Stephen W. McInerney

State-sponsored cyber events handled:

• “New Sandworm Malware Cyclops Blink Replaces VPNFilter,” Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, February 23, 2022.
• “Exploitation of Pulse Connect Secure Vulnerabilities,” Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, April 20, 2021.

Regulatory inquiries regarding privacy and cybersecurity handled:

• Multiple financial institutions and insurance companies in regulatory inquiries by the New York Department of Financial Services in connection with their review of compliance with the DFS Cybersecurity Regulation in the wake of data security incidents.
• Major consumer-facing company in response to FTC inquiry regarding data breach and data security practices following customer data found on dark web.

Data breach litigation matters:

• Represent a healthcare organization in multidistrict litigation related to a data security incident.
• Represent an insurance company in litigation related to a data security incident. The district court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss (appeal pending).

Service provider and other tech transactions – privacy and cyber counseling:

• Represented LifePoint Health in its multi-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud to transform healthcare delivery in communities across the United States through LifePoint’s implementation of Google Cloud’s Healthcare Data Engine.
• Represented LifePoint Health in its acquisition of Kindred Healthcare.
• Represented a major airline in multiple service provider contracts — including, for example, related to global HR vendors, employee benefits vendors, pharmacy benefits managers, and transportation providers.

Diligence and deal counseling:

• Representing Arthur J. Gallagher in its US$13.45 billion acquisition of AssuredPartners from GTCR (pending).
• Represented Athletic Brewing Company, a leader in the non-alcoholic beer market, in its US$50 million equity financing round led by General Atlantic.
• Represented Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a global professional services firm, in the sale of Healthy Paws to Chubb.
• Represented Synchrony in Its Acquisition of Ally’s Point-of-Sale Financing Business, Including US$2.2 Billion of Loan Receivables.
• Represented Sixth Street Growth in its Series A investment in Logile, Inc.
• Represented Sixth Street Growth in its US$150 million Series A investment in MasterControl Solutions, Inc.
• Represented Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in its acquisition of Ticket Evolution Inc.
• Represented Goldman Sachs Asset Management in a US$116 million investment round in cloud-native database SingleStore.
• Represented Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. in a significant new equity investment in Dodge Construction Network.
• Representing American National Insurance in its US$5.1 billion acquisition by Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners (pending).
• Representing Prudential Financial, Inc. in the sale of a US$31 billion portion of its in-force legacy variable annuity block for US$2.2 billion to Fortitude Re, Bermuda’s largest multi-line reinsurer (pending).

Steve maintains an active pro bono practice. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts. His recent experience also includes representing an individual in a two-day criminal trial and representing pro se litigants in trials before the Circuit Court of Cook County.