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Aaron Charfoos

Aaron Charfoos serves as co-chair of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Group in the firm's Chicago office. He is a Chambers-ranked accomplished cybersecurity, privacy, class action and data protection trial lawyer. Aaron has litigated a variety of privacy and cybersecurity cases including data breach class actions, Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and other pixel and third-party tracking technology cases. Aaron also defends clients in regulatory investigations brought by various U.S. and international regulatory bodies. He has guided his clients through numerous data breaches, including breaches involving tens of millions of impacted individuals. Aaron is particularly skilled in guiding clients through cybersecurity vulnerability disclosures, including the Meltdown and Spectre computer chip vulnerabilities, supply chain interdictions, and various other matters, some of which have involved both congressional and regulatory investigations. · Paul Hastings LLP

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About

Aaron Charfoos is a co-chair of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Group at Paul Hastings LLP in Chicago. He is a Chambers-ranked trial lawyer specializing in cybersecurity, privacy, class actions, and data protection. His experience includes litigating data breach class actions, VPPA, BIPA, CIPA, and other tracking technology cases, as well as defending clients in US and international regulatory investigations. He has guided clients through major data breaches and cybersecurity vulnerability disclosures such as Meltdown and Spectre, supply chain interdictions, and other matters involving congressional and regulatory investigations.

Practice areas

Data PrivacyCybersecurityData ProtectionClass ActionTrial LawPrivacy LitigationBiometric Information Privacy ActVideo Privacy Protection ActCalifornia Invasion of Privacy ActRegulatory DefenseCybersecurity Vulnerability Disclosure

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Expertise

Data Breach Class ActionsVideo Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) LitigationIllinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) LitigationCalifornia Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) LitigationPixel and Third-Party Tracking Technology LitigationRegulatory InvestigationsCybersecurity Vulnerability DisclosuresSupply Chain Interdictions