Apple's Jane Horvath returns home to Gibson Dunn as a Partner at Washington D.C. Office

Apple's Jane Horvath returns home to Gibson Dunn as a Partner at Washington D.C. Office

Jane Horvath, Apple Inc.'s Chief Privacy Officer, has joined the law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a partner in their Washington, D.C. office.

She will also serve as Co-Chair of the Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation Practice Group along with Ahmed Baladi in Paris, Ashlie Beringer in Palo Alto and Alexander Southwell in New York.

According to Ashlie Beringer, Co-Chair of the firm's Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Innovation Practice Group, Horvath led as the Chief Privacy Officer at Apple in the company's regulatory, policy and product strategy on all privacy and cybersecurity-related legal matters.

"She is an industry powerhouse with deep relationships with global regulators and policymakers. Her experience and relationships are second to none, and she will further cement Gibson Dunn's position as the market-leading platform for privacy, cybersecurity, data innovation and technology counsel," Beringer said.

Greta Williams, Co-Partner in Charge of the D.C. office, termed Horvath as a recognised "thought leader" with incredible strategic and technical depth, global policy and regulatory relationships, and hands-on practical experience building privacy, cybersecurity, and data solutions on a global scale and at the very edge of innovation.

"She adds extraordinary technical expertise to our D.C. and global platform, and her decision to join our team reflects that our firm is the premier destination practice for clients at the forefront of next generation technologies," Williams said.

Jane Horvath has said it felt like a homecoming to her as she had joined the legal profession as an associate in Gibson Dunn's D.C. office and has had the pleasure of working with the Gibson Dunn team throughout her career.

"This is an exciting time for anyone who has a passion for both technology and the law, and as I look to begin the next phase of my career, I look forward to working alongside my Gibson Dunn colleagues to help clients develop and implement critical business strategies at scale," Horvath said.

Horvath, who worked with Apple Inc. for 11 years between 2011 and 2022, will focus her practice on advising companies on privacy, cybersecurity, and data strategies, especially those at the forefront of new regulations. She will also guide clients on advocacy and strategy with global regulators and policymakers on these issues.

She will serve as a privacy and security advisor for a company, providing guidance on various aspects such as privacy and data architecture, encryption, offensive security, data location, and legislative and policy strategy.

In addition, she will also advise management and product teams, public boards, audit committees, and clients on cybersecurity oversight and risk management.

Horvath has a substantial background in privacy law. She built and led the privacy legal team at Apple and gained experience in worldwide data protection laws, including those in jurisdictions with omnibus privacy laws, surveillance laws, and encryption-related laws.

Prior to that, she served as Global Privacy Counsel at Google, the US Department of Justice's first Chief Privacy Counsel and Civil Liberties Officer, and the General Counsel at Digital City, an America Online subsidiary.