Michelle Reed

Michelle Reed is co-chair of the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity group and is a partner in the Litigation Department at Paul Hastings. She is based in the firm’s Dallas office. Michelle has two decades of experience advising companies, boards and executives on navigating the evolving risks in privacy and cybersecurity regulation, enforcement and class action litigation.

Michelle is a leading lawyer in crisis management, guiding corporations in data breach investigations and notifications, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cybersecurity compliance, regulatory investigations, privacy and data protection compliance and emerging developments in artificial intelligence, biometrics, children’s privacy, geolocation and national security.

A Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US, International Association of Privacy Professionals), Michelle assists clients in conducting comprehensive privacy and security risk assessments and develops policies and procedures to mitigate and remediate privacy and cybersecurity threats, frequently working across teams to find practical solutions.

Michelle also represents clients in a variety of complex civil litigation matters, including securities class actions, derivative suits, and consumer class actions.

J.D., Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School (summa cum laude)

B.A., Brigham Young University (with honors)