Data Security and Privacy Archives - Dawda PLC https://www.dawdalaw.com/practice_area/data-security-and-privacy/ Leading Business Law Firm in Metro Detroit Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:53:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Kristen L. Baiardi https://www.dawdalaw.com/attorney/kristen-l-baiardi/ Fri, 26 Jan 2024 02:17:10 +0000 https://dawdamann.com/?post_type=attorney&p=10453 Kristen L. Baiardi is a Senior Attorney at Dawda PLC. She primarily concentrates her practice on legal and regulatory issues affecting automobile dealers, while also representing clients in litigation, corporate, labor, and employment matters. Kristen also serves as outside counsel for several municipalities and governmental entities throughout the state of Michigan. Kristen received her [...]

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Kristen L. Baiardi is a Senior Attorney at Dawda PLC. She primarily concentrates her practice on legal and regulatory issues affecting automobile dealers, while also representing clients in litigation, corporate, labor, and employment matters. Kristen also serves as outside counsel for several municipalities and governmental entities throughout the state of Michigan.

Kristen received her J.D. from Wayne State University Law School in 2008 and her B.A. from Boston College in 2005, majoring in English. While in law school, she served as a research assistant for corporate law professor Steven Davidoff Solomon.

Kristen is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the Oakland County Bar Association. She is also a member of the National Association of Dealer Counsel. She is admitted to practice in all courts in the state of Michigan, the U.S. District Court-Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court-Western District of Michigan, and the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Kristen is a director and vice president of the Baiardi Family Foundation, a private charitable foundation, where she is responsible for coordinating all metro Detroit-based grants. Kristen also is chair of the board of the Auburn Hills Community Foundation and a member of the House Committee at the Bloomfield Open Hunt. She is a past member of the Cranbrook Schools Board of Governors and a past president of the Cranbrook Kingswood Alumni Association.

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Kristen L. Baiardi

Senior Attorney
248.642.1484
kbaiardi@dawdalaw.com
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Education
  • Wayne State University Law School, 2008
  • Boston College, 2005 – B.A. in English
Bar Admissions
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Oakland County Bar Association
Honors and Awards
  • Michigan Super Lawyers 2025
  • Named “Rising Star” by Michigan Super Lawyers 2024

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]]> Christopher R. Martella https://www.dawdalaw.com/attorney/christopher-r-martella/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:21:22 +0000 https://dawdamann.com/?post_type=attorney&p=8050 Christopher R. Martella is a Member of Dawda PLC, practicing in the areas of real estate, cybersecurity, and corporate matters. In addition to his real estate and corporate background, he focuses on structured finance and medical practice “roll-up” sales. Prior to joining Dawda, Christopher worked at a boutique firm that advised midmarket qualified professional [...]

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Christopher R. Martella is a Member of Dawda PLC, practicing in the areas of real estate, cybersecurity, and corporate matters. In addition to his real estate and corporate background, he focuses on structured finance and medical practice “roll-up” sales. Prior to joining Dawda, Christopher worked at a boutique firm that advised midmarket qualified professional asset managers on the acquisition of commercial real estate and alternative investment vehicles.

Christopher has extensive experience working with industrial developers and the United States General Services Administration and its real estate service providers. Prior to his boutique practice, he worked in the State of Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates for the local office of a multinational law firm. While he was in the Middle East, Christopher’s practice focused on real estate acquisition and development, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and Islamic and traditional finance. In addition to Christopher’s real estate and finance background, he is a leading advisor to many small and medium-sized businesses on legal issues related to pre- and post-electronic data breach mitigation strategies, data security, data privacy, and National Institute of Standards and Technology and ISO/IEC 27000 data security and management compliance.

Christopher has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 in the field of Real Estate Law (Copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., of SC). He is also a 2018-2020 Leading Lawyer in the categories of Data Privacy, Real Estate Law: Commercial, and Real Estate Law: Finance, Super Lawyers 2024, and DBusiness 2024 and 2025 Real Estate.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Christopher was a founder and the chief operating officer of Microweb Inc., a mobile phone software company based in Hong Kong, which was sold to a Chinese technology company in 2002.

