Devin Chwastyk.

Speakers

Devin J. Chwastyk of McNees Wallace & Nurick is set to describe how young attorneys can find ways to build and grow a practice in privacy and data security in an upcoming Jenkins Law Library continuing legal education course Nov. 9.

Since 2005 when he represented merchants and banking institutions in some of the first successful data breach lawsuits in U.S. federal court, the focus of Chwastyk's practice has been cybersecurity issues. He represented dozens of entities victimized by cyberattacks and helped those clients limit their liability and meet their notification obligations.

Chwastyk additionally advises companies on emerging and existing privacy laws at all levels of government and assists those clients in building their internal privacy compliance programs. He earned two Certified Information Privacy Professional designations (CIPP/US and CIPP/Europe) from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Additions

Rothman Gordon announced that Matthew J. McClelland and Maxwell R. Dormer have joined the firm.

McClelland will be an associate in the commercial real estate department and Dormer will be an associate in the estates, trusts and taxation and business and corporate departments.

McClelland earned his B.S. in management at Penn State University and his J.D. at Duquesne University School of Law. During law school, he served as the managing business editor of the Duquesne Business Law Journal and managed the law school's Unemployment Compensation Clinic. He was awarded the Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Award for his efforts and contributions to the clinic.

Dormer earned his B.S. in accounting at Penn State University and his J.D. at the University of Pittsburgh Law School, where he received a Tax Law Certificate for focusing on tax law, particularly in connection with estates and trusts.

Honored

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (PMC) is set to announce that Robert C. Heim, PMC board chair, chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association, attorney, retired captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve and steadfast advocate for judicial independence, will be honored with the Judge Edmund B. Spaeth, Jr. Award at its sixth annual Judicial Independence Benefit celebration.

The event will take place virtually from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10.

PMC will present Heim with the prestigious award for his support of judicial independence, community leadership and civic education. The award was named for the former president judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, former PMC board chair, and longtime advocate of merit selection of judges and fair and impartial courts.

Also featured in this event is David McCraw, SVP with The New York Times, who will provide his insights into defending the first amendment. McCraw has litigated freedom-of-information cases and has been an advocate for freedom of expression and press rights around the world.

The event is sponsored by organizations and individuals across Pennsylvania, including Champion sponsors Dechert, Amy Ginensky & Andrew Rogoff, Lisa Scottoline, and Eileen Kennedy Heim.

Those who are interested in sponsoring or attending the event can register at www.pmconline.org/events.