Daniel W. Inadomi
Daniel W. Inadomi
Biography
Daniel Inadomi is a Member in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office. Mr. Inadomi serves as co-chair of the firm’s Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence practice group, and as a Chief Privacy Officer. His practice involves a wide range of civil litigation matters, including commercial litigation, financial institution litigation, automotive and motor carrier litigation, insurance coverage and extracontractual litigation, and general liability. He has extensive experience representing clients in complex, high-stakes disputes in both state and federal courts, as well as arbitration.
A significant portion of Mr. Inadomi’s practice also includes advising clients on issues concerning data privacy, data security, and artificial intelligence. He holds CIPP/US and CIPM certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and he regularly works with clients to ensure compliance with various state, federal, and international data privacy laws and regulations. In addition, Mr. Inadomi helps clients prepare written information security programs and incident response plans to plan ahead for data security incidents. He also assists with data security incident investigation and response. Mr. Inadomi currently serves as a co-chair of the IAPP KnowledgeNet Pittsburgh chapter.
Mr. Inadomi graduated from Middlebury College in 2007 with degrees in Economics and Biochemistry. He went on to receive his JD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2011. As a law student, he served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Donetta Ambrose in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Inadomi worked for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their Baseball Operations Department, both during and after law school, before beginning his legal career.
Mr. Inadomi is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, as well as the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Pennsylvania.
Credentials
Areas of Law
- Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence
- Commercial Litigation
- Financial Institution Litigation
- Automotive and Motor Carrier Liability
- Insurance Coverage and Extracontractual Litigation
- General Liability
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2011)
- Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, Economics and Biochemistry, 2007)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
Certifications
- Certified Information Privacy Professional – United States (CIPP/US)
- Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)
Memberships
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Steering Committee
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Accolades & Involvement
- Recognized as one of the “20 People to Know in Law” by the Pittsburgh Business Times, 2024
- Selected by his peers as “Ones to Watch” by Best Lawyers in America®, 2021-2024
- Selected for inclusion on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® “Rising Stars” list, 2020-2022
- Pittsburgh Legal Diversity & Inclusion Coalition, Mentor, 2022
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), Fellow, 2021
Presentations
- Co-Presenter, The Ever-Evolving Cyber Liability Risk, Schneider Downs Financial Services Seminar, April 2024
- The Ever-Evolving Cyber Liability Risk, Association of Corporate Counsel of Western Pennsylvania, September, 2023
- The Ever-Evolving Cyber Liability Risk, Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers Webinar Series, August, 2023
- Building a Cybersecurity and Privacy practice, DRI Young Lawyers, April 2022
- iPhone security vulnerabilities, DRI Lunch and Learn moderator, September 2021
- Employer Data Security: Cyber Attacks, Burns White Employment Law Seminar, April 2019
Publications
- “Pennsylvania Supreme Court Addresses Constitutional Boundaries of Punitive Damage Awards,” Burns White Insights, August 2023
- “Third Circuit Charts Path for Standing in Data Breach Litigation,” Burns White Insights, October 2022
- “The Developing Privacy Landscape for Financial Institutions,” Defense Research Institute For the Defense, October 2022
- Co-Author, “Cybersecurity Incident Reporting For CIRCIA 2022 Establishes New Requirements For Critical Infrastructure Companies,” Burns White Insights, 2022
- “Premium-Reducing RV Policy Stacking Waiver Upheld,” Burns White Insights, January 2022
- “Reasonable Belief as to Mutual Mistake in Coverage Limit Results in Summary Judgment for Insurer,” Burns White Insights, December 2021
- “Federal Court Finds No Interception of Online Shoppers’ Data by Third-Party Advertising Company,” Burns White Insights, July 2021
- “Are You Prepared for a Data Breach?” Burns White Insights, June 2021
