About Paul Yovanic

Paul Yovanic is a senior associate in Seyfarth’s litigation department. His practice focuses on class actions, including data, privacy, and information security litigation. He has extensive experience defending clients against data breach and state law privacy claims, including the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act, often litigating matters of first impression. He has defended more than 50 BIPA class actions, including some of the most high-profile lawsuits in the country. He also counsels and performs risk assessments for clients using or considering biometric-capable technologies. Paul is a member of The Sedona Conference Working Group 11 on Data Security and Privacy Liability.