Aaron P. Simpson
Partner
Member, Board of Editors, Pratt's Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report
Member, Section of Antitrust Law–Privacy and Information Security Committee, American Bar Association
Member, Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Former Member, Information Technology Law Committee
Aaron advises clients on a broad range of complex privacy, data protection and cybersecurity matters, including international and US federal and state privacy and data security requirements.
As a leader on the firm's privacy team, Aaron's work ranges from advising clients on large-scale cybersecurity incidents to the development of cross-border data transfer solutions, compliance with existing and emerging data protection requirements in Europe, and negotiating data-driven commercial agreements.
Aaron is well known as a top privacy professional and has been recognized by Chambers and Partners, Computerworld and The Legal 500 for his work on behalf of clients. Aaron is the only lawyer listed in both The Legal 500 United Kingdom and The Legal 500 United States guides, providing clients with a broad and unique transatlantic perspective on privacy, data protection and cybersecurity matters. He is a sought-after media resource on privacy issues and has been quoted in such publications as Bloomberg BNA, Businessweek Magazine, Computer Weekly, Corporate Secretary, DataGuidance, Law360, SC Magazine, The Times and TIME Magazine. Aaron regularly speaks before industry groups, legal organizations, government agencies and educational institutions at conferences, seminars, roundtables and webinars. He has written and co-written numerous articles, book chapters and handbooks on privacy and information security issues.