Ian J. Scanlon (CIPP/US)

Overview

Ian is an Associate in McDonald Hopkins’ Litigation Department and national Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group. His practice focuses primarily on incident response, with experience across various areas of data privacy law, including emerging issues involving artificial intelligence.

Ian earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Maine School of Law, where he also received a certificate in Privacy Law from the Center for Law + Innovation. During law school, he completed legal externships with Match Group and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

At Match Group, Ian assisted with contract review and negotiations, conducted privacy impact assessments to support regulatory compliance, and provided legal research and product counseling on new platform features throughout the development lifecycle.

During his externships with IAPP, Ian reviewed state and federal data breach class action litigation, and researched, wrote and edited articles on privacy, AI policy and state data breach laws. He also co-authored ‘A Quantum of Context: Cybersecurity Law after Q-Day.’

Ian is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US), a credential awarded by IAPP.