Paul Martino is co-leader of the firm's Privacy & Security Task Force and is a partner in the Legislative & Public Policy Group in Washington, D.C. Paul focuses on representing businesses, trade associations and coalitions before Congress and federal departments and agencies on issues affecting e-commerce, data privacy, data security, telecommunications, financial services and intellectual property. Since 2008, Paul has been recognized annually as a national leader in privacy and data security by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Businesses.

Paul joined the firm's Washington office in 2005 from his position as a majority counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee. He has established himself as a leading industry strategist and skillful advocate for clients in the pursuit of balanced federal legislation and public policy on a range of e-commerce issues. Paul regularly appears as an expert speaker at industry forums, such as those hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the American Bar Association (ABA).