Todd C. Taylor

Todd focuses his practice on data privacy and security, licensing, technology, supply chain and commercial transactional matters.

Before joining the firm, Todd served as an in-house attorney at Bank of America, where he worked extensively on various technology licensing, supply chain, cross-border and third party servicing arrangements.

Notable

• Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Intellectual Property, 2024
• IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Practitioners, 2019-2024
• Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US), International Association of Privacy Professionals
• Past Board Member, Theatre Charlotte
• Graduate of Mecklenburg County Bar Leadership School
• Graduate of Mecklenburg County Civic 101 Program
• Past Pack Treasurer/Assistant Den Leader for Cub Scout Pack 24/Mecklenburg Boy Scouts Apache Counsel
• Past Board Member, Junior Achievement of the Central Carolinas
• Past Board Member, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Athletic League 

News

Affiliations

• Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
• Former Law Clerk to Judges Charles Poston and Lydia Taylor, Norfolk Circuit Court, Norfolk, Virginia
• Mecklenburg County Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association
• North Carolina State Bar 
• American Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS

• “A collision of rules in the evolving world of online banking,” The Hill, January 12, 2017
• “New York’s proposed cyber-security compliance challenge,” Compliance Week, December 21, 2016
• “New York's Proposed Cybersecurity Regulations: An Old Path Or a New Trail?,” Bloomberg Law Reports- Banking, November 22, 2016
• “Proposed Global Online Freedom Act Could Impact Supply Chains, Outsourcing Efforts and Foreign Operations of U.S. and Multinational Companies,” Bloomberg Law Reports – Technology Law, January 18, 2012
• “Purging Slavery from California’s Supply Chain,” Law360, February 7, 2012
• “Corporate Cybersecurity: Emerging Threats & Recent Developments,” Corporate Board Member, 2nd Quarter 2012 edition
• “US Employment Woes Slow Visas for Foreign Workers,” Charlotte Business Journal, May 18, 2012
• "An Analysis of Proposed Federal Cybersecurity Legislation," Corporate Counsel, September 17, 2012
• “Blogger’s liability for third-party comments and content: A growing legal threat for bloggers or plaintiffs’ lingering ignorance of the law?” Westlaw Journal— Computer & Internet, November 30, 2012
• “Technology: 4 important issues to address in the brave new world of BYOD programs,” InsideCounsel, November 30, 2012
• "Defending against cyber-attacks," InsideCounsel, December 14, 2012
• "The biggest social media lesson of 2012," InsideCounsel, December 28, 2012
• "Navigating the export control maze," InsideCounsel, January 11, 2013
• "Don't let the cloud services Grinch steal your Christmas," InsideCounsel, January 25, 2013
• "Ensuring ownership of contractor-created technology and other works," InsideCounsel, February 8, 2013
• "Social Media in the workplace: The impact of recent NLRB rulings," Westlaw Journal Computer & Internet, May 3, 2013
• "Social Media and the Stored Communications Act: Does a 1986 Law Protect Timelines and Tweets?" Bloomberg Social Media Law & Policy Report, November 26, 2013
• "Can Using Facebook Be a Firing Offense?" The Corporate Counselor, December 2013
• "3 data security best practices learned from FTC enforcement actions," InsideCounsel, June 2, 2014
• "EU-U.S. Safe Harbor agreement heading for troubled water?" InsideCounsel, July 17, 2014

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• “The Growing Concern Of Cyber Security In Deals”, Charlotte Smart Business Dealmakers Conference, February18, 2022
• "Privacy and Data Security Considerations in Vendor Relationships", ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee virtual Winter Meeting, January 20, 2022
• "The New Normal in M&A: Data Security and Privacy Considerations in Transactions", Smart Business Dealmakers Conference, October 28, 2021
• “Enforcing Unilateral Contract Amendments”, Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Charlotte, North Carolina, August 5, 2020
• "Mischief Managed: Best Practices in Developing a Crisis Response Program", Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Charlotte, North Carolina, February 13, 2020
• "The Digital and Privacy Law Revolution: The Impact of Privacy Law and the Cloud on Business," ACC South Carolina Annual Meeting, September 28, 2018
• "The EU General Data Protection Regulation: A Primer for U.S. Companies," Association of Corporate Counsel Charlotte Chapter, February 21, 2018
• "Technology & Data Issues in Contracts: Crafting Intellectual Property Licensing Related Provisions & Information Sharing and Security Related Provisions," Association of Corporate Counsel Charlotte Chapter, February 15, 2017
• "Data Breaches And Cyber Security – Are You Ready?,"  ABA/Young Lawyers’ Division 2016 Fall Conference, October 20, 2016
• "Effective Data Security Management: Keeping Your Data Protected in the Cloud,"  The Knowledge Group, March 22, 2016
• "Export/Import Issues & Data Movement Concerns in Cross-Border Transactions,"  Association of Corporate Counsel Charlotte Chapter, July 23, 2015
• "How to Navigate the Data Breach Storm:  Identifying the Risks and Managing the Aftermath," CommercialLawWebAdvisor webinar, January 15, 2015
• "Social Media- Strategies and Risks," Association of Corporate Counsel Charlotte Chapter, February 5, 2014
• "Privacy & Social Media in the Workplace," Globalaw webinar, December 9, 2013
• "Addressing Risks in Contracting with Parties in Emerging Markets," Association of Corporate Counsel's Contracts & IP Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 1, 2013
• "Legal Issues Associated with Corporate Bring Your Own Device Programs," JP Morgan Chase, New York, New York, December 6, 2012
• "Outsourcing and Offshoring," Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Charlotte, North Carolina, February 2, 2012
• "Overview of Third-Party Contracting and Outsourcing," National Business Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina, December 8, 2011
• "IP Trademark, Copyright & Licensing Counsel Forum," an ALM/Corporate Counsel Event, The Harvard Club, New York City, September 15, 2011
• "Introduction to Legal Issues in Outsourcing,"  Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Charlotte, North Carolina, February 11, 2010