Myriah V. Jaworski
Focusing her practice on the intersection of law and technology, Myriah Jaworski advises clients on enterprise-wide data privacy and cybersecurity governance, incident response, data breach and class action defense, and related government investigations. Myriah works with clients to implement new technologies, including AI/ML and automated decision-making tools, to mitigate potential privacy risks and ethical biases and protect client IP and trade secrets.
Education
Recognitions
Named among Rising Stars – Data Privacy and Cybersecurity by Law360 (2022)
Named among Super Lawyers, Civil Litigation by New York Metro (2021)
Named among Rising Stars by Upstate New York Super Lawyers® (2019-2020)
Memberships
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
California State Bar Association
San Diego County Bar Association Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Executive Committee, Chair
National Association of Surety Bond Producers Attorney Advisory Council, Advisor
Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Member
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Member
State Bar Licenses
Court Admissions
Experience*:
- Obtained dismissal of multi-district data breach class action on Article III standing grounds.
- Resolution of identity misappropriation and biometric claims (IRPA/BIPA).
- Defense of cyber-subrogation claims and business interruption claims arising out of data incidents.
- Defended businesses in claims of pixel tracking and surveillance, privacy torts and novel claims relating to cyber-bullying and platform immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
- Obtained favorable monetary and injunctive relief in data misappropriation and theft, wire fraud and related commercial litigation matters.
- Represented app developer in defense of first-of-its-kind cyberbullying and privacy class action arising from alleged online harassment and failure to enforce moderation standards.
- Led litigation against banking institution that facilitated fraudulent wire transfers; represented numerous clients who fell victim to fraudulent electronic fund transfers phishing incidents. Helped client recover money and mitigate damages.
- Defended data broker in identity misappropriation (IRPA) claims relating to client’s website presentation of publicly available information.
- Work with clients to defend biometric privacy act (BIPA) claims arising from fingerprint and retina scans for timekeeping, access controls and other purposes.
- Represented clients in defense of data hostage, Computer Abuse and Fraud Act (CAFA) and cyberstalking claims.
- Led litigation against vendor and managed public relations after client, a large online retailer with international clients, fell victim to malicious code installed on its website resulting in tens of thousands of individuals’ credit card data impacted.
- Secured an injunction against a tech company to prevent them from holding clients servers and data hostage for non-payment of invoices where the invoices were in dispute.
- Defended clients in putative class actions for claims arising out of unwanted communications, including those brought under the TCPA, DNC and state telemarketing laws; obtained dismissal of TCPA class action on motion to dismiss.
- Defended clients in putative class actions for claims arising out of website and mobile apps alleging failure to adhere to ADA website accessibility standards.
*Experience completed prior to joining Clark Hill PLC.