Brian Hengesbaugh
Brian Hengesbaugh is chair of Baker McKenzie's Global Data Privacy and Security Business Unit, chair of the North America IPTech Practice Group, and a member of the Firm's Global IP Tech Steering Committee. Formerly special counsel to the general counsel of the US Department of Commerce, Brian played a key role in the development and implementation of the US Government’s domestic and international policy in the area of privacy and electronic commerce. In particular, he served on the core team that negotiated the US-EU Safe Harbor Privacy Arrangement (Safe Harbor), and earned a Medal Award from the US Department of Commerce for this service. In addition, Brian participated on behalf of the United States in the development of a draft Council of Europe Treaty on Cyber Crime, and in the negotiation of a draft Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition of Foreign Judgments. Brian has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, CNET, Slate Magazine, Compliance Weekly, BNA Bloomberg, PCWorld and other news publications on global privacy and security issues. · Baker McKenzie
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Brian Hengesbaugh is chair of Baker McKenzie's Global Data Privacy and Security Business Unit, chair of the North America IPTech Practice Group, and a member of the Firm's Global IP Tech Steering Committee. He has extensive experience advising on global data privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and other data-related legal and regulatory issues. He previously served as special counsel to the general counsel of the US Department of Commerce, where he played a key role in developing and implementing US policy on privacy and electronic commerce, including negotiating the US-EU Safe Harbor Privacy Arrangement, for which he earned a Medal Award from the US Department of Commerce. He also represented the United States in the development of a draft Council of Europe Treaty on Cyber Crime and in the negotiation of a draft Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition of Foreign Judgments.