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
MC UK Earns Multiple Cyber Awards Europe Nominations
Mullen Coughlin UK (MC UK) earned multiple nominations across several firmwide and individual categories for the 2026 Intelligent Insurer’s Cyber Awards Europe. These nominations demonstrate the Firm’s commitment to, and passion for, providing exceptional data privacy and security incident response and other related legal services to our global base of cyber insurance carriers, brokers and their insureds:
- Cyber Law Firm of the Year
- Cyber Insurance Incident Response Provide of the Year
- Cyber Insurance Mentor of the Year (Partner Rich Hall)
- Cyber Insurance Lawyer of the Year (MC UK Managing Member Cameron Carr)
MC UK, an SRA-regulated law firm founded in January 2024, and the Firm’s international practice, provides data privacy and security incident response and related advisory compliance support across U.S. and UK domestic jurisdictions, as well as those around the world. The Firm continues to grow. These nominations showcase the support garnered by industry colleagues and partners, as well as the unmatched breadth of experience and knowledge of the Firm’s nearly 140 cyber attorneys.
Congratulations to MC UK, the International practice, Cam and Rich for these well-deserved nominations.
View the full list of Cyber Awards Europe finalists here. Winners will be announced on February 4, 2026.
Mullen Coughlin Welcomes Six Experienced Associates to Incident Response Practice
In October, Mullen Coughlin LLC welcomed six (6) experienced Associate attorneys to the Firm’s Incident Response practice – Kara Brownlie, Bridget Gallagher, Jessica Jasper, Charnique Johnson, Shalu Kodiyattu and Jessica Yurick – across three (3) states. All six attorneys provide Breach Counsel services to organizations of all size and across all industry sectors.
Bridget, Char, Shalu and Jessica Yurick are based and licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. Bridget is a former Deputy District Attorney (DDA) for the Chester County, PA District Attorney’s Office and received her J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law. Char Johnson received her J.D. from Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law and is a former member of her previous firm’s healthcare litigation practice. Shalu Kodiyattu also received her J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law and most recently led privacy assessments for Fortune 500 companies across all industry sectors as a Senior Data Risk and Privacy Associate at a top advisory and consulting firm. Jessica Yurick is also a former DDA alongside Bridget and received her J.D. from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law.
Jessica Jasper is based and licensed to practice in Mississippi. She formerly served as a Special Assistant Attorney General with the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, where she led investigations into privacy law violations and data privacy and security incidents, consumer protection litigation and regulatory enforcement matters. She received her J.D. cum laude from Mississippi College School of Law.
Kara Brownlie is based and licensed to practice in New Jersey. She previously worked as a general liability litigator at a regional civil defense law firm. She received her J.D. from Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law.
Mullen Coughlin Adds Five Former Law Clerks to Incident Response Practice as Associates
Mullen Coughlin LLC recently added five (5) new associates to its Incident Response practice – Noland Deas, Devan Deck, Shane Dorsey, Kyndal Hutchison and Aaron Matos. All five are former Law Clerks with the Firm and join the Associate ranks after passing the most recent bar exam for their respective jurisdiction – Noland, Devan and Shane in Pennsylvania; Kyndal in Ohio; and Aaron in Texas. As law clerks in both the Incident Response and Litigation practices, each individual worked closely with Partners assisting them in a variety of areas such as legal research, drafting communications and regulatory responses, maintaining timely and accurate reporting for clients and other special client and firm projects, as instructed.
Each attorney devotes their practice to providing Breach Counsel services to organizations of all sizes and across all industry sectors. Noland received his J.D. from Rutgers Law School, Devan and Shane from Temple University Beasley School of Law, Kyndal from Cleveland State University College of Law and Aaron from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.