Mr Mark W. Brennan > Hogan Lovells US LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Hogan Lovells US LLP fields a multi-disciplinary cybersecurity practice, encompassing incident response and preparedness, program development and compliance counselling. Co-leader of the global privacy practice and leader of the US group Scott Loughlin leverages his experience as a transactional life sciences and privacy practitioner to structure transactions to achieve compliance and manage third-party data risks. Loughlin is the name to note for clients in the sports sector, such as MLB and NFL, for advice on navigating the cybersecurity threat landscape. Marcy Wilder is a key contact for health sector clients requiring assistance on high-profile data breaches and privacy enforcement investigations. Paul Otto and senior counsel Harriet Pearson work on litigation and settlements involving large-scale consumer data breaches. Head of the global technology and telecoms industry sector group Mark W. Brennan and specialist privacy practitioner Bret Cohen support clients using cutting-edge technologies on the impact of privacy laws, namely GDPR, CCPA, FERPA. New York-based Peter Marta combines his background in financial services and government, advising clients on the full range of regulatory issues. All named lawyers are based in Washington DC unless otherwise stated.

Hogan Lovells US LLP advises market-leading companies in the telecoms and broadcast space on the full range of transactional matters, providing end-to-end representation through both the complementary work of the firm’s strong regulatory practice and the global resources of the wider firm. The team has experience working across the sector, with a particularly strong offering in space, satellite, wireless, and Internet of Things. Alexis Sáinz  joined the firm from Milbank in September 2022, co-leading the team on its satellite projects with extensive experience in the industry, advising on the development and financing of satellites and related assets. The Washington DC-based team is also led by Steven Kaufman, who has worked on a number of joint ventures, financings, and M&A, with a track record of leading first of their kind transactions in the space sector. The DC team works closely with co-lead Randy Segal in North Virginia, who focusses on cutting-edge work in satellite, wireless, drone, and technology transactions. The transactional team is bolstered by its close integration with the regulatory team, able to rely on Ari Fitzgerald, Michele Farquhar, and Mark W. Brennan to advise clients on all of the regulatory aspects of transactional work, just as it is able to draw on the firm’s broader corporate M&A practice, namely Keith Flaum, to assist with M&A in the telecoms space.