Justin Joy, a Shareholder in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office, has been named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Fellows are chosen based on their devoted and distinguished service to the legal profession and the administration of justice and their adherence to the highest standards of professional ethics and personal conduct.
Joy leads the firm’s cybersecurity practice group. He provides counsel to clients in a variety of industries in the area of information privacy and cybersecurity including incident investigation and breach response management, regulatory compliance, privacy, and security policy review and drafting, and cyber risk management. He specifically counsels covered entities and business associates on a variety of matters pertaining to HIPAA Privacy Rule, Security Rule and Breach Notification Rule compliance. He speaks frequently to various groups and organizations on the topic of information privacy and cybersecurity.
Joy also represents businesses and individuals in a variety of litigation matters including professional liability claims, insurance coverage disputes, business torts, and commercial disputes. In addition, he frequently advises business clients regarding a range of governance, operational and strategic matters.
Among his many professional accomplishments, Joy is a Board Member of the Memphis Bar Association, a CIPT/Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and he has a CIPP/US certification; Certified Information Privacy Professional/United Sates (CIPP/US credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He is the articles editor of The University of Memphis Law Review, a recipient of the Cecil C. Humphreys Fellowship, and named on the list of Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars.