Mitchell Williams Attorney Anton Janik Presented at the National Association of Attorneys General Southern Regional Meeting

May 21, 2019

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Attorney Anton Janik presented today at the National Association of Attorneys General Southern Regional Meeting. He served on an expert panel discussing strategies that governments can use to address cybersecurity and privacy issues. Janik detailed the role of private practice bar in providing expertise and assistance in areas the government cannot such as data use and private vendor work. He also defined that the ideal time a state should enlist the help of those outside the government is during the planning and preparation stage. In addition, Janik explained that the best way state governments can minimize exposure and risk is by understanding their processes for storing and sharing data, internal training and vetting vendors.

Janik is an experienced trial attorney with a specialized practice in complex litigation, tax controversies and cybersecurity, privacy and data protection. He leads the Tax Controversy and Litigation practice area and co-leads the Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection practice area. Janik also advises clients in the areas of investigations and corporate compliance, employee privacy, data protection and social media. He is a former trial attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US).