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
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Todd S. McClelland
Todd S. McClelland
New York, NY
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Sterlington PLLC

6 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

Todd McClelland is a partner in Sterlington's Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, AI, and Litigation practices,

where he advises companies on complex legal issues related to cybersecurity breaches and compliance, data privacy compliance, AI, and technology transactions.

Todd’s practice includes advising on global cybersecurity incidents, designing cyber governance and risk management programs, advising on global data privacy compliance issues, and supporting companies with data licensing and large-scale systems integration projects. He is also an experienced litigator particularly in patent, cyber, privacy and tech litigation. His clients include cybersecurity product providers, retailers, financial institutions, and traditional brick-and-mortar companies.

Prior to joining Sterlington, Todd was at McDermott, Will & Emery where he led the firm’s Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Group.

Works at
Sterlington PLLC

6 Best Lawyers awards

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Sterlington PLLC logo

Locations

New York, New York
212-433-2993
530 Fifth Avenue, Suite 804
New York, NY 10036

Education

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

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® 2027 for work in:
  • Information Technology Law
  • IT Outsourcing Law
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Technology Law
Awards:

  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America

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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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