From preparing for new AI threats to responding when an incident occurs, navigating the cybersecurity landscape is now an everyday reality for organizations of every size.

Hintze’s award-winning Cybersecurity & Breach Response Group partners with legal, compliance, engineering, and executive leadership to strengthen cyber resilience, guide incident response, and help organizations meet their legal and regulatory obligations before, during, and after a security incident.

Our Capabilities

Incident Response & Breach Management

Hintze leads organizations through every stage of a cybersecurity incident, from investigating and containing the event to assessing legal and contractual obligations, coordinating notifications, and responding to regulatory and media inquiries. Our experience with breaches ranges from domestic and foreign cyberattacks, malicious hacking, phishing, advanced persistent threats, ransomware, email compromise, malware, lost and stolen laptops and other data devices, and bad actors within the company such as employee theft of customer lists and sensitive data.

Cybersecurity Compliance Programs

Helping organizations establish, maintain, and mature cybersecurity and data breach response programs, Hintze develops approaches tailored to each client’s business, technology, and risk profile. The firm’s experience spans organizations ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies across technology, telecommunications, healthcare (HIPAA / FTC’s Health Breach Notice Rule), financial services (GLBA & FCRA) , cloud computing, and mobile industries.

Regulatory Investigations & Enforcement

Hintze represents clients in cybersecurity investigations and inquiries involving the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, international data protection authorities, members of Congress, the SEC, and other government agencies. The firm also advises organizations on regulatory responses involving compromised software and other significant cybersecurity events.

Cybersecurity Strategy

With evolving customer expectations, industry standards, and regulatory requirements shaping cybersecurity practices, Hintze counsels organizations on cybersecurity products, services, and features. The firm also advises clients responding to reports and inquiries from researchers, privacy organizations, and the media regarding cybersecurity practices, security vulnerabilities, and data incidents.

Government & Law Enforcement Matters

Hintze supports clients navigating FBI and other government involvement and investigations involving cybersecurity threats, helping organizations address legal obligations while coordinating with law enforcement and internal stakeholders.

Healthcare & Financial Cybersecurity

Drawing on experience with regulated data environments, Hintze advises clients on cybersecurity and breach response obligations involving healthcare and financial information, including HIPAA and HITECH security assessments, health data breaches, PCI-DSS, GLBA, and other applicable legal frameworks.

Cybersecurity Contracting

Hintze negotiates complex cybersecurity and data protection provisions in commercial agreements, including security addenda, EU and UK Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), and other data protection agreements designed to support clients’ operational and compliance objectives.