Todd is a member of Alston & Bird's Security Incident Management and Response Team, advising clients in connection with incident response and other information security-related issues. Todd has particular experience with PCI/payment system compliance, HIPAA-related incidents, critical infrastructure security, global privacy compliance, risk assessments, and IP theft. Todd also represents clients in connection with outsourcing transactions, IP licensing and audits, and cloud transactions.
Todd is a frequent speaker at professional seminars (including the CISO Executive Network) and author of articles on topics such as cybersecurity, active defense, security incidents, global data privacy compliance, smart grid, cloud computing, and IP protection. Todd is featured in Chambers USA for his outsourcing practice. He is a past chair of the IP Section of the State Bar of Georgia.
Todd received his J.D. in 1998 from Florida State University where he was a member of the Law Review and was the executive editor of the Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law. He received a B.S. in mechanical engineering, with high honors, in 1994 from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Prior to law school, Todd worked as an engineer designing automation systems for companies such as Coca-Cola and the Ford Motor Company.
- Advising entities (hospitals, payment processors, retailers, financial institutions, and others) in connection with data security incidents, both in response to incidents and proactive preparation.
- Advising a global hospitality company on its data security strategy and incident response.
- Representing a power distribution concern in a state-wide comprehensive smart grid initiative.
- Advising a top tier pharmaceutical company in connection with the outsourcing of its IT environment and its global privacy compliance.
- Representing a global transportation company in outsourcing components of its IT platform, international F&A functions, ADM functions, and other business functions.
- Advising an international payments processing company in the outsourcing of core IT functions.
- Representing one of the largest big-box home improvement stores in the outsourcing of infrastructure management services.
- Representing a large independent power producer in connection with the sourcing of multiple HR and IT processes.
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Todd McClelland, partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, was quoted in a Productivity@Work article discussing small and medium-sized business considerations for migrating existing operations to a cloud-based computing solution.
March 6, 2013
In the Press
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Keith Broyles and Todd McClelland were quoted in an article on The Network blog that discussed the top three considerations small companies need to address before jumping onto the cloud computing bandwagon. Creating a migration plan, thinking about reliability and looking at legal issues were at the top of the list.
November 2, 2012
In the Press
Past Events
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May 17, 2013
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March 27, 2013
Seminar
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February 4, 2013
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November 7, 2012
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October 25, 2012
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September 13, 2012
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June 21, 2012
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May 17, 2012
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March 27, 2012
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February 2, 2012
Seminar
- State Bar of Georgia
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Founding member of the Atlanta chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- CISO Executive Network