David G. Ries, Esq

Of Counsel

Clark Hill

David G. Ries is of counsel with Clark Hill and practices in the areas of technology, data protection and environmental law and litigation. For over 25 years, he has increasingly focused on cybersecurity, privacy, and information governance. He has recently addressed in his practice such current issues as cybersecurity and privacy programs and policies, contracting for privacy and security, response to security incidents and data breaches, digital and environmental forensics, admissibility of expert opinions, e-discovery, and defense of enforcement actions.

He is a co-author of Locked Down: Practical Information Security for Lawyers, Second Edition and Encryption Made Simple for Lawyers, the editor of eDiscovery, Fourth Edition and a contributing author to Information Security and Privacy: A Legal, Business and Technical Handbook, Second Edition. He is a member of the American Bar Association’s Cybersecurity Legal Task Force.