Eckert Seamans Strengthens Cybersecurity, Data Protection, & Privacy Practice with Addition of Senior Attorney Elizabeth Wilson
January 24, 2023
National law firm Eckert Seamans has added Elizabeth Wilson as a Senior Attorney in the firm’s Cybersecurity, Data Protection, & Privacy practice. Wilson joins Eckert Seamans’ Philadelphia office, having most recently served as Vice President, General Counsel, Legal Tech & Data Protection – Americas Head at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.
Wilson has extensive experience advising on data privacy and banking secrecy laws affecting financial institutions in North America, South America, and the Caribbean. She also has experience identifying legally compliant and practical solutions on data and privacy matters surrounding new business ventures, regulatory and investigations requests, HR data inquiries, storage of personal information on cloud platforms, and utilization of AI, among other matters. In addition, Wilson advises on data privacy policies, processes, and training materials, as well as develops data privacy contract language and client agreements.
Prior to joining Credit Suisse Securities, Wilson held the role of Global Data Protection Officer, Compliance Officer, and Senior Inside Counsel at Clinipace, Inc. (now Caidya). She earned her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law; her L.L.M. from Duke University School of Law; and her B.S. from Lafayette College.
“We are excited to welcome Elizabeth to Eckert Seamans,” said Marc Stein, Member-In-Charge of Eckert Seamans’ Philadelphia office. “Her extensive data privacy knowledge will be a valuable resource for the Cybersecurity, Data Protection, & Privacy practice group, as well as for clients served by a number of other practice groups at the firm.”