Taylor Gast

Business Attorney with expertise in Technology, M&A, Cybersecurity, and Data Privacy

Lansing, MI, United States

Details

Experience: I help businesses identify and solve problems as a member of Foster Swift's Business and Tax practice group. I have significant experience with business law issues including mergers and acquisitions, cybersecurity, data privacy, employee benefits, and taxation. I am well-versed in issues that arise at the intersection of technology and business, including data breach prevention, preparation, and response, and I have helped large, multistate and international companies respond to complex data security incidents.

2015 : Present

Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC

Corporate Lawyer with expertise in Business Transactions, Cybersecurity, and Data Privacy

2013 : 2013

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Judicial Intern

Company: Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC

About

I provide trusted and practical advice on cutting edge business and tax issues including business transactions (M&A), information privacy and cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, federal and state taxation including employee benefits, technology-related law, and contracting such as intellectual property licensing. I regularly speak and publish on the topic of data privacy and security as well as general business law issues. As outside counsel to companies of all sizes, I have significant expertise in helping businesses identify and mitigate risks, including those related to emerging and evolving technologies, data incidents and breaches, deficient internal policies and practices, and data sharing arrangements with third parties. I have helped countless companies track and respond to trends in data privacy and cybersecurity, and frequently assist them with consistently communicating with customers, employees, investigators, state attorneys general, and regulatory agencies like the FTC after a data privacy incident occurs.