McDermott Will & Schulte, a global law firm

Mark has spoken around the world on topics related to data breaches and related defense litigation strategy, overlapping international data protection compliance, and other privacy topics. He has also given cyber, privacy, and AI presentations to delegations from some 80 countries during numerous State Department sponsored international visits. He helped found and was chair for over a decade of the Privacy and Data Protection Group of the World Law Group, an international affiliation of large law firms in some 65 countries, and received the “2012 World Law Group Practice/Industry Group Leader of the Year Award” in recognition of his privacy and data protection work, including managing two global data protection publications. In addition, Mark helped found and was co-chair of the Boston Bar Association’s Privacy Law Committee. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and has given a variety of presentations for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Mark has also practiced, written and lectured widely on topics related to employment law, including presentations to the Flaschner Judicial Institute for judges. Prior to entering private practice, he was the chief trial lawyer for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD).

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• Numerous cyber, privacy, and PCI due diligence reviews of target entities in M&A transactions
• Defense of various companies involving alleged violation of data collection statutes at point of sale, in class actions and pre-litigation claim letters
• Defense of technology company in an FTC action for enforcement of Safe Harbor obligations
• Representation of global medical device, manufacturing, financial service and technology companies in structuring multinational whistleblowing hotlines, data protection, and cross-border data transfer programs in more than 30 countries
• Design of major university HIPAA compliance program and assessment of HIPAA, medical and clinical data disclosures and reporting obligations of health clinics, biotechs, and related research institutions

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• The National Law Journal, 2016 Trailblazer in Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
• Massachusetts Super Lawyers, Employment Defense
• Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition, Employment Litigation: Defense
• The International Who’s Who of Internet, e-Commerce & Data Protection Lawyers

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