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 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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  • James A. Cope Partner
    (267) 930-4766

    James A. Cope is a Partner at Mullen Coughlin where he focuses his practice on assisting clients with data privacy […]

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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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  • E Finn 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 Partner & Co-Chair, Privacy Litigation and Regulatory Investigation
    (267) 930-2098

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

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Firm News & Events

Mullen Coughlin Grows London Office With New Partner, Richard Hall

Mullen Coughlin is excited to welcome Richard Hall as a Partner. Richard is the second Partner at MC UK, and joins London Office Lead Cameron Carr and Associates Alex DiMeo and Alexander Dimitrov.

“Since the opening of our London office in January of this year, we have seen a positive response from the market to our international offering of specialist cybersecurity and privacy legal services. We are committed to the international delivery of our bespoke incident response services, and welcome Richard to assist in our response to that market requirement for international delivery,” says Partner Cameron Carr.

Primarily focused on contentious legal matters and cybersecurity incident response, Richard has a wealth of knowledge related to the data protection, cybersecurity and privacy legal landscape in the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU). He is well-versed with the UK regulatory landscape – specifically the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – having successfully defended multiple organizations under investigation and/or subject to enforcement actions. 

On joining Mullen Coghlin, Richard remarks, “I am delighted to join Mullen Coughlin as a Partner in London. It’s exciting to build out our international presence. I look forward to contributing to the Firm’s continued strategic growth, whilst adding to its already exceptional reputation in assisting organizations that are dealing with international data privacy and security incidents.”

Richard holds a Bachelor of Laws from Swansea University and is licensed by the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to practice in England & Wales. He holds a GIAC “Security Essentials Certification” demonstrating his commitment to, and knowledge of, information security.

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Loss Trends in Cyber Liability Insurance

Mullen Coughlin LLC Partner Carolyn Purwin Ryan participated in an AM Best webinar alongside Munich Re’s Robert Barlow and Maria Long on October 17.

The webinar, “Loss Trends in Cyber Liability Insurance,” provides viewers with insights into cyber incidents, including ransomware incidents, and with mitigation strategies so that your organization’s data is protected from various cyber threats.

You can view the webinar here.

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Mullen Coughlin Elevates Two Attorneys to Partner

Mullen Coughlin LLC is proud to announce the promotion of Incident Response attorneys Craig Steen and Furrah Qureshi to Partner, effective October 1, 2024.

Craig Steen joined Mullen Coughlin as an Associate in April 2021. He currently serves as Breach Counsel to organizations across all industry sectors, assisting them with responding to and investigating data privacy and security incidents of all types. His clients have praised him for his thoughtfulness when dealing with sensitive legal issues and he’s known around the Firm for his exceptional writing and organizational skills – necessary for communicating with numerous incident response stakeholders including cyber insurance carriers and brokers, law enforcement, DFIR firms and regulatory agencies. He received his J.D. from Cornell Law School and is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania.

Furrah Qureshi joined Mullen Coughlin in May 2021 after a 5+ year stint as an Assistant District Attorney for the Montgomery County (PA) District Attorney’s Office. Since joining the Firm, Furrah’s clients have relied on her to not only counsel them on their legal and regulatory obligations stemming from data privacy and security incidents, but also for her attention to detail and keen understanding of nuance in cyber matters and with providing a steady and professional hand during the incident response process. She received her J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law and is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania.

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