Brad Baglien represents leading technology companies in high-stakes litigation and regulatory matters in the United States and globally. He is a member of the firm’s Privacy & Cyber Practice and Litigation & Trial Department.

Brad has extensive experience representing and advising clients on a wide range of cybersecurity and privacy-related matters, including:

  • Class-action litigation
  • Regulatory investigations brought by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), EU data protection authorities, and other US and global government regulators
  • Commercial disputes
  • Incident response

Brad draws on his litigation experience and deep understanding of the technology market landscape to help public and private technology companies proactively navigate potential risks. As a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Brad frequently counsels clients on privacy and internet issues, including those involving the:

  • California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
  • The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
  • The Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA)
  • The use of online advertising technologies
  • General data collection and disclosure practices

Brad maintains an active pro bono practice. He has successfully represented victims of criminal activity in immigration and humanitarian parole proceedings, assisted veterans with disabilities in Virginia proceedings and appeals, and is a volunteer attorney for the guardian ad litem program with the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project.

Brad’s experience includes representing:

  • Accellion, a data storage company, in an array of consumer class actions arising out of a criminal attack on Accellion’s file-sharing software platform
  • A social media company in multiple privacy-related investigations brought by the FTC, state attorneys general, and data protection authorities in the EU
  • A streaming video provider in putative class action litigation relating to alleged consumer data collection and disclosure practices
  • An entertainment company in connection with a ransomware attack and subsequent class action litigation and regulatory investigations
  • Multiple website operators and online technology platforms in class action litigation involving the use of cookies and advertising technologies allegedly in violation of state privacy and consumer protection laws

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia
  • Illinois

Education

  • JD, University of Chicago Law School
    Honors
  • BA in Economics & Political Science, St. Olaf College
    cum laude