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Risa B. Boerner, CIPP/US, CIPM

Partner


Philadelphia

t:610.230.2132

f:610.230.2151

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Service Focus

  • Data Security and Workplace Privacy
  • Employee Defection and Trade Secrets
  • Employment Discrimination and Harassment
  • Consumer Privacy Team
  • Litigation and Trials

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Risa Boerner is a partner in the Philadelphia office. She is the Chair of the firm’s Data Security and Workplace Privacy Practice Group. Risa is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and has counseled clients on issues relating to state and federal data protection laws, responding to security breaches, surveillance of employees’ electronic communications, workplace investigations and searches, social media and electronic communication policies, and the protection of trade secrets and confidential information.

Risa also regularly litigates and counsels clients on issues pertaining to the hiring and termination of employees, compliance with employment discrimination laws, negotiating and drafting employment agreements, covenants not to compete, confidentiality agreements, employee raiding, unfair competition, and related matters.

Risa has litigated employment matters in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels throughout the country and internationally. She has represented clients in a variety of industries, including printing and publishing, finance, asset management and valuation, online retailing, retail mortgage lending, home health care, personnel placement and recruitment, computer technology, construction, manufacturing, medical, securities, banking and insurance.

Risa has also assisted corporate clients in drafting and updating existing employment agreements and in implementing local and nationwide policies for protecting trade secrets and other proprietary information, and has advised clients on how to tailor restrictive covenants to comply with legal requirements in multiple jurisdictions.

Insights

  • Publication

    08/29/23

    Partners Pen Article on Oregon Consumer Privacy Act

    Jeffrey M. Csercsevits, Risa B. Boerner

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  • Insights

    08/25/23

    Comprehensive FAQs For Employers on Hurricanes and Other Workplace Disasters: 2023 Edition

    Erin Waldron Anderson, Steven M. Bernstein, Sheldon J. Blumling, Risa B. Boerner, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Myra K. Creighton, Steven R. Cupp, Amanda Davinson, Edward F. Harold, Brett Holubeck, Matthew R. Korn, Sarah Leon, Todd A. Lyon, Robin Repass, Shanon R. Stevenson, Travis Vance, Joshua H. Viau, Spencer W. Waldron, Megan C. Winter

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  • Insights

    07/14/23

    Weighing the Pros and Cons of Monitoring Remote Workers: 5 Tips for Employers

    Risa B. Boerner, Lisa Nagele-Piazza, Brent Sedge

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  • Insights

    07/07/23

    Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from June 2023

    Alyssa Levy Andalman, Amanda M. Blair, Risa B. Boerner, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Michael E. Bonner, James S. Bradbury, Melissa (Osipoff) Camire, Jennifer B. Carroll, Myra K. Creighton, Jeffrey M. Csercsevits, Deepa K. Desai , Benjamin M. Ebbink, Michael P. Elkon, LaLonnie Villa Gray, Darcey M. Groden, Brian Guerinot, Andrew J. Hoag, Wendy Hughes, Matthew R. Korn, Anne Yarovoy Khan, Kenneth A. Knox, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd A. Lyon, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Andreas Mosby , Joshua D. Nadreau, Raymond W. Perez, George A. Reeves III, Justin Reiter, Jenna B. Rubin, Nan Sato, Brent Sedge , Julia A. Sherwood, Kristin L. Smith, Shane Stover, Henry Thomson-Smith, Megan E. Walker, David J. Walton, Sheila M. Willis, Erica G. Wilson, Franklin Z. Wolf, Annie Ziesing

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  • Insights

    07/03/23

    FAQs for Businesses as Texas Passes Consumer Privacy Legislation

    Risa B. Boerner, Brent Sedge

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  • Insights

    06/21/23

    New York Lawmakers Say “No” to Non-Competes: 3 Things You Need to Know About Non-Compete Ban Heading to Governor’s Desk

    Risa B. Boerner, Melissa (Osipoff) Camire

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  • Insights

    06/08/23

    French Open Tennis Can Teach Employers How to Combat Cyberbullying: A 4-Step Plan

    Risa B. Boerner

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  • Insights

    06/02/23

    Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from May 2023

    Emily Alvarez, Alba V. Aviles, Steven M. Bernstein, Amanda M. Blair, Ted Boehm, Risa B. Boerner, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Melissa (Osipoff) Camire, Jennifer B. Carroll, Charles S. Caulkins, J. Micah Dickie, Heather Domingo, Benjamin M. Ebbink, Michael P. Elkon, Michael R. Greco, Rick Grimaldi, Rebecca Hause-Schultz, Megan L. Janes, David S. Jones, Sean Kingston, David Klass, Matthew R. Korn, Edwina C. Kye, Courtney Leyes, Jeffrey E. Mandel, John A. Mavros, Mary Grace Miller, Catharine Morisset, Joshua D. Nadreau, Karen L. Odash, Brett P. Owens, Alden J. Parker, Dean L. Petitta, Arthur L. Ramirez, Robin Repass, Christopher P. Stief, Connie Yang, Travis Vance, Alexander A. Wheatley, Kristin R.B. White

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  • Insights

    06/01/23

    Many Non-Compete Agreements Violate Federal Law According to NLRB’s Chief Prosecutor: Your Top 7 Questions Answered

    Alba V. Aviles, Steven M. Bernstein, Risa B. Boerner, Michael R. Greco, Rick Grimaldi, Christopher P. Stief

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  • News

    05/31/23

    Data Privacy Chair Discusses Pros and Cons of Monitoring Remote Workers

    Risa B. Boerner

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Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 1995, Cornell Law School
  • B.A., 1992, University of Rochester

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut
  • Pennsylvania

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Affiliations

Professional Activities

  • Member, Litigation Section and Labor and Employment Section, American Bar Association
  • Member, Civil Litigation and Labor and Employment Sections, Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
  • Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals

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