New York, NY – June 20, 2019 – Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce the launch of its Cyber Security & Data Privacy Practice, led by New York-based partner, Richard R. Volack.

“P&A has long recognized the unique set of cyber security threats faced by participants in the construction industry and across the global infrastructure environment, as well as the role these challenges play in our clients’ overall risk and compliance profiles”, said Steven M. Charney, Chairman of P&A. “With the launch of our Construction & Infrastructure-focused Cyber Security & Data Privacy practice, our attorneys will continue to pursue P&A’s primary goals – to reduce and manage the impact and frequency of attacks for our clients, and to guide these efforts for the broader construction industry.”

“We proactively work with our contractor clients to put in place policies, procedures, training programs and comprehensive insurance recommendations, in order to help them better prepare for, and manage, a cyber security attack”, said Richard Volack, Chair of P&A’s Cyber Security & Data Privacy Practice. “Through our deep understanding of the construction industry and related technologies, we have developed an array of in-depth services aimed at mitigating cyber risk and exposure, with the purpose of securing and protecting our clients’ digital and physical assets, and proprietary information.”

P&A works with clients to swiftly create pre-event compliance and post-event procedural policies, provide training, and create incident response plans. When cyber security events occur, P&A attorneys engage in incident investigations, and, when necessary, litigation that may follow significant breaches and other events.

P&A’s Cyber Security & Data Privacy Practice provides comprehensive legal, educational and communications services, such as:

— Policies & Procedures – Development, Implementation and Training
— Breach Coaching and Crisis Advisory Services
— Regulatory Response
— Contracts/Federal Government Contracts
— Litigation
— Securities Litigation and Class Actions

About Peckar & Abramson, P.C.

Peckar & Abramson, P.C. maintains offices in New York City, New Jersey, Washington D.C., Miami, Chicago, Oakland, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston and Dallas, and has affiliations with global firms in Latin America (through its founding membership in CONSTRULEGAL), London, China and India.  In addition to its core construction practice, the firm has affiliated practice groups who counsel contractors on labor and employment matters, corporate and regulatory compliance issues including D/M/WBE compliance and general corporate and real estate matters. For more info, visit www.pecklaw.com.