Privacy, CyberSecurity & Media

Vedder's Privacy, CyberSecurity & Media team helps companies manage risk where content, data, and public scrutiny intersect. We guide clients through complex challenges in content creation and dissemination, advertising, data collection, marketing, and digital engagement, including media and privacy litigation, class action defense, prepublication review, policy development, and regulatory compliance.

 Our interdisciplinary team combines deep litigation experience, regulatory knowledge, and practical operational insight. Former journalists on our team bring firsthand newsroom experience, helping clients navigate time-sensitive editorial decisions with confidence. We provide clear, practical guidance to protect reputations, support business objectives, and anticipate risk before it escalates.

When disputes arise, our litigators are known for innovative, aggressive strategies that often result in early dismissals or favorable resolutions. We also work proactively with clients to design policies, conduct training, perform risk assessments, and manage cybersecurity incidents, coordinating with technical, forensic, and communications professionals as needed.

Our Services

• Media and entertainment litigation involving defamation, privacy, intellectual property, right of publicity, and similar common law and statutory claims
• Defense of privacy class actions and individual claims related to data collection, marketing, data sharing, and security incidents
• Compliance counseling for state, federal, and international privacy and cybersecurity laws
• Prepublication review, policy drafting, training, and risk assessments
• Cybersecurity incident response and regulatory engagement