Rebekah Whittington advises clients on their complex business and commercial litigation matters, with an emphasis on cybersecurity, data privacy, artificial intelligence and securities enforcement.
Rebekah Whittington counsels clients in connection with complex commercial litigation, arbitration and internal investigations. She regularly represents clients in state and federal courts across the nation. Rebekah also represents clients in construction and antitrust litigation.
In addition, Rebekah advises businesses across sectors on cybersecurity and privacy compliance matters and provides practical and actionable advice on complex and evolving privacy regulations with a focus on CCPA/CPRA and the New York Department of Financial Services’ Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies.
Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Rebekah worked as an extern for Chief Justice David E. Nahmias of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
- Represented an electric cooperative in lawsuit to enforce ownership agreement against co-owner of nuclear power plant.
- Represent industrial contractor in dispute over installation of piping and structural steel involving claims for delay, disruption and defective engineering.
- Represent industrial contractor in 9-figure, four-party dispute arising out of the construction of a major commuter rail line involving, among other things, defective specifications, utility relocation, hundreds of change orders, station construction and temporary power.
- Represents a food producer in nationwide price-fixing antitrust class action litigation and in related litigation and investigations.
- Advises insurers, investment companies, and banking and financial services corporations regarding the effectiveness and regulatory acceptability of their cybersecurity/privacy plans, programs and policies.
- Georgia
- Northern District of Georgia
- Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- J.D., with high honors, Emory University School of Law,
Editor, Emory Law Journal; Order of the Coif
- B.S., summa cum laude, Florida State University
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