About the IAPP

Alan Charles Raul is a partner in the Washington, DC office of the international law firm Sidley Austin LLP. Raul has a broad litigation and counseling practice that covers government regulation, enforcement and administrative law, corporate compliance, privacy and information law. Raul focuses his practice on information law and privacy, government and internal investigations and appellate litigation. Raul's information law practice involves federal, state and international privacy issues, including global data protection programs, information security and representation in connection with data breaches. He also represents clients with respect to Internet law, e-commerce, marketing, advertising and consumer protection issues.

Sidley was named one of the leading national privacy and data security practices in Chambers USA for 2008, and Raul has since been listed individually in the top tier of privacy and data security practitioners. He has also been named a leading international Internet and e-commerce lawyer in Who's Who Legal.