Brian McGinnis

Practice Areas

Privacy, Data Security, Data Protection, Technology Law, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Copyrights.

Career

Brian McGinnis is a founder and co-chair of Barnes & Thornburg’s Data Security and Privacy Law practice group, a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), and the firm’s chief privacy officer (CPO). With nearly 20 years of experience, Brian's practice is strategically focused at the critical intersection of law and technology, providing comprehensive guidance to clients navigating the complex digital landscape.

Brian provides experience-tested guidance on a broad range of technology-based legal matters spanning privacy and data security, intellectual property, artificial intelligence (AI), corporate transaction, software, and internet law. Brian offers his clients practical, risk-based solutions that effectively balance legal obligations with business goals. His incisive understanding of privacy and technology law enables him to help clients overcome their legal challenges in the rapidly evolving digital environment.

Brian works closely with the firm’s cybersecurity, IP, corporate, and marketing teams to provide holistic, multidisciplinary advice tailored to each client's unique needs. He believes that effective legal counsel in the digital age requires not just know-how, but also a commitment to understanding each client's specific business challenges. Brian strives to be not just a legal adviser, but a strategic partner, offering proactive, business-minded solutions that promote adherence to current legal obligations and also prepare clients to tackle emerging technology-related challenges.