Scott Lashway is the managing partner of Manatt’s Boston office and co-leader of Manatt’s privacy and cybersecurity practice group. He has established himself as one of the nation’s leading cybersecurity and data privacy advisors as well as a go-to counsel for significant disputes and investigations.

Focusing much of his practice on the intersections of law, corporate data and technology, Scott is well known for advising clients to anticipate and manage data governance, privacy and security risks across a variety of industries by deftly guiding them through proactive advisory work, incident response and breach investigations, litigation, and government investigations and enforcement actions. His work on cybersecurity and privacy matters dates back two decades and includes a wide variety of matters, including data and intellectual property (IP) misappropriation; unauthorized access, acquisition and misuse; hacking; and technology disruptions.