Overview
Erin Hoyle advises clients on data privacy and cybersecurity matters, including data breach and similar cyber incident preparation and response, related attorney general investigations, and further action stemming from those incidents.
In addition to Erin’s privacy and cybersecurity practice, she represents companies and individuals in government and criminal investigations and conducts internal investigations. Her experience in this area includes government contracting fraud, cybercrime, trade secret misappropriation, theft of government property, health care, bribery of public officials, securities, public company accounting, and compliance with professional standards of conduct. The internal investigations have been prompted by government enforcement proceedings, as well as company-initiated investigations based on suspected wrongdoing by employees, competitors, and other third parties.
Erin also defends companies, executives, and employees in False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam/whistleblower actions, FCA investigations, and advises on whistleblower complaints. These matters include federal anti-kickback and Stark Law violations, as well as employer retaliation claims. She further counsels companies on how to best avoid and detect potential FCA violations, and how to most effectively respond when nonetheless faced with such allegations.
Before joining the firm, Erin worked in academic fundraising, preparing state universities for national fundraising campaigns. She now advises educational institutions on an array of sensitive matters, including employment issues, records retention, student safety, administrative best practices, and compliance.