Maryam Meseha
Partner | Corporate
Co-Chair, Privacy and Data Security
maryam.meseha@pierferd.com
+1.201.240.7531 cell
+1.973.419.7819 office
Princeton | New York | Charlotte
About
Maryam has extensive experience handling a wide range of litigation matters in varying industries from inception to resolution. She focuses her practice in the areas of Cyber Security & Data Protection and Crisis & Risk Management. She was the Co-Chair of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice group, as well as the Co-Chair of the Crisis & Risk Management practice group at a regional law firm.
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Specifically, Maryam counsels clients on their data privacy obligations under a wide range of regulatory schemes. She helps small, midsize and large companies in assorted industries to develop internal data privacy management systems which take their business needs and legal obligations into consideration.
Maryam has significant experience acting as data breach counsel to companies in multiple verticals including professional services, retail, hospitality, financial institutions, technology and healthcare. She leads breach response investigations including working with his clients’ internal IT and digital forensics to provide legal advice on the nature of the occurrence, scope of data exfiltration, obligations to notify impacted consumers and/or state and federal government regulators as well as under their contractual obligations.
Maryam acts as outside general counsel for small and midsize companies where she advises on numerous internal issues including corporate, employment and litigation matters.
Practices
Appellate
Civil Pretrial and Trial Services
Commercial Litigation
Construction and Design Professional
Cyber-Risk, Privacy, and Data Security
Employment and Labor
Environmental, Health, and Safety
Government and Government Affairs
Intellectual Property Litigation
Litigation and Risk Management
Political Law and Litigation
Privacy and Data Security
Private Client Services
Professional and Management Liability
Products Liability Litigation and Counseling
TCPA Defense
Technology
White Collar Defense & Investigations
Admissions
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
United States District Court – District of New Jersey
United States District Court – Southern District of New York
United States District Court – Eastern District of New York
Education
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, J.D., 2011
Seton Hall University, B.S. Diplomacy and International Relations, 2008
IAPP CIPP/US Certification (2022)
Recognition
Included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation
Experience
FisherBroyles, LLP
Sedgwick LLP
Presentations and Teaching Experience
Cybersecurity Strategies for Small and Midsize Businesses, CIANJ (2022)
Publications
Client Alert: Washington’s My Health My Data Act Goes Into Effect, April 3, 2024
What’s the Harm? Establishing Standing in Cybersecurity Class Actions, New Jersey Law Journal (2022)