privacy legislation modeled on CCPA” Below is an excerpt: If Congress were to move forward by following the California AG’s proposal, “any federal law would not be worth the paper it was printed on and would be rendered meaningless,” explained Heather Buchta, a partner at the... More Compliance Week Magazine

11/19/19 – Media Mention Heather Buchta featured in “10 things you need to know about CCPA compliance” Below is an excerpt: To some degree, California’s statute “represents a shift in perspective” for data", observes Heather Buchta, a partner at the law firm Quarles & Brady. "Courtesy of California’s state legislature, we as a society are evolving from looking... More Compliance Week Magazine

08/15/19 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2020 Milwaukee — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 161 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020. The following Quarles & Brady attorneys distinguished... More

08/15/18 Quarles & Brady Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019 MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 169 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019. The following Quarles & Brady attorneys... More

04/02/18 – Video Heather Buchta featured in “Facebook Privacy Concerns – What Your Status Update Says About You” More

08/02/17 Mounting Risks Abound in Data Privacy, Security Ask a room full of pharmacy attorneys and executives to raise their hands if they’re concerned about data privacy and security, and you’ll likely get a nearly unanimous response: they are. And that’s exactly what happened at Quarles & Brady’s... More

04/11/16 Quarles & Brady Arizona Attorneys Selected as 2016 Southwest Super Lawyers PHOENIX, Ariz. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 19 of its attorneys have been named by Southwest Super Lawyers® magazine as among the top attorneys in Arizona for 2016. Additionally, 15 attorneys were... More

03/01/16 – Media Mention Heather L. Buchta, Joel E. Tragesser, and Hillary J. Wucherer quoted in article “Restricted: Coming to a Jurisdiction Near You” Below is an excerpt:Hilary Wucherer, partner at Quarles & Brady, comments: “With the internet, the ease of digital distribution necessarily comes with it risks for content owners that they will need to continue to try and mitigate. That said, copyright... More IPPro the Internet

08/17/15 – Media Mention Heather L. Buchta quoted in article “Cybersecurity Concerns Creep Into M&A Transactions” Below is an excerpt:Another point to consider is that cloud computing platforms are often an attractive data storage and maintenance option for companies, especially for small and medium-sized companies looking to cut information technology costs, attorneys say, but contracts and... More Law360

05/15/15 – Media Mention Heather L. Buchta quoted in article “Not If, But When” Below is an excerpt:Heather Buchta, partner at Quarles & Brady says business leaders need to engage in some internal due diligence and ask themselves these questions: What internal policies are in place to protect data?Is there a policy against removing... More AZ Business Magazine

04/10/15 Quarles & Brady Arizona Attorneys Selected as 2015 Southwest Super Lawyers PHOENIX, AZ — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that 22 of its attorneys have been named by Southwest Super Lawyers magazine as among the top attorneys in Arizona for 2015. Additionally, 16 attorneys were... More

02/23/15 – Media Mention Heather L. Buchta featured in article “SMBs Unclear on Data Breach Notification Laws” Following is an excerpt: Heather Buchta, partner at legal firm Quarles & Brady and an expert in e-commerce, software and technology law, says that although state laws vary, they do share common features. When defining PII, the statutes “almost always” include... More IT Business Edge

02/18/15 – Media Mention Heather L. Buchta quoted in article “SMB Awareness of Breach Notification Laws” Following is an excerpt:Failing to abide by a state’s data breach law can result in financial penalties, which, says Buchta, also vary: In Florida, for instance, these can start at $1,000 each day for the first 30 days, maxing out... More Software Advice

01/07/15 Partner Heather Buchta Earns CIPP/US Certification PHOENIX, AZ — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Phoenix partner Heather L. Buchta has earned the Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).Heather is a... More

12/15/14 – Media Mention Heather Buchta featured in article “Every Day Requires A New Solution For A Phoenix Tech Security Professional” Following is an excerpt: Data security and collection is one of the most important issues facing consumers and companies today. To have a good reputation you must have the security of your customer’s data well in hand. Heather Buchta of Quarles... More

10/28/14 Quarles & Brady Launches Safe & Sound, a Privacy and Security Blog MILWAUKEE, WI — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that the firm’s Data Privacy & Security Team has launched Safe & Sound, a blog that provides a practical, business-focused discussion of the legal issues relating... More

04/11/14 Twenty-Two Quarles & Brady Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2014 Southwest Super Lawyers® PHOENIX, ARIZ. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that twenty-two of its attorneys have been named by Southwest Super Lawyers® magazine as among the top five percent of attorneys in Arizona for 2014. Susan G.... More

04/12/13 Twenty-Two Quarles & Brady Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2013 Southwest Super Lawyers® Ten Attorneys Also Named 2013 Southwest Rising Stars PHOENIX, ARIZ. - The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that twenty-two of its attorneys have been named by Southwest Super Lawyers®magazine as among the top five percent of attorneys... More

04/13/12 Twenty-One Quarles & Brady Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2012 Southwest Super Lawyers® Thirteen Attorneys Also Named 2012 Southwest Rising Stars PHOENIX, ARIZ. - The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced twenty-one of its attorneys have been named by Southwest Super Lawyers® magazine as among the top five percent of attorneys... More

10/01/10 – Media Mention Heather L. Buchta quoted in article “Navigating Social Media Minefields” Counsel to Counsel E-Magazine