Mark H. Francis is a leading cybersecurity, data privacy and intellectual property attorney who leverages extensive technical skill and experience to provide clients with pragmatic legal guidance across a wide array of counseling, transactional and litigation matters.

In connection with his practice, Mark advises clients on information governance, cybersecurity and privacy laws, third party risk management, intellectual property, artificial intelligence, adtech and data strategy. He frequently counsels clients in response to data breaches and other incidents, guiding them through internal investigations, regulatory inquiries, and legal disputes.

Mark has received significant recognition for his practice, and was appointed to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (DPIAC), which provides advice at the request of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the DHS Chief Privacy Officer on programmatic, policy, operational, administrative and technological issues within the DHS that relate to personally identifiable information, as well as data integrity and other privacy-related matters. He is also an active member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and currently chairs the IAPP Exam Development Board for the CIPP/US certification.

Mark has a background in computer science and telecommunications, and received his JD/MBA from Fordham University. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), as well as an IAPP CIPP/US, CIPT, Privacy Law Specialist and Fellow of Information Privacy.