Brandon C. Ge is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where he is a member of the firm’s Privacy & Cybersecurity and Health Care groups.
Brandon advises clients on a wide range of privacy and cybersecurity laws, regulations, and standards. His practice has a particular focus on advising clients – from start-up digital health companies to large health plans – on all aspects of compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Brandon regularly assists clients with responding to security incidents and has successfully represented clients in Office for Civil Rights investigations.
In addition, Brandon counsels clients on a variety of other privacy and cybersecurity issues, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and 42 CFR Part 2. Brandon has extensive experience conducting technical security evaluations of both clients and their prospective vendors. He also frequently works with companies across a variety of industries to incorporate privacy and security by design based on guidance from the FTC, state attorneys general, and NIST.
Brandon received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland and his law degree from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as an articles editor of the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review. Prior to law school, Brandon worked at a biotechnology company and volunteered at the emergency department of a not-for-profit hospital in Maryland.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, Maryland
Publications
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"9th Circ.'s Expansive Standard For Standing In Breach Case," Law360
(April 6, 2018).
Authors: Nathanial J. Wood, and Brandon C. Ge.
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"Political Data Firm Improperly Accessed Facebook Users’ Data," Crowell & Moring's Data Law Insights
(March 27, 2018).
Authors: Jeffrey L. Poston, Peter B. Miller and Brandon C. Ge.
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"PayPal Settles FTC Claims Regarding Venmo’s Disclosure, Privacy, and Security Practices," Crowell & Moring's Data Law Insights
(March 2, 2018).
Authors: Peter B. Miller and Brandon C. Ge.
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"Task Force Reports Hopes To Galvanize Cybersecurity Efforts In The Health Care Industry," Westlaw
(July 25, 2017).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, and Brandon C. Ge
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"New Texas Law Explicitly Allows Driverless Cars," Crowell & Moring's Data Law Insights
(June 28, 2017).
Authors: Jeffrey L. Poston and Brandon C. Ge.
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"Judge Approves Neiman Marcus Data Breach Settlement," Crowell & Moring's Data Law Insights
(June 27, 2017).
Authors: Jeffrey L. Poston and Brandon C. Ge.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Ninth Circuit Revives Data Breach Class Action, Finds Risk of Identity Theft Without Actual Harm Sufficient to Establish Standing,"
Privacy Law Alert
(March 12, 2018).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Poston, Nathanial J. Wood, Brandon C. Ge
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"Task Force Report Hopes to Galvanize Cybersecurity Efforts in the Health Care Industry,"
Privacy Law Alert
(June 28, 2017).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Brandon C. Ge
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"Summary of the PRC Cybersecurity Law,"
Privacy Law Alert
(May 31, 2017).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Poston, Paul M. Rosen, Evan D. Wolff, Brandon C. Ge
In the News
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Task Force Report Hopes To Galvanize Cybersecurity Efforts In The Health Care Industry
— Westlaw