Mullen Coughlin, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Mullen Coughlin LLC is a law firm uniquely dedicated exclusively to representing organizations facing data privacy events, information security incidents, and the need to address these risks before a crisis hits. Founded by John Mullen, Jennifer Coughlin, Jim Prendergast, and Chris DiIenno, our team of accessible and motivated attorneys have handled thousands of events and possess experience and talent in data breach response, regulatory investigation defense, pre-breach planning and compliance, and privacy litigation defense unmatched in the industry.
Meet Our Team
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Richard J. Aponte-Boyd
Partner
(267) 930-4888Richard Aponte-Boyd, a Partner at Mullen Coughlin, focuses his practice on data privacy and security incident response. Working with organizations […]
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James A. Cope
Partner
(267) 930-4766James A. Cope is a Partner at Mullen Coughlin where he focuses his practice on assisting clients with data privacy […]
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Jennifer A. Coughlin
Partner & Managing Member
(267) 930-4774Jennifer A. Coughlin is a Founding Partner of Mullen Coughlin and its Managing Member, guiding the Firm in its commitment […]
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Christopher J. DiIenno
Partner
(267) 930-4775Christopher Dilenno is a Founding Partner of Mullen Coughlin, focusing his practice on assisting organizations as they respond to, and […]
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Elizabeth R. Dill
Partner & Co-Chair, Advisory Compliance
(267) 930-5327Elizabeth (Liz) Dill, CIPP/US is a Partner at Mullen Coughlin, located in Richmond, Virginia. She focuses her practice on counseling […]
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Kevin E. Dolan
Partner & Co-Chair, Advisory Compliance
(267) 930-4861Kevin E. Dolan is a Partner at Mullen Coughlin and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Advisory Compliance practice group. As Co-Chair, […]
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Edward J. Finn
Partner
(267) 930-4776A Partner at Mullen Coughlin, Ed Finn assists organizations in various industry groups with ensuring compliance with a wide variety […]
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Brian F. Fox
Partner
(267) 930-4777Brian Fox focuses his practice on privacy and data security matters, helping clients navigate the various state, federal and international laws that govern the protection of data. When a privacy event occurs, he assists clients with locating the source of the breach, identifies affected individuals and prepares the legally required notice to individuals and regulatory officials.
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Angelina W. Freind
Partner
(267) 930-4782Angelina Freind is a Partner with Mullen Coughlin, LLC. Ms. Freind assists clients with the preparation for and response to data security incidents.
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Paulyne Gardner
Assistant General Counsel & Co-Chair Security and Privacy Litigation
(267) 930-2098Paulyne Gardner is a Partner in Mullen Coughlin’s Security and Privacy Litigation practice, handling all aspects of third-party claims, including […]
Firm News & Events
Incident Response: State of Play
Mullen Coughlin Managing Member Jennifer Coughlin presents at the upcoming Incident Response Forum Masterclass 2025 (IR Forum Masterclass) on April 11 in Washington, D.C. The IR Forum Masterclass conference is designed to focus solely on incident response (IR) and geared towards legal, compliance and cyber insurance professionals.
Jenn, speaking on the “Incident Response: State of Play,” uses Mullen Coughlin’s collective experience in handling over 4,250 data privacy and security incidents in 2024 to provide insights and trends on today’s state of the cybersecurity IR legal and technical landscape.
Learn more about the Conference here.
Invest in the Expense: Implementing Cyber Coverage to Combat the Ever-Evolving Risk Landscape
At CLM’s Annual Conference 2025 (AC25) on April 11 in Texas, Mullen Coughlin Partner Carolyn Purwin Ryan joins the panel session, “Invest in the Expense: Implementing Cyber Coverage to Combat the Ever-Evolving Risk Landscape,” alongside cyber insurance and incident response professionals from Tokio Marine – Catherine Lyle and Jenna Canet – as well as Gallagher Bassett’s Kirsten Mickelson.
This session highlights emerging cyber threats and explores how cyberattacks, such as ransomware and supply chain vulnerabilities, are now beginning to pose a financial threat greater than the cost of cyber coverage, as well as threats to organizational reputation, operations and client data. Carolyn and the rest of the panel share real-world examples of threat actors exploiting security gaps to deploy ransomware and provide practical steps and best practices that organizations can take to strengthen their cybersecurity efforts.
Learn more about AC25 here.
Hot Cyber Data Breach and Privacy Litigation Issues
Mullen Coughlin is proud to once again sponsor and participate in the 13th Annual Cyber Liability Insurance ExecuSummit, held March 12-13, 2025 in Uncasville, CT.
During the event, Privacy Litigation and Incident Response Partner Carolyn Purwin Ryan joins an esteemed panel of cyber insurance and risk management professionals during the session “Hot Cyber Data Breach and Privacy Litigation Issues.”
Moderated by Brian Middlebrook, with panelists David Rock (Trium Cyber), Marissa Olsen (Aspen Insurance) and George Platsis (J.S. Held), this session reviews various data privacy and privacy litigation cases from 2024 and their impact on cyber insurance and incident response. The panel also takes a look forward to upcoming cases in 2025 and the trends and predictions that will shape the privacy litigation landscape throughout the year.
Carolyn and Partner Greg Bautista look forward to seeing members of the cyber insurance industry at ExecuSummit. Learn more and register to attend here.