Eric Shinabarger

As a key partner in Winston’s Global Privacy & Data Security practice and Regulated Personal Information (RPI) team, Eric has deep experience advising clients on the creation of privacy and data security compliance programs as well as on the best strategies to improve on existing practices. Eric’s experience includes counseling clients on compliance with the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the EU and UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), state privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), the Red Flags Rule, CAN-SPAM, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and both state and federal unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices laws. Eric also devotes much of his practice to incident response and preparation, including preparing for breaches through developing incident response plans and leading executive tabletop exercises, and assisting clients with evaluating and responding to threatened or actual security incidents.

Eric also regularly advises on privacy and data security matters associated with mergers, acquisitions, investments, and other significant corporate transactions. This includes handling post-closing remediation issues that implicate privacy and security and advising portfolio companies on an ongoing basis. This also includes working with clients to negotiate large-scale commercial contracts that involve the transfer, use, and/or security of personal information.

Eric has also represented clients in responding to regulatory investigations brought by state and federal regulators including state attorneys general and the DOJ, FTC, CFTC, SEC, OCR, and PCAOB. He has worked on appeals in both federal and state courts, drafted and argued dispositive motions, and conducted internal investigations. Eric recently succeeded in overturning a pro bono client’s public housing eviction before an Illinois appellate court and in obtaining a grant of asylum for a pro bono client before an immigration court.

Eric is a member of the firm's Videogame, Gaming and Esports Group dedicated to providing comprehensive legal solutions to companies in these industries.