The American Bar Association has appointed Partner Kirk Nahra to its Cybersecurity Legal Task Force for a one-year term commencing on August 6.

Kirk Nahra has been a leading authority on privacy and cybersecurity matters for more than two decades. He co-chairs WilmerHale’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice as well as the Artificial Intelligence Practice.

The Cybersecurity Legal Task Force serves as a clearinghouse regarding cybersecurity activities, policy proposals, advocacy, publications and resources. The Task Force consists of members from twenty-nine different ABA sections who represent their entity with an interest in cybersecurity issues. Nahra was appointed on behalf of the ABA Health Law section.

As part of the task force Nahra will contribute to the collaboration among constituent ABA entities and with relevant public agencies and private organizations, the study and analysis of executive and legislative branch cybersecurity proposals and identify cyber-related issues for appropriate action by the ABA, among other duties.

At WilmerHale, Nahra counsels clients across industries, from Fortune 500 companies to startups, on implementing the requirements of privacy and data security laws across the country and internationally, and he advocates for clients experiencing privacy and security breaches. He also represents clients in contract and transactional matters, enforcement actions, litigation and investigations related to a wide range of issues before a myriad of state and federal privacy and security regulators.

In recognition of his professional work in these areas, he was named the winner of the 2021 Vanguard Award from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)—one of the most prestigious in the privacy field—which recognizes one IAPP member each year who demonstrates exceptional leadership, knowledge and creativity in privacy and data protection.