Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: BakerHostetler adds Melinda McLellan to privacy practice, (Nov 12, 2014)
Law Firms Mentioned:Baker & Hostetler LLP
Organizations Mentioned:BakerHostetler | Hunton & Williams, LLP
Baker & Hostetler LLP has added privacy attorney Melinda L. McLellan as counsel to the firm’s Privacy and Data Protection team in New York City. She joins from the privacy practice at Hunton & Williams.
McLellan concentrates her practice on privacy and cybersecurity issues, with a particular focus on development of enterprise-wide privacy and information management programs for clients in a range of industries, including energy, financial services, health care, mobile marketing, online advertising, retail, technology, telecommunications, and transportation. She frequently advises her clients on issues regarding the use of online behavioral advertising tools, CAN-SPAM Act requirements, regulations imposed by the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule and National Do-Not-Call Registry, and the Federal Communication Commission’s regulations relating to telemarketing calls and text messages. McLellan received her undergraduate degree from Rice University and her law degree from Harvard Law School.
“Our clients in New York and across the country will benefit from Melinda’s deep privacy compliance experience and regulatory savvy,” stated Managing Partner of the firm’s New York office, George A. Stamboulidis. “She is an excellent addition to our already strong team of attorneys working in this highly dynamic space.”
“I am excited to join BakerHostetler as the firm pursues the aggressive and thoughtful development of this area of the practice,” McLellan said. “I look forward to working with the firm’s clients to provide a holistic and proactive approach to managing their privacy and security issues.”
BakerHostetler is one of the largest law firms in the United States, with roughly 900 lawyers in 14 offices across the nation, including Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Costa Mesa, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. The firm’s Privacy and Data Protection team is a cross-disciplinary practice of 40 attorneys who counsel clients nationally and internationally from all over the country.
Attorneys: Melinda L. McLellan and George A. Stamboulidis (Baker & Hostetler LLP)
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