Hilary Bonaccorsi

Hilary Bonaccorsi focuses her practice on advising clients across industries on the intersecting patchwork of global laws that govern privacy and data security.

Ms. Bonaccorsi has extensive experience assisting clients in the asset management industry. She advises U.S. registered investment advisers on their obligations under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the SEC’s privacy and information security regulations, and provides strategic advice to asset managers regarding how to evaluate their obligations under state and federal law. She also works closely with clients to develop compliance programs related to the development and purchasing of alternative data sets and the risks related to web scraping.

Ms. Bonaccorsi counsels clients across sectors on their obligations under the California Consumer Privacy Act, FTC and state consumer privacy laws, the EU General Data Protection Regulation and CAN-SPAM. She is well-versed in complex privacy issues arising in the ad-tech and fin-tech industries and has worked hand-in-hand with clients to develop and implement comprehensive global privacy programs. She works with Dechert’s global data privacy practice to deliver time-sensitive advice to clients regarding how to comply with breach notification laws in the wake of data breaches. Ms. Bonaccorsi also conducts privacy due diligence in connection with commercial transactions.

Ms. Bonaccorsi publishes and speaks regularly on topics related to privacy and data security. She has been named a "Rising Star" by The Legal 500 US for Cyber Law for three consecutive years. She also maintains an active pro bono practice, which has focused on voting rights, election protection and representing families seeking emergency determinations from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding their eligibility to remain in the U.S. and apply for asylum. Ms. Bonaccorsi is a member of Dechert’s Global Women’s Initiative.

Prior to joining Dechert, Ms. Bonaccorsi served as a federal judicial intern to the Honorable Joseph N. Laplante, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Ms. Bonaccorsi is admitted in Massachusetts only; she is not admitted in North Carolina.