Do I Need a Lawyer After a Data Breach?

If you have cyber liability insurance, your insurer typically assigns one for you automatically, called a breach coach, a privacy attorney from the carrier’s panel who directs the investigation and determines exactly which notification laws apply to your incident. Without insurance, you would need to find and retain this expertise yourself, under time pressure, while a breach is actively unfolding.

See What Is a Breach Coach? for what this role actually covers.