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Apr. 2, 2025

Former FBI Counsel Joins McCarter & English

  • Jill Abitbol
    Cybersecurity Law Report
Erin Prest, former FBI Privacy & Civil Liberties Officer and Deputy GC, has joined McCarter & English’s cybersecurity team as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office. For insights from McCarter, see “Understanding and Implementing DoD’s Cybersecurity Requirements” (Aug. 17, 2022).

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