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John J. Michels

Of Counsel, Complex Litigation

johnmichels@paulhastings.com

John Michels is of counsel at Paul Hastings, where he leverages nearly a decade of experience and a deep understanding of digital ecosystems to deliver practical guidance to clients worldwide. His practice spans the full spectrum of data privacy and cybersecurity issues, including developing multijurisdictional compliance programs under regulations such as the GDPR, GLBA, HIPAA and state consumer privacy laws; leading incident response for high-stakes data security incidents that have garnered international media attention; and playing a pivotal role in securing favorable outcomes in regulatory investigations and enforcement actions led by state, federal and international data privacy regulators.  

REPRESENTATIONS

  • A Fortune 500 manufacturing company in the investigation of website cyberattacks targeting consumer payment card data.

  • A Fortune 500 public company in investigating a large-scale data security incident and responding to regulatory inquiries related to the same.