CHICAGO – June 5, 2023 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is expanding its Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice in the Chicago office with the addition of Reena R. Bajowala as shareholder. Bajowala joins from Ice Miller, where she was a partner and chair of the Data Security & Privacy practice.
Bajowala has deep experience with data security, information technology, and privacy law issues from both a counselling and litigation perspective. She investigates data breaches, including in business email compromise, ransomware, or wire transfer fraud scenarios. Bajowala conducts risk assessments, develops privacy and information security compliance programs, and plans for potential data security incidents. In addition, she helps evaluate legal risks relating to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, connected devices, and drones.
Bajowala also has extensive litigation and trial experience. She represents buyers and providers of IT services facing issues ranging from billing and performance disputes to copyright and licensing disputes.
“We are always looking to strategically and intentionally grow our team to add to our bench in this space,” said Jena M. Valdetero, Chicago shareholder and co-chair of the firm’s U.S. Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. “With an increased regulatory focus, new privacy laws, and emerging tech issues like artificial intelligence (AI) and new data privacy challenges, clients need nimble, sophisticated legal counsel now more than ever. Reena brings the knowledge and experience needed to help our clients navigate these changes.”
Bajowala is on the steering committee of the Cyber Fraud Task Force and was selected as a 2021-2023 Business Law Fellow in the Cybersecurity Subcommittee for the American Bar Association.
“I am looking forward to joining a dynamic team of professionals across a complex space like cybersecurity and data privacy,” Bajowala said. “Greenberg Traurig’s global platform is supportive of my clients’ global efforts to manage cybersecurity and data privacy risks in an ever-evolving landscape. New technology like generative AI is changing the dynamic of how companies do business. New legislation is arising worldwide. Having a robust, reliable team around you to collaborate with and support your efforts is exciting.”
Bajowala received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School and her B.A. from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Chicago Office: Greenberg Traurig’s Chicago office strives to be as dynamic and diverse as the city it calls home. Since its inception in 1999, it has grown from three attorneys to nearly 200 today. Attorneys in Greenberg Traurig’s Chicago office represent a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to innovative start-ups, and practice in nearly every major practice area and industry. Offering local knowledge and broad experience, Greenberg Traurig’s Chicago lawyers work with their colleagues in Greenberg Traurig’s other offices in the United States and abroad to help clients achieve their objectives locally, nationally, and globally.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice is composed of a multidisciplinary group of attorneys and professionals located throughout the world. GT’s team of dedicated data protection attorneys have experience working hand in hand with organizations of all sizes to develop practical strategies and provide strategic advice on virtually all aspects of data protection including GDPR, CCPA, VCDPA, CPA, CTDPA, UCPA and other compliance issues; data use, transfer and licensing issues; data breaches and regulatory investigations; and defending against privacy-related class actions.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 250. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.