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As the team leader for data security litigation in Barclay Damon's Data Security & Technology Practice Area, I provide clients with effective solutions to safeguard vital business relationships, confidential information, digital assets, and reputations. I represent financial institutions and businesses nationwide in complex commercial litigation involving technology outsourcing, IT systems, payment processing technology, AI, trade secrets, cybersecurity, and commercial contracts.I take decisive measures against technology vendors, competitors, and other culpable third parties who jeopardize business interests or misappropriate confidential information. Recently, I served as the lead counsel for the US Courthouse SDNY Federal Credit Union, the financial institution for federal judges and court employees, achieving success in data security and contract exit litigation against its technology provider. Competitor law firms have also turned to me in matters involving legal ethics and the protection of privileged information.I am not only a litigator but also a trusted advisor who diligently works to achieve outcomes that boost business value and reduce legal risks before any litigation is filed. A substantial portion of my practice involves advising banks and credit unions in core processing contract negotiations, deconversions, and contract exits. Clients also turn to me for practical guidance on a wide array of legal issues, from routine risk management to high-stakes strategic matters.I am a frequent speaker on data security and have been quoted extensively by the media, including in Krebs on Security, SecurityWeek, InformationWeek, Cybernews, CFO, PYMNTS, CyberScoop, Pennsylvania Business Central, Global Data Review, the Credit Union Times, and American Banker.I'm also an "ambulance chaser." But for me, it's quite literal and entirely for a good cause, rather than fitting the long-running lawyer joke. I volunteer as the chaplain, advisory board chair, and an EMT for my community's rescue squad, and I dedicate my pro bono practice to EMS advocacy and education.For the past ten years, I have been recognized by my peers and named to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list in the Thomson Reuters survey.---Please do not provide confidential information over social media. Posts are not a full analysis, may not be relied upon as legal advice, and do not purport to represent the views of my firm or its clients. Posts may contain attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

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