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    Task Force

    About

    View the Task Force roster and Mission Statement, and learn how to contact the Task Force.

    Roster

    Leadership

    Adriana Luedke
    Co-Chair, ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force

    Roland Trope
    Co-Chair, ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force

    Members

    Jin-Ho King, Judicial Division

    Rick Martinez, Member at Large

    Lakshmi Gopal, Section on Civil Rights and Social Justice

    Erin Illman, Business Law Section

    Charles Merriweather, Standing Committee on Disaster Response and Preparedness

    Kari Petrasek, Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems

    Mark Strain, Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Section

    Kristin Grimes,  Section of Public Contract Law

    Stanton Weinstein, Section of Intellectual Property Law

    John M. Barkett, Section of Litigation

    Deon Woods Bell, Member at Large

    Danielle Roth, Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability

    John Gullace, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources

    James O'Reilly, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice

    Paul Rosenzweig, Standing Committee on Law and National Security

    Hon. Daniel Traynor, Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Division

    Dan Siegel, Law Practice Division

    Ty Kayam, Health Law Section

    Linda Priebe, Section of International Law

    Larry Schiffer, Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section

    Donata Stroink-Skillrud, Science & Technology Law Section

    Paula Martucci, Antitrust Law Section

    Jason Gonzalez, Criminal Justice Section

    Jayne Reardon, Center for Professional Responsibility

    Lai Sun Yee, Section of State and Local Government Law

    Elizabeth Donkervoort, Rule of Law Initiative

    Jeff Allen, Senior Lawyers Division

    Jennifer Dukarski, Forum on Communications Law

    Special Advisors

    Judith Miller, Special Advisor

    Harvey Rishikof, Special Advisor

    Ruth Hill Bro, Special Advisor

    Lucy Thomson, Special Advisor

    Andrew Grosso, Special Advisor

    Garylene Javier, Special Advisor

    Thiago Luis Sombra, Special Advisor

    Liaisons

    Charlyn Stanberry, Young Lawyers Division

    Mercedes Subhani, Law Student Division

    Lucian Pera, ABA Board of Governors

    Hon. John Allen, Cook County, Illinois

    Cynthia Cwik, Senior Legal Advisor

    Eric Hibbard, Samsung Semiconductor Inc.

    Sandra Hodgkinson, DRS Technologies

    James Andrew Lewis, Center for Strategic & International Studies

    Robert Litt, Morrison & Foerster LLP

    Karen Painter Randall, Connell Foley LLP

    Jill Rhodes, Option Care Health

    Thomas J. Smedinghoff, Locke Lord LLP

    Suzanne Spaulding, Center for Strategic & International Studies

    David Turetsky, University of Albany

    Alice Richmond, Richmond & Associates

    Mission Statement

    The Cybersecurity Legal Task Force shall consist of two co-chairs, one representative from each ABA entity with an interest in cybersecurity issues, three members at large, and three special advisors.  It may include non-lawyer experts. The Task Force shall have jurisdiction over matters affecting how lawyers protect their practices and their clients’ confidential information and intellectual property during a cyberattack. In carrying out its responsibilities, the Task Force shall:

    1)       facilitate collaboration and information exchanges among constituent ABA entities and with relevant public agencies and private organizations;

    2)       serve as a clearinghouse among ABA entities regarding cybersecurity activities, policy proposals, advocacy, publications and resources;

    3)       study and analyze executive and legislative branch cybersecurity proposals;

    4)       identify cyber-related issues for appropriate action by the ABA, including filling gaps in policy, encouraging ABA entities to develop new policy as appropriate, and sharing best practices with members and their law firms;

    5)       advise and assist the ABA Governmental Affairs Office on cybersecurity advocacy and responses to government action;

    6)       educate members of the bar and the public on cybersecurity risks, how to protect data, and how to respond to a cyberattack. 

    Message from Past ABA President Laurel Bellows

    "We live In a world where our national security is threatened by cyberterrorists, and where private enterprise is forced to respond to cybertheft of intellectual property on a daily basis. The ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force is examining risks posed by criminals, terrorists and nations that seek to steal personal and financial information, disrupt critical infrastructure, and wage cyberwar.  When our national security and economy are threatened, lawyers will not stand on the sidelines."

    Contact Us

    Holly McMahon (Director)
    (202) 662-1035
    [email protected]

    Logan Hamilton (Staff Attorney)
    (202) 662-8609
    [email protected]