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Will Horkan, JD, CIPP/US
Of Counsel
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
Will is a member of the Nelson Mullins Data Privacy, Security, and Breach practice group and is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a Certified Privacy Professional for the U.S. Sector (CIPP/US). He counsels clients on privacy compliance programs, incident response preparedness, and breach response, investigation, notification, and recovery.
Will has over a...
Will is a member of the Nelson Mullins Data Privacy, Security, and Breach practice group and is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a Certified Privacy Professional for the U.S. Sector (CIPP/US). He counsels clients on privacy compliance programs, incident response preparedness, and breach response, investigation, notification, and recovery.
Will has over a decade of experience in complex business, partnership, employment, insurance, probate, class action, and agricultural litigation. Will also has significant experience counseling clients on corporate governance and regulatory matters. He is also a registered mediator and arbitrator.
decade of experience in complex business, partnership, employment, insurance, probate, class action, and agricultural litigation. Will also has significant experience counseling clients on corporate governance and regulatory matters. He is also a registered mediator and arbitrator.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented local government to a judgment in its favor against claims alleging violations of the Georgia bid and gratuities laws.
- Procured a defense award for an AIP in an arbitration of claims under a Whole Farm Revenue Protection Policy.
- Procured a judgment for a Georgia company against a corporation in the United Kingdom for breach of contract and default.
- Composed a Privacy Policy and Incident Response Plan for a multibillion-dollar corporation.
- Composed a TCPA compliance plan for a multi-billion dollar corporation.
- Served as local counsel to a Fortune 100 company in a TCPA class action claim.
- Served as lead counsel for a credit union in a class action claim.
Previous Professional Experience
- Attorney, Macon, Georgia Law Firm (2009–2023)
Internships
- U.G.A. Congressional Agricultural Fellow, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Summer 2005)
Education
- Mercer University – Walter F. George School of Law, JD
- University of Georgia, BSA, cum laude
Admissions
- Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Certifications
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), International Association of Privacy Professionals
Practice Areas
Representative Matters
- Represented local government to a judgment in its favor against claims alleging violations of the Georgia bid and gratuities laws.
- Procured a defense award for an AIP in an arbitration of claims under a Whole Farm Revenue Protection Policy.
- Procured a judgment for a Georgia company against a corporation in the United Kingdom for breach of contract and default.
- Composed a Privacy Policy and Incident Response Plan for a multibillion-dollar corporation.
- Composed a TCPA compliance plan for a multi-billion dollar corporation.
- Served as local counsel to a Fortune 100 company in a TCPA class action claim.
- Served as lead counsel for a credit union in a class action claim.
Previous Professional Experience
- Attorney, Macon, Georgia Law Firm (2009–2023)
Internships
- U.G.A. Congressional Agricultural Fellow, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Summer 2005)
Media
Recognitions
- Judge William Augustus Bootle Professionalism Award, Macon Bar Association (2017)
- Fulton County Daily Report, On the Rise (2020)
- Super Lawyers Magazine, Rising Star (2021)
Professional Activities
- Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Member, Macon Bar Association
- The Judge William Augustus Bootle Inn of Court
Community
- Leadership Macon, Class of 2015
- Gray-Jones County Chamber of Commerce, Past Chairman
Leadership
- Georgia Business Court Rules Commission, Past Member
- The Judge William Augustus Bootle Inn of Court, Past President
- Macon Bar Association, President
Will is a member of the Nelson Mullins Data Privacy, Security, and Breach practice group and is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a Certified Privacy Professional for the U.S. Sector (CIPP/US). He counsels clients on privacy compliance programs, incident response preparedness, and breach response, investigation, notification, and recovery.
Will has over a... decade of experience in complex business, partnership, employment, insurance, probate, class action, and agricultural litigation. Will also has significant experience counseling clients on corporate governance and regulatory matters. He is also a registered mediator and arbitrator.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Representative Matters
- Represented local government to a judgment in its favor against claims alleging violations of the Georgia bid and gratuities laws.
- Procured a defense award for an AIP in an arbitration of claims under a Whole Farm Revenue Protection Policy.
- Procured a judgment for a Georgia company against a corporation in the United Kingdom for breach of contract and default.
- Composed a Privacy Policy and Incident Response Plan for a multibillion-dollar corporation.
- Composed a TCPA compliance plan for a multi-billion dollar corporation.
- Served as local counsel to a Fortune 100 company in a TCPA class action claim.
- Served as lead counsel for a credit union in a class action claim.
Previous Professional Experience
- Attorney, Macon, Georgia Law Firm (2009–2023)
Internships
- U.G.A. Congressional Agricultural Fellow, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (Summer 2005)
Education
- Mercer University – Walter F. George School of Law, JD
- University of Georgia, BSA, cum laude
Admissions
- Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Practice Areas
- Cybersecurity & Data Breach Litigation
- Cybersecurity & Data Breach Response
- Dispute Resolution Solutions
- Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
- HIPAA & Health Information Privacy & Security
Industries
- Judge William Augustus Bootle Professionalism Award, Macon Bar Association (2017)
- Fulton County Daily Report, On the Rise (2020)
- Super Lawyers Magazine, Rising Star (2021)
- Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Member, Macon Bar Association
- The Judge William Augustus Bootle Inn of Court
- Leadership Macon, Class of 2015
- Gray-Jones County Chamber of Commerce, Past Chairman
- Georgia Business Court Rules Commission, Past Member
- The Judge William Augustus Bootle Inn of Court, Past President
- Macon Bar Association, President
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