Danny E.Riley
Senior Fellow
Litigation
driley@seyfarth.com
Danny supports his Seyfarth team in addressing complex challenges in privacy, security, and data governance, delivering practical solutions that ensure compliance.
More About Danny
Danny works with the eDiscovery and Information Governance group and the Commercial Litigation group at Seyfarth. He assists Seyfarth attorneys as they provide clients with privacy counseling and legal advice on domestic and international privacy and security frameworks. He has assisted with drafting privacy policies, handling regulatory compliance, managing data breach responses, and developing information governance strategies.
When collaborating with his team, Danny works on a wide range of privacy and information governance matters. He supports attorneys by drafting legal memoranda, privacy policies, and data processing agreements tailored to their clients’ specific needs and industries. Danny also assists with privacy litigation, including BIPA and CIPA class actions. By providing legal research, drafting motions, and reviewing client communications for potential regulatory risks, Danny helps his team develop comprehensive, long-term solutions that mitigate risks and ensure compliance with domestic and international privacy frameworks.
During law school, Danny clerked at Seyfarth for 2 ½ years, where he gained significant experience in data privacy and security law, information governance, and litigation. He was also an active member of the moot court honors council and served as a preparedness coach for the Lawyering Skills III course, supporting students in developing their legal writing and advocacy.
When collaborating with his team, Danny works on a wide range of privacy and information governance matters. He supports attorneys by drafting legal memoranda, privacy policies, and data processing agreements tailored to their clients’ specific needs and industries. Danny also assists with privacy litigation, including BIPA and CIPA class actions. By providing legal research, drafting motions, and reviewing client communications for potential regulatory risks, Danny helps his team develop comprehensive, long-term solutions that mitigate risks and ensure compliance with domestic and international privacy frameworks.
During law school, Danny clerked at Seyfarth for 2 ½ years, where he gained significant experience in data privacy and security law, information governance, and litigation. He was also an active member of the moot court honors council and served as a preparedness coach for the Lawyering Skills III course, supporting students in developing their legal writing and advocacy.
- JD, University of Illinois Chicago College of Law
Deans List
Moot Court - BA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Illinois
Related Services
- Co-Author, "Tracking Users’ Web Browsing Activity Does Not Constitute Illegal Wiretapping under Massachusetts Law," Carpe Datum Law Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 25, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Careful Data Governance Is a Must Amid Enforcement Focus," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Careful Data Governance Is A Must Amid Enforcement Focus," Law360 (June 21, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Surprising Plot Twist: The European Data Protection Supervisor Reprimands the European Union for its use of Microsoft 365," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 3, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Texas Joins the Privacy Party," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 20, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Federal Judges Revise Court Rules to Require Certification Regarding the Use of A.I.," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 5, 2023)
- Co-Author, "California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Draft of Proposed Regulations to the CPRA," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 27, 2022)
- Co-Author, "SEC Proposes Mandatory Cybersecurity Disclosures by Public Companies," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 14, 2022)
- Co-Author, "President Biden Signs Bill Mandating Cyber Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Entities," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP ( April 13, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Utah To Become The Fourth State to Pass Privacy Legislation," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 16, 2022)
- Co-Author, "U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Cybersecurity Bill on March 2, 2022," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 10, 2022)
Danny supports his Seyfarth team in addressing complex challenges in privacy, security, and data governance, delivering practical solutions that ensure compliance.
More About Danny
Danny works with the eDiscovery and Information Governance group and the Commercial Litigation group at Seyfarth. He assists Seyfarth attorneys as they provide clients with privacy counseling and legal advice on domestic and international privacy and security frameworks. He has assisted with drafting privacy policies, handling regulatory compliance, managing data breach responses, and developing information governance strategies.
When collaborating with his team, Danny works on a wide range of privacy and information governance matters. He supports attorneys by drafting legal memoranda, privacy policies, and data processing agreements tailored to their clients’ specific needs and industries. Danny also assists with privacy litigation, including BIPA and CIPA class actions. By providing legal research, drafting motions, and reviewing client communications for potential regulatory risks, Danny helps his team develop comprehensive, long-term solutions that mitigate risks and ensure compliance with domestic and international privacy frameworks.
During law school, Danny clerked at Seyfarth for 2 ½ years, where he gained significant experience in data privacy and security law, information governance, and litigation. He was also an active member of the moot court honors council and served as a preparedness coach for the Lawyering Skills III course, supporting students in developing their legal writing and advocacy.
When collaborating with his team, Danny works on a wide range of privacy and information governance matters. He supports attorneys by drafting legal memoranda, privacy policies, and data processing agreements tailored to their clients’ specific needs and industries. Danny also assists with privacy litigation, including BIPA and CIPA class actions. By providing legal research, drafting motions, and reviewing client communications for potential regulatory risks, Danny helps his team develop comprehensive, long-term solutions that mitigate risks and ensure compliance with domestic and international privacy frameworks.
During law school, Danny clerked at Seyfarth for 2 ½ years, where he gained significant experience in data privacy and security law, information governance, and litigation. He was also an active member of the moot court honors council and served as a preparedness coach for the Lawyering Skills III course, supporting students in developing their legal writing and advocacy.
- JD, University of Illinois Chicago College of Law
Deans List
Moot Court - BA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Illinois
Related Services
- Co-Author, "Tracking Users’ Web Browsing Activity Does Not Constitute Illegal Wiretapping under Massachusetts Law," Carpe Datum Law Blog, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 25, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Careful Data Governance Is a Must Amid Enforcement Focus," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 12, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Careful Data Governance Is A Must Amid Enforcement Focus," Law360 (June 21, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Surprising Plot Twist: The European Data Protection Supervisor Reprimands the European Union for its use of Microsoft 365," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 3, 2024)
- Co-Author, "Texas Joins the Privacy Party," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 20, 2023)
- Co-Author, "Federal Judges Revise Court Rules to Require Certification Regarding the Use of A.I.," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 5, 2023)
- Co-Author, "California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Draft of Proposed Regulations to the CPRA," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (June 27, 2022)
- Co-Author, "SEC Proposes Mandatory Cybersecurity Disclosures by Public Companies," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 14, 2022)
- Co-Author, "President Biden Signs Bill Mandating Cyber Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Entities," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP ( April 13, 2022)
- Co-Author, "Utah To Become The Fourth State to Pass Privacy Legislation," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 16, 2022)
- Co-Author, "U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Cybersecurity Bill on March 2, 2022," Carpe Datum Law, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 10, 2022)