Uniondale, NY, August 4, 2025 – Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C. is pleased to announce that Nicole E. Osborne has been named Co-Chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group, alongside Partner and Co-Chair, Steven Kuperschmid.
Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C.’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group brings together a multidisciplinary team of experienced attorneys dedicated to helping clients navigate the complex and rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection laws. As legal frameworks continue to develop at a fast pace, the group provides strategic guidance to ensure businesses remain compliant and well prepared to manage emerging risks.
“Nicole has consistently demonstrated exceptional insight and dedication in the rapidly evolving field of cybersecurity and data privacy,” said Adam Silvers, Managing Partner of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C. “Her appointment as Co-Chair reflects both her professional excellence and the trust she has earned within the firm. In this role, Nicole will continue to drive innovation and deliver outstanding results for our clients.”
“Nicole’s deep understanding of cybersecurity law and her proactive approach to client service make her an invaluable leader within our practice,” said Steven Kuperschmid, Partner and Co-Chair of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group. “I’m thrilled to formally welcome her as Co-Chair and look forward to continuing to grow this practice together as we help clients navigate the increasingly complex data privacy landscape.”
In addition to Co-Chair, Ms. Osborne is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Health Law Departments and Employment, White Collar Crime and Investigations, and Crisis Management Practice Groups.
Ms. Osborne has addressed numerous cybersecurity matters, navigating the complex intersection of law and technology. She assists companies in managing and responding to data privacy and security incidents and breaches of all sizes, across various industries. These incidents include business email compromise, ransomware, as well as other network intrusions. During breach management, she works closely with a client’s internal/external IT team and third parties such as forensic investigators, public relations consultants, and cybersecurity insurance companies.
Ms. Osborne also has experience in a variety of matters involving the employer-employee relationship, including wage and hour compliance and investigations, employment discrimination prevention, employee handbooks and trainings, administrative proceedings, disability accommodations and leave related issues. Ms. Osborne has defended claims in administrative and court proceedings relating to sexual harassment, age, race, and national origin discrimination, restrictive covenant violations, confidentiality violations, and trade secret theft for various clients, both large and small.
As a commercial litigator, in federal and state courts, Ms. Osborne represents individuals and companies in a wide area of complex commercial litigation – including matters involving employer/employee disputes, trade secret misappropriation, business torts, breach of contract and shareholder disputes, professional liability (including claims related to Employment Practices Liability and Directors and Offices Insurance Policies), and Article 78 proceedings.
Ms. Osborne was named in Long Island Business News in its Ones to Watch in 2019, New York Metropolitan Area Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, and is also included in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in America for her work in Labor and Employment Law – Management.
Ms. Osborne is also an Adjunct Professor at Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law, where she teaches courses on the Fundamentals of the Law of Cybersecurity. During law school Nicole was Notes Editor of the Hofstra Law Review, was an active competitive member in Hofstra’s Moot Court Board and a member of the Hofstra Trial Advocacy Association. Ms. Osborne is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association, where she serves as Chair of the Cyber Law Committee. Ms. Osborne is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association, and Moxxie Network.
For over 50 years, Ruskin Moscou Faltischek P.C., headquartered in Uniondale, has built a reputation as one of the region’s leading providers of innovative legal services. Its attorneys are practical, experienced advocates who measure their success by their clients’ success. Cornerstone groups in all major practice areas of the law are represented at the firm, including corporate and securities, corporate restructuring & bankruptcy, commercial lending, commercial litigation, intellectual property, health care, real estate, employment, not-for-profit, cybersecurity and data privacy, energy, and trusts and estates. Clients include large and mid-sized corporations, privately held businesses, institutions and individuals.
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