Todd S. McClelland 10YEARSAWARDED

Todd S. McClelland

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Awarded Practice Areas
Information Technology Law IT Outsourcing Law Privacy and Data Security Law Technology Law
Todd S. McClelland
Todd S. McClelland
New York, NY
Works at
Sterlington PLLC

7 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Todd is a member of Alston & Bird's Security Incident Management and Response Team, advising clients in connection with incident response and other information security-related issues. Todd has particular experience with PCI/payment system compliance, HIPAA-related incidents, critical infrastructure security, global privacy compliance, risk assessments, and IP theft. Todd also represents clients in connection with outsourcing transactions, IP licensing and audits, and cloud transactions.

Todd is a frequent speaker at professional seminars (including the CISO Executive Network) and author of articles on topics such as cybersecurity, active defense, security incidents, global data privacy compliance, smart grid, cloud computing, and IP protection. Todd is featured in Chambers USA for his outsourcing practice. He is a past chair of the IP Section of the State Bar of Georgia.

Todd received his J.D. in 1998 from Florida State University where he was a member of the Law Review and was the executive editor of the Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law. He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering, with high honors, in 1994 from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Prior to law school, Todd worked as an engineer designing automation systems for companies such as Coca-Cola and the Ford Motor Company.
Works at
Sterlington PLLC

7 Best Lawyers awards

Sterlington PLLC logo

Locations

Education

  • Florida State University, J.D., graduated 1998
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, B.ME., graduated 1994

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar

Affiliations

  • Atlanta chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance - Founding Member
  • CISO Executive Network - Member
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - IT Outsourcing Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - IT Outsourcing Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • IT Outsourcing Law, Atlanta (2024)
  • IT Outsourcing Law, Atlanta (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Information Technology Law
  • IT Outsourcing Law
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Technology Law

Case History

Cases
  • Experience
  • Advising entities (hospitals, payment processors, retailers, financial institutions, and others) in connection with data security incidents, both in response to incidents and proactive preparation.
  • Advising a global hospitality company on its data security strategy and incident response.
  • Representing a power distribution concern in a state-wide comprehensive smart grid initiative.
  • Advising a top tier pharmaceutical company in connection with the outsourcing of its IT environment and its global privacy compliance.
  • Representing a global transportation company in outsourcing components of its IT platform, international F&A functions, ADM functions, and other business functions.
  • Advising an international payments processing company in the outsourcing of core IT functions.
  • Representing one of the largest big-box home improvement stores in the outsourcing of infrastructure management services.
  • Representing a large independent power producer in connection with the sourcing of multiple HR and IT processes.
  • Other Court Admissions
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

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