Davis Wright Tremaine Brings on Cybersecurity Veteran to Lead Team

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP announced today it has added cybersecurity pro Michael T. Borgia as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office to lead the information security group in the firm’s Technology + Communications + Privacy & Security practice.

Borgia has worked in and around information security as outside counsel, in-house counsel and strategic advisor. He joins DWT from cybersecurity and digital risk consulting firm Stroz Friedberg, a part of Aon’s Cyber Solutions division, where he was a vice president. At Stroz Friedberg, Borgia advised clients on incident response, proactive cybersecurity, digital forensic investigations, electronic discovery and other areas. In his various roles, Borgia has advised global companies and startups alike, including those operating in the information technology, finance, energy, health care and other sectors. In addition to cybersecurity, Borgia also is an experienced practitioner in the areas of privacy, intellectual property and financial services regulation.

Before his work at Stroz Friedberg, Borgia was global cybersecurity counsel at Accenture. He also was an attorney at Jenner & Block LLP, where he practiced in the areas of privacy and security, intellectual property and financial services. He joined Jenner & Block following a federal district court clerkship. Borgia received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, magna cum laude, and his law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School.