Prior to joining the firm, Mike served as an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of another global law firm where he focused on healthcare as well as privacy and cybersecurity issues. On the healthcare-side, Mike mainly focused on health regulatory and transactional issues, including advising digital health companies, hospitals, and health systems on regulatory concerns. Mike also played a role in investigations arising under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) subpoenas and advised clients on potential FCA and AKS liability. From a privacy and cybersecurity standpoint, Mike has counseled clients across various industries in responding to data security incidents by coordinating forensic investigations, leading notification reviews, and advising clients on notification compliance. He has also provided more proactive assistance to companies in preparing for data security incidents by drafting incident response plans and privacy policies. Mike has familiarity with a myriad of state and federal privacy laws, having provided companies with practical regulatory compliance guidance on comprehensive state consumer privacy laws (e.g., CCPA, VCDPA, and CPA), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and HIPAA.
He has also conducted privacy and healthcare due diligence reviews for mergers, acquisitions, and potential investments, with a focus on Telephone Consumer Protection Act and CAN-SPAM compliance, as well as healthcare fraud and abuse, and other compliance concerns.
While in law school, Mike served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Anthony J. Trenga at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He also interned at the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of Virginia.
