FTC Privacy Chief Maneesha Mithal Joins Wilson Sonsini in D.C.

Former Federal Trade Commission official Maneesha Mithal has joined Wilson Sonsini’s privacy and cybersecurity practice as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.

Mithal most recently served as the associate director of the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection at the Federal Trade Commission. She led the negotiation of numerous privacy and data security settlements and managed the first litigated FTC decisions on cybersecurity, Wilson Sonsini said in a Monday announcement.

“I am thrilled to join Wilson Sonsini, with its world-class privacy practice, roster of impressive clients doing innovative, cutting-edge work,” Mithal said in a statement.

She previously served ...