Overview
Brian Long focuses his practice on transactional and regulatory matters, with an emphasis on cybersecurity.
While in law school, Brian was lead articles editor for the SMU Law Review.
Prior to attending law school, Brian spent more than twenty years working as a consultant, focusing on cybersecurity, information security and IT risk management for US and global companies primarily in regulated industries. He brings extensive knowledge of hacking mechanisms and security controls; IT operations; and information security standards for financial services, healthcare, energy and other industries.
Results
- Managing legal aspects of a client’s data breach response including insurance, hiring and directing forensic investigators, discovery, and required consumer and state attorney general notifications
- Managing multiple cybersecurity maturity and risk assessments (based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework) under attorney-client privilege and provide legal analysis and counseling on responding to assessment results
- Assisting a tier 1 Payment Industry Card (PCI) merchant in preparation for its Qualified Security Assessor (QSA)-provided Report on Compliance (ROC) by advising on managing significant changes and risks brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic requiring work-from-home conditions
- Drafting and editing technology service provider and service recipient agreements and statements of work including typical legal sections (e.g. indemnifications, liability) and draft, edit, and issue spot privacy, technology, and cybersecurity sections, schedules, and exhibits
- Assisting government contractor with agreements, and other preparation needed to comply with requirements, such as DFARS 252.204-7012 and the associated NIST SP 800-171 standard, including advice on complying with forthcoming requirements in the NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
- Contributing cybersecurity, privacy, and export controls updates to Outsourcing: Business and Law, See, https://books.google.com/books/about/Outsourcing.html?id=72T0ygAACAAJ
Credentials
Education
SMU Dedman School of Law, JD, summa cum laude, valedictorian, 2019
University of Texas at Dallas, BA, cum laude, 1998
Admissions
Texas
Languages
English
