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Mullen Coughlin, Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
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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 and security 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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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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Kevin M. Farrell
Partner
(267) 930-4691Kevin Farrell is a Partner at Mullen Coughlin. He represents organizations, particularly in the healthcare and life sciences industry, through […]
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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
Deputy General Counsel
(267) 930-2098Paulyne Gardner is a Partner in Mullen Coughlin’s Litigation practice, handling all aspects of third-party claims, including single-plaintiff and class […]
Firm News & Events
Cyber Insurance: Ensuring Best Coverage and Navigating Payout Success
Mullen Coughlin Managing Member Jennifer A. Coughlin presents at the upcoming Incident Response Forum 2026 presented by Cybersecurity Docket, held in Washington, DC on April 22. Jenn joins a panel of cybersecurity legal professionals during the session, “Cyber Insurance: Ensuring Best Coverage and Navigating Payout Success.”
Jenn provides an overview of the current cyber insurance market and provides “boots on the ground” experience on how cyber insurers are helping their insureds better defend against, detect, contain, and recover from data privacy and security incidents.
As a Firm sponsor, Mullen Coughlin invites friends and colleagues to attend virtually using code MULLEN909V. Learn more and register to attend here.
New Associate Attorneys – March 2026
In addition to welcoming Partner David Moncure to the Firm in March, Mullen Coughlin welcomed two new Associate attorneys to the Incident Response (IR) and Litigation practice groups – Kellie T. Hannum and Justin A. Rick.
Kellie joins the IR practice group and is based in Pennsylvania. An experienced attorney with over 10 years of legal experience, she provides Breach Counsel services to organizations who have been victimized by a data privacy and security incident such as a ransomware attack, business email compromise, or other unauthorized network intrusion. Kellie received her J.D. from Widener University Delaware Law School, and is licensed to practice in PA, CO, and NJ.
Justin Rick re-joins Mullen Coughlin as an Associate in the Litigation practice group. With over 10 years of law firm, commercial litigation, and data privacy and security incident response experience, Justin focuses his practice on providing strategic legal counsel to organizations in data breach and other privacy-related class action, single-plaintiff, and B2B litigation. He routinely represents organizations from all industry sectors and of all sizes, including Fortune 500 entities. Justin received his J.D. magna cum laude from Duquesne Kline School of Law and is licensed to practice in PA.
Cyber Readiness: Awareness, Vulnerabilities, and Response Accountability
On Tuesday, April 7, Mullen Coughlin Partner Brittany R. Bickel presents the webinar, “Cyber Readiness: Awareness, Vulnerabilities, and Response Accountability” in partnership with the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC).
Based on Mullen Coughlin’s experience in handling over 35,000 data privacy and security incidents since 2016, including 4,290 in 2025 alone, Brittany provides insight on today’s prevailing cybersecurity risks, reviews in-depth the full lifecycle of a data privacy and security incident response, and explores pre- and post-incident best practices that organizations can conduct to protect themselves from cyber risk.
Learn more about the IAIABC webinar here.