Lucy Thomson

Attorney, Livingston PLLC

Lucy Thomson, CISSP, focuses her legal practice on cybersecurity, global data privacy, and compliance and risk management. A career white collar crime Prosecutor at the US Justice Department, she subsequently worked as a Senior Engineer at CSC, a global technology company, conducting risk assessments and developing FISMA security plans. Appointed Consumer Privacy Ombudsman in 21 federal bankruptcy cases, she has overseen the disposition of 250 million consumer records. Thomson is a past Chair of the ABA Section of Science & Technology Law, a member of the Cybersecurity Legal Task Force, and Editor of the Data Breach and Encryption Handbook and a contributing Author to the ABA Cybersecurity Handbook. She earned a master’s degree from RPI and holds a JD degree from Georgetown.