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Clients value Jon’s ability to work with and translate complex technical information for different audiences, such as judges, juries, regulators and senior executives. They also appreciate how he understands the business pressures companies face when addressing global compliance, cybersecurity incident management and data strategy.

Prior to joining BakerHostetler, Jon was senior corporate counsel at a global SaaS company, where he managed and matured the cyber and privacy legal component.

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J.D., George Washington University Law School, 2011, 

B.A., Government/Public Policy, Patrick Henry College, 2007, 

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<li>Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States</li>
<li>Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe</li>
<li>Certified Information Privacy Manager</li>
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Navigating Cyber and Legal Challenges During the M&A Process: Quick Considerations for Federal Contractors

Jon Knight Presents Cyber Mitigation Case Study at ACI’s 7th National Forum on FOCI

CMMC Barrels Closer to Implementation with Latest Proposed Rule Establishing DFARS Contract Clauses

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Digital Risk Advisory and Cybersecurity

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<li>Incident response counsel for a large technology service provider following the public disclosure of a supply chain attack on the technology sector by a nation-state actor.</li>
<li>Incident response counsel for a global financial services company following the alleged exfiltration of 4TB of data related to millions of individuals internationally.</li>
<li>Investigated a targeted cyberattack against a high-net-worth individual by a nation-state where data was taken and used to create negative media coverage about the individual.</li>
<li>Advised clients in the financial services and food services industries following the public disclosure of an FBI investigation into a global payments technology company used by these clients.</li>
<li>Incident response counsel for a large media and telecommunications company following multiple security incidents.</li>
<li>Advised companies in the SaaS provider, defense contractor, financial services, medical technology, manufacturing and other industries on all aspects of information security and privacy program creation, maintenance and maturity. This often involved working with information security, product development and other key business stakeholders on assessing system maturity against various applicable legal and industry standards, including ITAR, FedRAMP, CMMC 2.0, SOC 2 Type II controls, Department of Defense regulations for Controlled Unclassified Information and ISO 27001.</li>
<li>Interviewed and prepared experts on cybersecurity to assist in defending litigation brought against a global telecommunications company following a security incident that impacted more than 50 million customers.</li>
<li>Responded to state attorneys general and other regulators&#8217; inquiries following cybersecurity incidents on behalf of clients in multiple industries.</li>
<li>Advised a global SaaS company on its journey to be registered under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, the U.K. and Swiss extensions, and the APEC PRP cross-border rules.</li>
<li>Advised a large financial institution as it created an identity verification/know your customer product for use by a large e-sports/video game company.</li>
<li>Advised companies in the connected vehicles and security products industries on issues relating to the collection and analysis of biometric information by their products.</li>
<li>Conducted pre- and post-acquisition privacy and cybersecurity due diligence for dozens of mergers and acquisitions in the technology, payments, healthcare, government contracting, ed tech, consulting and global logistics and shipping sectors.</li>
<li>Defended a technology company during attempted class action litigations and government investigations following a breach of voter data.</li>
<li>Represented an electronic marketplace following an incident involving unauthorized access to private customer data.</li>
<li>Represented a sports betting company in investigating the cause of a successful attack against its website, using offensive litigation as a tool to obtain additional information about the attackers.</li>
<li>Represented pharmaceutical, personal hygiene and technology companies in numerous intellectual property litigations. This included taking multiple cases to bench and jury trials in federal court.</li>
<li>Represented a foreign government in U.S. litigation raising issues under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.</li>
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