Eric Packel focuses his practice on privacy, data security and technology issues. Eric has significant experience counseling corporations, healthcare providers and other entities on compliance with data breach notification laws, as well as assisting with data incidents. He has worked with the Cyber Crime division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Secret Service, local law enforcement and prominent forensics experts in data incident investigations, and often counsels clients on appropriate strategies to respond to regulatory investigations following breach incidents. Eric has also assisted clients in establishing written information security programs and crafting identity theft prevention programs pursuant to the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flag Rules. Leveraging his computer knowledge from his background as an information technology professional and as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Eric understands and assists clients in the various unique technical issues that arise related to privacy and data security incidents and subsequent forensic investigations.