Michael Egan

Michael Egan has focused on cyber/data/privacy issues in the areas of technology, innovation, retail and consumer solutions, life sciences, manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare since 2007. He advises clients on all legal aspects of global privacy and data protection, data security, data breach, information technology, and related restrictions on data collection and transfer.

Egan has represented companies before numerous government agencies and bodies, including the US Federal Trade Commission, the US Department of Justice, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as data protection authorities around the world, regarding disclosure of data security compliance issues, internal investigation findings, remediation measures and settlement terms. Egan’s practice focuses primarily on the ever-changing privacy and security regulatory landscape faced by companies in the US and globally. He also advises companies on how best to address the requirements related to personal data, consumer protection, data security and breach preparation and response, cookies and marketing, cross-border data flows, e-monitoring, eDiscovery procedures, outsourcing, social media, and other privacy-related issues.