Elizabeth D. Adler

Elizabeth D. Adler is a Partner in King & Spalding’s Data, Privacy & Security practice based in Atlanta GA. Elizabeth advises clients in responding to and managing data security incidents of all types and sizes, including crisis management and public relations efforts, investigations, notifications, and government inquiries. She also represents clients in privacy and data breach class action and other complex litigation in state and federal courts across the country, and has extensive experience successfully defending large, multi-district class action litigation arising out of some of the most prominent data security incidents. Elizabeth has prepared witnesses to testify before Congress and has briefed Congressional staffers on data breach issues. Law360 recognized her as a "Rising Star" in Privacy and Cybersecurity in 2019 (one of five attorneys named worldwide).

Elizabeth's representation of clients spans a variety of industries and regularly involve significant corporate risk and financial impact to global companies, are at the cutting-edge of U.S. and international law, and require innovative solutions to constantly evolving privacy and security issues. Clients consistently turn to Elizabeth as a key advisor to lead and manage the many workstreams that an organization faces during data security incidents, and her work includes extensive experience defending of some of the most prominent data security incidents in U.S. history, including Capital One and Equifax. Her defense of class actions includes defeating class claims alleging violations of data protection and privacy laws, violations of state and federal consumer protection statutes, fraud, and breaches of contract. 

A regular author and speaker on data privacy and cybersecurity, Elizabeth also serves as the Editor for the Firm’s publication, the King & Spalding Data, Privacy & Security Practice Report.

Prior to joining the firm, Elizabeth served as a law clerk for United States District Judge Kristi K. DuBose in the Southern District of Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.

Elizabeth is active in the Atlanta community and serves on the Board of Directors of The Atlanta Opera.