Mullen Coughlin, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Mullen Coughlin LLC is a law firm uniquely dedicated exclusively to representing organizations facing data privacy events, information security incidents, and the need to address these risks before a crisis hits. Founded by John Mullen, Jennifer Coughlin, Jim Prendergast, and Chris DiIenno, our team of accessible and motivated attorneys have handled thousands of events and possess experience and talent in data breach response, regulatory investigation defense, pre-breach planning and compliance, and privacy and security litigation defense unmatched in the industry.
Meet Our Team
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Richard J. Aponte-Boyd
Partner
(267) 930-4888Richard Aponte-Boyd, a Partner at Mullen Coughlin, focuses his practice on data privacy and security incident response. Working with organizations […]
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Jennifer A. Coughlin
Partner & Managing Member
(267) 930-4774Jennifer A. Coughlin is a Founding Partner of Mullen Coughlin and its Managing Member, guiding the Firm in its commitment […]
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Christopher J. DiIenno
Partner
(267) 930-4775Christopher Dilenno is a Founding Partner of Mullen Coughlin, focusing his practice on assisting organizations as they respond to, and […]
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Elizabeth R. Dill
Partner & Co-Chair, Advisory Compliance
(267) 930-5327Elizabeth (Liz) Dill, CIPP/US is a Partner at Mullen Coughlin, located in Richmond, Virginia. She focuses her practice on counseling […]
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Kevin E. Dolan
Partner & Co-Chair, Advisory Compliance
(267) 930-4861Kevin E. Dolan is a Partner at Mullen Coughlin and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Advisory Compliance practice group. As Co-Chair, […]
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Kevin M. Farrell
Partner
(267) 930-4691Kevin Farrell is a Partner at Mullen Coughlin. He represents organizations, particularly in the healthcare and life sciences industry, through […]
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Edward J. Finn
Partner
(267) 930-4776A Partner at Mullen Coughlin, Ed Finn assists organizations in various industry groups with ensuring compliance with a wide variety […]
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Brian F. Fox
Partner
(267) 930-4777Brian Fox focuses his practice on privacy and data security matters, helping clients navigate the various state, federal and international laws that govern the protection of data. When a privacy event occurs, he assists clients with locating the source of the breach, identifies affected individuals and prepares the legally required notice to individuals and regulatory officials.
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Angelina W. Freind
Partner
(267) 930-4782Angelina Freind is a Partner with Mullen Coughlin, LLC. Ms. Freind assists clients with the preparation for and response to data security incidents.
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Paulyne Gardner
Assistant General Counsel & Co-Chair Litigation
(267) 930-2098Paulyne Gardner is a Partner in Mullen Coughlin’s Litigation practice, handling all aspects of third-party claims, including single-plaintiff and class […]
Firm News & Events
Travelers Institute’s “Risk and Building Resilience Symposium”
Continuing our long-standing relationship with Travelers Insurance and the Travelers Institute, Litigation Partner Amanda Harvey presents at the Risk and Building Resilience Symposium in Tulsa, OK on October 20.
During the session, “Cyber Threats Keeping You Up at Night? Insights to Enhance Your Organization’s Cyber Resilience,” Amanda, Travelers’ Director of Cyber Risk Services Erin Heiser and CISA’s Region 6 Supervisor Cybersecurity Advisor Mark Kirby discuss latest cybersecurity tactics being deployed against U.S. businesses and organizations and, most importantly, learn what organizations can do to detect, defend and respond to them.
Drawing on Mullen Coughlin’s extensive Breach Counsel experience in responding to and investigating thousands of data privacy and security incidents in 2025 alone, as well as liaising with cyber insurance claims teams throughout the incident response process, Amanda presents on specific insights into common cyber mistakes and important methods to increase cyber readiness.
This event is part of Travelers Institute’s Cyber: Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore series of educational initiatives promoting cybersecurity education. Learn more and register to attend here.
2025 Executive Cybersecurity Roundtable: Industry Perspectives on Risk & Preparedness
On Tuesday, October 14, Mullen Coughlin Partner Gregory Bautista presents with Smith Brokers’ Scott Garcia and others at Charles IT’s 2025 Executive Cybersecurity Roundtable in Hartford, CT.
The roundtable presentation, “Industry Perspectives on Risk & Preparedness,” is designed specifically for IT business leaders and executives who want to understand how cyber risk really works across IT operations, cyber insurance and legal compliance. Greg provides attendees with an understanding of the current cyber legal and regulatory landscape and how organizations can align technical, financial, insurance and legal resources during the incident response process.
Learn more and register to attend here.
NJ Cyber Strong: Effective Incident Response and Recovery
On October 7, Mullen Coughlin Partner & Co-Chair of the Advisory Compliance practice Kevin Dolan joins panelists from the FBI, CISA and Conner Strong during the “NJ Cyber Strong: Effective Incident Response and Recovery” panel at the 2025 Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit in Trenton, NJ.
Hosted by Government Technology, the program endeavors to arm NJ public sector organizations with actionable strategies for navigating the complexities of responding to and investigating data privacy and security incidents. Having counseled thousands of organizations in incident response and data privacy compliance, Kevin provides technology and government leaders with a comprehensive understanding of the incident response process, collaboration between internal and external stakeholders and the legal, regulatory, financial and operational realities stemming from such incidents. The panel also highlights best practices and real-world considerations aiming to empower New Jersey public sector entities to strengthen their network defenses and recover efficiently and effectively from data privacy and security incidents.
Learn more about the NJ Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit here.