“It has been fun to work with my colleagues as we all learn this area of the law.”

DAVID CARPENTER Ɠ Alston & Bird In uences and mentors? Colorado Rockies and then for the  38 With data and privacy litigation being Atlanta Braves. If I weren’t a lawyer, I’d  Atlanta relatively cutting edge, it has been fun imagine I would have continued down to work with my colleagues as we all that path and would still be in a major  Partner really learn this area of the law. My league front o ce. partners Kristy Brown, Cari Dawson What do you do? and Donald Houser have been big What’s everyone talking about? I am a member of Alston & Bird’s in uences through this process as we In data-breach litigation and in TCPA litigation and trial practice team, all have grown together in the data and litigation, parties are still wrestling which unsurprisingly makes me a data privacy area. over core issues like standing, duty, and and privacy litigator. Usually I come guidance from the relevant govern- in on the back end, defending data Advice for young lawyers? mental authorities. The results of these breach and TCPA class actions, among My advice is to learn how to be as good ghts will shape litigation in this other data and privacy matters, but I a lawyer as you can be. There is no one area going forward and are, therefore, also counsel clients on speci c issues particular skill that is going to make front of mind for all data and privacy related to the same. a young attorney a better data and litigators. privacy lawyer than another. But being Career highlights? a good writer and being able to think What do you do to relax? I have been fortunate to defend some quickly and creatively are key assets I have three children under the age of of the biggest data-breach cases in to anyone looking to be a successful six, so I like to spend as much time as I the country, working hand-in-hand litigator. can with them (though it is not always with our technology and privacy team, relaxing). I also enjoy playing golf and which is often on the ground with If you hadn’t been a lawyer... am trying to get them to pick up the the client at the time the breach is Prior to going to law school, I worked sport and join me on the course. discovered. in Major League Baseball, rst for the

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