Joshua N. Cook

Joshua N. Cook is a partner in the firm’s Data Privacy and Security practice group.

Josh brings more than 20 years of legal experience, including 12 years in-house at a Fortune Global 500 financial services company where he served as the company’s first global cyber counsel and launched its cybersecurity legal function. He has commanded dozens of critical cyber, privacy, and fraud incidents, guiding C-suites and boards through crises such as data breaches, ransomware attacks, large-scale fraud investigations, and government inquiries. This experience gives him a clear understanding of what matters most to clients when the stakes are highest.

Josh also develops enterprise compliance frameworks aligned with global privacy and cybersecurity regulations. He designs and implements practical and business-oriented programs, policies, playbooks, tabletop exercises, and trainings to mitigate risk and prepare clients for regulatory scrutiny. His practice spans privacy, brand protection, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, as well as negotiating complex technology and data contracts that integrate cybersecurity and privacy strategy into business objectives.

Josh is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and the author of Cyber Resilience by Design: The Executive’s Guide to Managing a Cyberattack (2024).  His thought leadership has been featured in leading publications and executive forums on cybersecurity, AI, and data privacy.