Maida Oringher Lerner

Maida is senior counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C., office and part of the firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy and Government Contracts groups. She advises a broad group of clients in a variety of sectors — including federal contractors, trade associations, and companies in the government contracts, pipeline, transportation, health care, and manufacturing sectors — in the areas of cybersecurity and privacy compliance.

As part of an enterprisewide compliance approach to evolving and complex security risks and standards, Maida helps clients mitigate the risk of cyber incidents through practicing responses to cyber and physical security incident simulations and developing incident response and insider threat plans and programs. She also knows how to work closely with technical consultants on behalf of companies to conduct privileged vulnerability assessments and mitigation plans. Maida regularly advises clients on developing legally compliant and efficient responses to data breaches and internal investigations and coordinates with technical experts after intrusions to conduct privileged forensic investigations. Her homeland security practice has a particular emphasis on critical infrastructure, chemical security, the SAFETY Act, and corporate compliance.

Maida also counsels clients on state data privacy laws. She has helped clients in a broad range of sectors stand up new and assess existing privacy programs, develop privacy policies and procedures, and comply with notification obligations in the event of a data breach.

Maida is active in pro bono matters, with a focus on child custody issues.