Peter F. McLaughlin - Profile & Synopsis

Peter F. McLaughlin is senior counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the firm’s Information Technology & Outsourcing Practice as well as the Emerging Technologies Industry Team. His experience as a corporate lawyer and business advisor includes international privacy, information technology (IT) compliance, IT transactions, information security, data management, and IT outsourcing.

Prior to joining Foley, Mr. McLaughlin was assistant general counsel and the first global privacy leader for Cardinal Health, Inc., a Fortune 20 company with operations in over 30 countries. He was responsible for driving the strategy, policy and implementation of the company’s first global privacy program and advising business units on products that store personal information. He also led the company’s IT transactions, and technology and data aspects of its corporate transactions. Mr. McLaughlin’s projects included the $3.3 billion sale of a pharmaceutical group with personal information and interconnected IT systems spanning 12 countries. Mr. McLaughlin is also former assistant general counsel for Sun Microsystems.

Mr. McLaughlin received his J.D. from Georgetown Law Center in 1993 and was the senior articles editor for the journal, Law & Policy in International Business. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 1986.

Mr. McLaughlin is admitted to practice in New York. He is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) and is the co-chair of the Privacy Security & Data Management subcommittee for the Business Law Section of the ABA. He currently serves on the board of directors for the International Technology Law Association and is co-chair of ITechLaw’s Privacy Law Committee. He is also a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. In addition to his professional associations, Mr. McLaughlin serves on the advisory board for the Corporate Counsel Institute of Georgetown Law Center.
Mr. McLaughlin is a Certified Information Protection Professional (CIPP), certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Profile	Peter F. McLaughlin senior counsel - Foley & Lardner LLP
Peter F. McLaughlin is senior counsel with Foley & Lardner LLP and a member of the firm’s Information Technology & Outsourcing Practice as well as the Emerging Technologies Industry Team. His experience as a corporate lawyer and business advisor includes international privacy, information technology (IT) compliance, IT transactions, information security, data management, and IT outsourcing. Prior to joining Foley, Mr. McLaughlin was assistant general counsel and the first global privacy leader for Cardinal Health, Inc., a Fortune 20 company with operations in over 30 countries. He was responsible for driving the strategy, policy and implementation of the company’s first global privacy program and advising business units on products that store personal information. He also led the company’s IT transactions, and technology and data aspects of its corporate transactions. Mr. McLaughlin’s projects included the $3.3 billion sale of a pharmaceutical group with personal information and interconnected IT systems spanning 12 countries. Mr. McLaughlin is also former assistant general counsel for Sun Microsystems. Mr. McLaughlin received his J.D. from Georgetown Law Center in 1993 and was the senior articles editor for the journal, Law & Policy in International Business. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 1986. Mr. McLaughlin is admitted to practice in New York. He is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) and is the co-chair of the Privacy Security & Data Management subcommittee for the Business Law Section of the ABA. He currently serves on the board of directors for the International Technology Law Association and is co-chair of ITechLaw’s Privacy Law Committee. He is also a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. In addition to his professional associations, Mr. McLaughlin serves on the advisory board for the Corporate Counsel Institute of Georgetown Law Center. Mr. McLaughlin is a Certified Information Protection Professional (CIPP), certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals.