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Amy S. Mushahwar

Partner
Chair, Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity

Washington, D.C.
T: +1 202.753.3825 F: +1 202.753.3838 amushahwar@lowenstein.com
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Amy S. Mushahwar has over 20 years of experience in the technology space, advising clients nationwide on issues concerning data security, cyber risk, privacy, and emerging technologies.

Amy provides counsel on proactive data security practices, data breach incident response, and regulatory compliance.

She has extensive experience in handling security incidents, interacting with federal and state agencies and forensic service providers, overseeing investigations, and designing post-incident remediation plans. In addition to managing breaches, Amy collaborates with emerging companies to enhance their cybersecurity designs from the outset, so that data hygiene is integrated into the corporate culture from the beginning and can become one of a company’s saleable assets. 

Amy advises clients on cyber risk regarding vendors and other business partners, including applicable insurance policies and riders; she helps her clients navigate the entire process of digital transformation, including artificial intelligence, The Dark Web, web scraping, automation, cloud computing, virtualization, virtualized networking, containerized environments, and Big Data. She provides compliance support on applicable security laws, PCI-DSS, and security audit standards such as NIST; as well as privacy laws, such as the CCPA, TCPA, COPPA, GLBA, and FCRA, and state and federal unfair and deceptive trade practices law pertaining to privacy.

Education

  • The Catholic University of America (J.D. 2005)

    The George Washington University (B.A. 2001)

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals
  • The Federal Communications Bar Association: Member 2001 – present
    • 2005-2006 Co-Chair of the National Telecommunications Moot Court Committee
    • 2008-2009 Co-Chair of the Commendations Committee
    • 2009-Present Co-Chair of the Data Privacy Committee
      • InfraGard National Capital Region
      • White Hat Gala, Children’s Hospital Charity Dinner Committee
      • Executive Women’s Forum: Information Security, Risk Management & Privacy, contributor
      • CISO Executive Network, contributor (2009–2014)

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

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