Stephen Almond will join the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL) as vice president of policy and consulting, announced Hunton Andrews law firm Thursday. The firm is one of the founders of CIPL, a global data and privacy think tank. Almond will take on his new role in September once he departs as executive director of regulatory risk at the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Google's William Malcolm will assume the ICO position (see 2507160020).
Privacy consultant Robert Bateman is joining Privacy Partnership as a senior partner, he announced on LinkedIn Wednesday. Bateman's resume includes numerous articles, including a stint at Digital Privacy News.
Kayla Bushey has joined McNees Wallace and Nurick's privacy and data security team, where she will focus on privacy regulations, cybersecurity risks and AI governance, she announced in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. Previously, Bushey was a research fellow at IAPP and a legal intern at the FCC.
The U.K.'s Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) gains two executives next month. Binnie Goh leaves as general counsel of the Electoral Commission to join ICO as general counsel Aug. 4. William Malcolm, Google's senior director of regulatory affairs, privacy advisory and engagement global lead, departs to join ICO as executive director of regulatory risk and innovation Aug. 26. ICO CEO Paul Arnold made the announcement, his first since joining in June, in a LinkedIn post.
Hintze Law promoted Mason Fitch to Of Counsel, it announced Wednesday. A veteran of privacy law, Fitch is a member of the firm's Health & Biotech team. Fitch previously worked at Hims & Hers Health, where he was the first privacy hire and developed its privacy program.
Evan Wolff joined Akin as co-head of the firm’s cybersecurity, privacy & data protection practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Thursday. Before that, he worked at Crowell & Moring, where he co-chaired the privacy and cybersecurity group. Wolff also previously advised senior leadership at the Department of Homeland Security.
NetChoice promoted Paul Taske to co-director of its litigation center, the trade association announced Tuesday. He was previously the center's associate director. Before joining NetChoice, Taske served at the Ohio Supreme Court under Justice Pat DeWine and was a junior fellow for the Ayn Rand Institute.
Former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya is joining the American Economic Liberties Project as a senior adviser, the AELP announced Tuesday. Bedoya worked at the FTC from May 2022 until his resignation in June, months after fighting a legal battle with President Donald Trump, who fired him and fellow Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in March (see 2506100030).
Bryn McDonough is joining TechNet as counsel and director of federal policy and government relations, the organization announced Wednesday. She previously served in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including in roles such as chief of staff in the Office of the Deputy Secretary and deputy general counsel.
Andrew Wood was named TechNet's executive director for Colorado and the central U.S. region, the association of tech CEOs and senior executives announced Tuesday. Wood previously worked as a lobbyist and general counsel for contract lobbying firm Colorado Legislative Strategies. Before that, he served as policy director for the Colorado House Majority Office.