Pillsbury advised venture-backed SecurityScorecard, the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, in its acquisition of LIFARS, LLC, a digital forensics, incident response and cyber resiliency services company. With its first acquisition, SecurityScorecard is now the first cybersecurity ratings company to offer digital forensics and incident response services, providing a 360-degree approach to security prevention and response for its worldwide customer and partner base.

The LIFARS cybersecurity team will operate as a new Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) practice within SecurityScorecard's Professional Services group, complementing SecurityScorecard's world-class capabilities in cybersecurity ratings, data and assessments. The combined insights and services will enable customers to have a deeper view into cyber risk through enhanced in-house threat intelligence data collection capabilities and more robust post-breach response capabilities.

 New York Corporate partner Ron Fleming led the Pillsbury team along with partner Ted Powers, and associates Nina Bakhtina and Adam Hoskins. Other team members included Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Jessica Lutrin and associate Dan O’Neil; Employment special counsel Rebecca Carr Rizzo; Intellectual Property partner Ed Cavazos, special counsel Michelle Mehok, and senior associate Sandro Serra; Tax partner Nora Burke, and Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Privacy partner Brian Finch and senior counsel Allen Briskin.

The Pillsbury team worked closely with SecurityScorecard lawyers including Chief Business & Legal Officer Sachin Bansal, Vice President of Legal Owen Denby and senior legal counsel Tiana Hertel.