Christopher R. Martella

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248.642.3124
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Education
  • University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Information Assurance, 2015
  • Michigan State University, East Lansing, J.D., 2006
  • Michigan State University East Lansing, International Relations, 2001
Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • AFCEA International
  • Information Systems Audit and Control Association
  • Detroit Institute of Arts Friends of Asian Arts and Cultures Auxiliary
  • Past President State Bar of Michigan – Member (Real Property & Information Technology Sections; Privacy Law Committee)
  • University of Detroit Mercy’s Center for Cyber Security & Intelligence Studies Advisory Board and Steering Committee –
  • Oakland County’s Tech248 Network
  • Leadership Oakland (Class of XXVII)
  • Cybersecurity 313 Podcast Series – Contributor
Honors and Awards
  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America©, Real Estate Law, 2020-2026
  • Super Lawyers 2024, 2025
  • Leading Lawyers: Real Estate Law: Commercial
  • Real Estate Law: Finance, Data Privacy
  • Oakland County Elite 40 Under 40
  • Richard H. L. Marshall Scholar (University of Detroit Mercy)
  • Top Lawyer: Real Estate Law – DBusiness, 2026
Publications
  • “Commercial Tenant Lease Issues Due to COVID-19,” State Bar of Michigan, Real Property Law Section e-Newsletter, April 2021
Bar Admissions
  • Michigan, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. Court of International Trade

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]]> Alfredo Casab https://www.dawdalaw.com/attorney/alfredo-casab/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 12:18:17 +0000 https://dawdamann.com/?post_type=attorney&p=7534 Alfredo Casab focuses his practice on corporate governance, general business transactions, real estate transactions, banking and financial, data security and privacy, and commercial litigation. He advises privately held companies (both national and international) across a broad range of industries, including automotive, technology, hospitality, and financial services, on structural and governance issues, succession planning, regulatory [...]

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Alfredo Casab focuses his practice on corporate governance, general business transactions, real estate transactions, banking and financial, data security and privacy, and commercial litigation.

He advises privately held companies (both national and international) across a broad range of industries, including automotive, technology, hospitality, and financial services, on structural and governance issues, succession planning, regulatory matters, joint ventures or other strategic alliances, as well as other general day-to-day issues.

His real estate practice is focused on advising owners and developers on a variety of issues, including acquisitions, development, regulatory matters, leasing and dispositions.

His litigation practice is focused on resolving disputes among partners, representing financial institutions, and advising court-appointed receivers.

In all aspects of his practice, he strives to find the path within the law that will lead to achieving the client’s goal.

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Alfredo Casab

Member
248.642.8482
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Education
  • Juris Doctor, 1996, Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
  • Bachelor of Science, 1993, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan
Bar Admissions
  • Michigan, 1996
Honors and Awards
  • Best Lawyers©, Real Estate and Real Estate Litigation since 2021
  • DBusiness – Top Lawyer: Litigation, 2020-2024, Corporate Law, 2026
  • Super Lawyers since 2019
  • Super Lawyers Rising Stars – 2009-2012
Other Languages
  • Spanish (Fluent)
  • French (Conversant)
Presentations
  • Blame H-I-M (Harvey-Irma-Maria) for Everything! A Discussion on the Legal Aspects of Disaster Preparedness, ICSC Michigan Continuing Education Program for Real Estate Professionals
  • Property Transfer Tax and Uncapping, Institute of Continuing Legal Education
  • Restrict This! Tips on Restrictions and Exclusives, ICSC Michigan Continuing Education Program for Real Estate Professionals
  • Negotiating and Drafting Land Contracts, Institute of Continuing Legal Education
  • Trends and Best Practices in Commercial Leasing, Institute of Continuing Legal Education
  • My Partner Did What? Issues to Consider in the LLC’s Operating Agreement for Real Estate Ventures, ICSC Michigan Continuing Education Program for Real Estate Professionals
  • Ask and Ye Shall Receive – A Commercial Property Receiver and His Team, ICSC Michigan Continuing Education Program for Real Estate Professionals
  • Land Contracts – What, Why and How? State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section
  • Ground Leases – What, Why and How? State Bar of Michigan Real Property Law Section

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