Overview
Brittany Bickel is a Partner at Mullen Coughlin. She focuses her practice on guiding organizations through all aspects of incident response including minimizing business disruption; determining the nature and scope of the incident; working closely with forensic investigators and law enforcement to confirm incident containment; communicating with key stakeholders; and assessing the potentially impacted parties and compliance with legal duties arising from the incident. She also assists clients with facilitating legally compliant notices to affected individuals and appropriate regulators, as necessary, and responding to any resulting inquiries.
Birttany is well-versed in counseling organizations in the healthcare and life sciences industry, navigating relevant industry-specific laws and regulations including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). She also has experience in counseling organizations in the professional services, education, government/public entity, and manufacturing and distribution industry sectors.
Prior to joining Mullen Coughlin, Brittany was an M&A Tax Consultant at a “Big Four” accounting firm where she assisted clients in determining and evaluating the tax implications of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, and refinancings.
Representative Experience
- Represented multiple large data collectors in responding to ransomware incidents that impacted data held on behalf of other entities and facilitated notification to data owners, individuals and regulators
- Represented managed services providers (MSPs) in responding to ransomware incidents
- Represented organizations in the professional services industry who experienced business disruption due to ransomware incidents and facilitated communication to their clients regarding business continuity
Speaking Engagements & Presentations
- “Cyber Readiness: Awareness, Vulnerabilities, and Response Accountability,” International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) Webinar, Virtual, April 7, 2026
- “A Day in the Life: Breach Coach,” NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit 2025, Philadelphia, PA, October 6, 2025
- “The State of Cybersecurity Among North Carolina Local Governments,” North Carolina City & County Management Association’s (NCCCMA) 2025 Summer Seminar, Beaufort, NC, June 20, 2025