Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson is a Partner in Paul, Weiss's National Security and Cybersecurity & Data Protection groups, who spent over a decade partnering with law enforcement and the Intelligence Community to combat national security and cyberthreats as a federal prosecutor, rising to Chief Counsel in DOJ’s National Security Division. Ian led landmark cybercrime cases including Operation Medusa, which dismantled Russia’s most sophisticated malware for long-term cyberespionage, for which Ian received the Attorney General’s Award for Furthering US National Security and ODNI National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director’s Award. An experienced trial and appellate advocate, Ian counsels companies on high-stakes cyber incidents, government investigations, and regulatory matters.