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

  • Richard J. Aponte-Boyd Partner
    (267) 930-4888

    Richard Aponte-Boyd, a Partner at Mullen Coughlin, focuses his practice on data privacy and security incident response. Working with organizations […]

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  • J Coughlin Jennifer A. Coughlin Partner & Managing Member
    (267) 930-4774

    Jennifer A. Coughlin is a Founding Partner of Mullen Coughlin and its Managing Member, guiding the Firm in its commitment […]

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  • C DiIenno Christopher J. DiIenno Partner
    (267) 930-4775

    Christopher 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) 930-5327

    Elizabeth (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) 930-4861

    Kevin 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) 930-4691

    Kevin 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) 930-4776

    A Partner at Mullen Coughlin, Ed Finn assists organizations in various industry groups with ensuring compliance with a wide variety […]

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  • B Fox Brian F. Fox Partner
    (267) 930-4777

    Brian 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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  • A Freind Angelina W. Freind Partner
    (267) 930-4782

    Angelina 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) 930-2098

    Paulyne Gardner is a Partner in Mullen Coughlin’s Litigation practice, handling all aspects of third-party claims, including single-plaintiff and class […]

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Firm News & Events

Two New Associates Join Mullen Coughlin Incident Response Practice in December

Closing out 2025, Mullen Coughlin welcomed two (2) new Associate attorneys to the Incident Response practiceMarc Robertson and Adriana Klimkiewicz. Marc and Adriana provide Breach Counsel services to organizations of all size and across all industry sectors who are facing a data privacy and security event.

Currently based in Pennsylvania, Marc is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, and Virginia. Prior to joining Mullen Coughlin, he worked in various public sector legal and legislative roles. Most recently, he served as Chief Counsel for National Security for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, managing the Committee’s national security, surveillance, and privacy portfolio. Marc received his J.D. from Villanova Charles Widger School of Law.

Adriana is based and licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and also received her J.D. from Villanova Charles Widger School of Law. Prior to joining Mullen Coughlin, Adriana was a Mergers & Acquisitions Associate at a global advisory and consulting firm.

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Mullen Coughlin Welcomes Five Associate Attorneys

In November 2025, Mullen Coughlin LLC welcomed five (5) new Associate attorneys to the Incident Response practice – Jalal Ansari, Rob Cohn, Dane Hansen, Abygaelle Loubeau and Greyson St. Martin – and one (1) Associate to the Litigation practice, Andrew Bishop.

Jalal Ansari is a former Attorney Advisor for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and previously worked in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Office of Chief Counsel. He received his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and is based and licensed to practice in Washington, DC.

Rob Cohn, CIPP/E, is a devoted data protection and information security attorney with valuable experience counseling organizations regarding compliance with various U.S. and international data privacy and artificial intelligence laws. Rob received his J.D. from University of Denver Sturm College of Law and is based and licensed to practice in Colorado.

Dane Hansen is a former Contract Specialist for a Denver-based hospital system, and is well-versed in the legal and regulatory intricacies of the healthcare and life sciences industries. He received his J.D. from University of Denver Sturm College of Law. He is currently based and licensed to practice in Illinois.

Abygaelle Loubeau is based and licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. She most recently was a Scholar Practitioner Fellow at Temple University’s Institute for Law, Innovation and Technology, where she drafted legal memos related to consumer protection law’s applicability to artificial intelligence, and analyzed and compared UK-related Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) to those conducted in the United States. Abygaelle received her J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Based and licensed to practice in Minnesota, Greyson St. Martin is a former Assistant County Attorney for the Carver County, MN Attorney’s Office, representing the State of Minnesota as a criminal prosecutor, handling all stages of criminal proceedings. He received his J.D. from University of St. Thomas School of Law.

Andrew Bishop is a highly accomplished litigation attorney with over 20 years of experience in trial advocacy, data privacy and related regulatory compliance. Based and licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, Andrew’s practice focuses on defending organizations across all industry sectors, against single-plaintiff and class action privacy and security claims. Andrew is also a retired U.S. Army Judge Advocate with more than 22 years of active-duty military service, including 16 years as an Officer with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. Andrew received his J.D. from University of Pittsburgh School of Law, holds a LL.M in Military Law from The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School and a LL.M. in Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Compliance from Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School.

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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.

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