Atty. Kirk J. Nahra
Kirk Nahra has been a leading authority on privacy and cybersecurity matters for more than two decades. He co-chairs the firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice as well as the Artificial Intelligence Practice.
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Kirk J. Nahra is a securities and health care attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia, practicing at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. Admitted to practice in District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar. Educated at Harvard University (J.D., 1987) and Georgetown University (BA, 1984). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Health Care Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Privacy and Data Security Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus: (2026). Serands clients in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Kirk Nahra has been a leading authority on privacy and cybersecurity matters for more than two decades
- He co-chairs the firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice as well as the Artificial Intelligence Practice
- In recognition of his professional work in these areas, he was named the winner of the 2021 Vanguard Award from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)—one of the most prestigious in the privacy field—which recognizes one IAPP member each year who demonstrates exceptional leadership, knowledge and creativity in privacy and data protection
- He became a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the first class of CIPP recipients and also was named to the first class of IAPP’s Emeritus Fellows
- He is identified in Band 1 by Chambers for Overall Privacy and has been listed in Band 1 for Health Care Privacy every year in which this category has existed
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