Michael Rubin > Latham & Watkins LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins LLP
811 MAIN STREET, SUITE 3700
HOUSTON, TX 77002
TEXAS
United States

Position

Michael Rubin represents leading technology companies in high-stakes litigation and regulatory matters in the United States and globally. He serves as Global Co-Chair of the Privacy & Cyber Practice, as Global Vice Chair of the Technology Industry Group, and leads the firm’s AI Task Force.

Michael draws on more than two decades of experience at the leading edge of legal issues in Silicon Valley. As a seasoned litigator, he has the strategic judgment to minimize exposure in enterprise-threatening disputes; securing the best possible outcomes in court and matters before the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, and other regulators. As a pioneering technology lawyer, he has the perspective to counsel companies active in the artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies sectors on product design and business model development. And as an accomplished leader, he assembles top-notch cross-practice and cross-jurisdictional teams to respond quickly to crises and help companies at all stages of their life cycle realize their business objectives.

Michael regularly provides counsel and representation on:

    • Privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer protection incidents and matters arising under US and global regulations — including FTC Section 5
    • Artificial intelligence matters ranging from design, to governance, to regulatory compliance and defense, to litigation
    • Emerging technologies and novel business and regulatory issues

Michael regularly writes and speaks on technology, AI, privacy, and cybersecurity topics.

He is a member of the firm’s LBGTQ+ Lawyers’ Group.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)

Characterized by an ‘unparalleled‘ depth of knowledge, the privacy and cyber practice at Latham & Watkins LLP leverages its international reach to offer global compliance advice, including advisory support, international cybersecurity incident response, privacy litigation and regulatory investigations. The wider firm’s transactional practice is also supported by the cyber team, who offer strategic data and privacy insights during corporate transactions. Practice head Michael Rubin works out of San Francisco, and is recommended as the ‘go-to data privacy and security lawyer for technology companies‘. In Washington DC, Jennifer Archie ‘is simply outstanding‘: her practice spans FTC investigation defense and critical data-related crisis, including those involving nation-state attacks. Antony Kim, also in DC, focuses on public and private enforcement regarding cybersecurity, data usage and governance, and consumer protection. Serrin Turner is a key name in New York, representing high profile corporates in privacy litigation. Marissa Boynton is based in DC, and handles privacy-related investigations, computer fraud and cybercrime related incidents, and privacy issues arising in corporate transactions. Clayton Northouse, DC, has particular experience in cross-border transactional matters, also an area of strength for San Francisco based Robert Blamires, who is dual qualified across the US and England and Wales.