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Paul is a member of the Global Regulatory Enforcement Group, practicing in the areas of data privacy, security, and management. Paul helps our clients comply with legal requirements for the protection of personal data, whether those requirements arise from contract, state, national, or international law. In that vein, Paul counsels clients on how to meet their obligations under, e.g., the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, HIPAA, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its Identity Theft Red Flags regulations, and the dozens of other federal and state privacy law and regulations. Paul has also been actively involved in the successful defense of several dozen putative class actions concerning consumer privacy. Paul is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Paul is a member of the Social and Digital Media Task Force. He co-authored the Data Privacy & Security chapter of the Social Media White Paper entitled "A Legal Guide to the Commercial Risks and Rewards of the Social Media Phenomenon."

Publications

• “Ten Data Security Questions Faced By Every Company,” Privacy & Data Security Law Journal (November 2009), Paul Bond
• “FTC Issues Final Rule About Notifying Consumers About Breaches of Electronic Health Records,” Life Sciences Health Industry Alert (September 2009), Paul Bond, et al.
• “Short Facts About Red Flags Rule Compliance,” Data Security Alert (April 2009), Paul Bond, Carol Loepere, and Jason Spak
• "Class Action Storm Brewing for Builders with Affiliated Finance Companies," RESPA e-Flash, (May 2007), Paul Bond
• "How to Prevent (or Respond to) a Data Security Breach and Identity Theft," Health Law Monitor, Volume XI, No. 1, (April 2007), Paul Bond and Gina Cavalier
• "New Jersey Court: Some Arbitration, Class Action Waivers are Unconscionable," Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy Alert, Vol. II, No. 8 (December 2006), Mark Melodia and Paul Bond
• "The Politics of Privacy," Data Strategy (UK, November 2006), Mark Melodia and Paul Bond
• "Getting Real: The Next Generation of Data Security Litigation,” Mid-Atlantic Executive Legal Advisor, published by American Lawyer Media (Fall 2006), Len Bernstein and Paul Bond
• "The Practical Impact of Mass Actions", Material Matters, Vol. III, No. 2 (May 2005), Mark Melodia and Paul Bond
• "The Comparative Apologetics of Racially Regressive Laws in the Confederate States of America and the South African Republic," 7 Journal of Law and Social Change 29 (2003-04), Paul Bond
• "Making Champerty Work: An Invitation to State Action," 150 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1297 (2002), Paul Bond

Speeches / Presentations

• "Data Security Provisions in Vendor Contracts: Five Cliches to Live By," presented at the CSO Breakfast Club's Seminar on Third Party Vendor Risk Management (May 2010), Paul Bond
• "Effective Motion Practice When Defending Against Consumer Protection Claims," presented at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education's Panel on Consumer Protection Litigation Essentials, (June 2007), Mark Melodia and Paul Bond
• "Responding to Government Requests for Your Customer Information," co-presented at American Conference Institute's 6th National Forum on Privacy and Security of Consumer Information (January 2007), Enger McCartney-Smith (Wachovia Corp.) and Paul Bond
• "Performing a Legal Audit of Your Data Security Protections," presented at American Conference Institute's 3rd National Legal and Operational Forum on Preventing and Responding to Securities Breaches (September 2006), Paul Bond
• "2006 Update on Data Security Litigation," presented at Financial Institutions Committee Meeting, Business Law Section, State Bar of California (September 2006), Thomas Quinlan and Paul Bond
• "Data Security Breach Notification Laws: A Comparison," presented at the Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference (April 2006), Len Bernstein and Paul Bond
• "What A Big Mass: The Past, Present and Future of Mass Actions," presented at the American Conference Institute’s Consumer Finance Litigation and Class Actions program (April 2005), Mark Melodia and Paul Bond

Experience

Legal Education

Undergraduate Education

Professional Admissions / Qualifications

• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court - District of New Jersey

Notable Quotes

• Paul has been quoted in several publications on matters of data privacy, data protection, and social media.  These publications include:   The National Law Journal, BNA's World Data Protection Report, CNet News, Bloomberg Businessweek, E-Commerce Times, Financial Law 360, Inc. Magazine, and The Money Times.