Arnold & Porter announced today that Jami Mills Vibbert has joined the firm as a partner, resident in the New York office.  Ms. Vibbert brings vast experience in navigating clients’ global data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity concerns across a number of industries, with a particular focus on life sciences, healthcare and financial services.  Ms. Vibbert joins the firm from Venable LLP in New York.

In announcing the expansion of the Firm’s privacy capabilities, Richard M. Alexander, Chairman of Arnold & Porter, said: “Jami is a well known industry expert who will enhance our ability to advise our clients on issues surrounding the protection of valuable data assets in a complex and rapidly changing regulatory environment.  She brings to the Firm substantial experience in advising on business strategies to comply with the complex privacy and data security landscape, responding to data security incidents, representing clients in connection with regulatory investigations, and litigating contentious disputes.”

Ms. Vibbert counsels clients on compliance with the ever-growing number of data protection, privacy, and data security requirements and creation of global data strategies and programs designed to align with these requirements.  She assists in program and policy creation, risk assessments under HIPAA and other data security laws, data risk management, negotiating privacy and data security provisions with customers and third parties, privacy and data security due diligence, breach response, and privacy and data security-focused investigations and litigation.  She also is experienced in helping clients develop digital health and telehealth solutions to augment consumer engagement and in creating business strategies to comply with myriad complex privacy and data security regulations.

In joining Arnold & Porter, Ms. Vibbert commented: “I am honored to join Arnold & Porter’s privacy and data security team, and believe that the firm’s platform — including its premier Life Sciences and Financial Services practices — will allow me to provide a comprehensive offering to clients.”

Ms. Vibbert earned her JD from Tulane University School of Law, magna cum laude, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif.  She received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania.