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 as chief of staff and senior counsel in Bureau of Consumer Protection’s international division from 1999 to 2006, including as acting head of the office. Mithal also worked on European privacy issues and served as a U.S. delegate to the privacy committees of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
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