Blank Rome is pleased to share that Philip N. Yannella, partner and co-chair of the firm’s Privacy, Security, & Data Protection practice, authored Cyber Litigation: Data Breach, Data Privacy & Digital Rights, 2025 edition, published by Thomson Reuters.
The book examines all aspects of cyber litigation, one of the fastest-growing areas of civil litigation in the United States. The book covers a variety of topics, including:
- Article III standing for privacy violations and the meaning of “reasonable” data security;
- Case law across the United States that is shaping the contours of data breach, wiretap, drivers’ information, online tracking, biometric, and video privacy litigation;
- Emerging areas of digital rights litigation, such as website accessibility and web scraping litigation;
- European Union (“EU”) and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) enforcement decisions concerning data security and civil litigation under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation; and
- Key issues in cyber litigation, emerging privacy and data security causes of actions, trends in circuit court rulings, applicable defenses, and practice pointers.
To learn more or purchase a copy, please visit Thomson Reuters Legal.
Phil has counseled and represented clients in a wide array of privacy and data security litigations including lawsuits filed under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), Defense of Trade Secrets Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Stored Communications Act, Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), and Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act, as well as state wiretap and data breach class actions and website accessibility claims. He has extensive experience coaching clients through data breaches. In addition, Phil regularly advises clients on compliance with federal, state, and international data protection laws.
