John W Woods

Practice Areas

JOHN WOODS is a recognized leader in cybersecurity investigations and legal issues. He also regularly advises on legal issues arising from national and economic security matters.

Since 1999, John has served as lead investigations counsel in some of the most impactful cybersecurity incidents — most notably the 2017 NotPetya malware outbreak and multiple matters in which the global ATM network payment system was targeted. He regularly advises organizations on cybersecurity incidents involving ransomware and data extortion responses.

John provides strategic counsel to clients on the intersection of geopolitical and legal risk in transnational data flows and has led complex data and technology derisking engagements. He also regularly advises financial services, defense industry, and other critical infrastructure entities on cyber resilience issues, and with cybersecurity and data compliance program development.