Richard Magnan

As an experienced computer scientist and lawyer, I bridge the gap between information technology and legal to provide risk-based determinations of the cyber security needed by the company and to provide business oriented risk analyses to the board of directors to justify the cyber security measures.

My computer science and legal experience provide a substantial advantage in solving legal issues related to computers because I understand how the computers are processing the information.

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General Counsel, Chief of Cybersecurity, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Compliance Officer, Data Protection Officer (DPO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Corporate Secretary for a group of companies developing intellectual property, providing investment advice, developing medical devices, researching and developing pharmaceuticals, providing philanthropic grants for cancer research, and supporting large hospitals.

Lecturer in data privacy, data protection, cyber security, computer law, artificial intelligence, internet law and compliance at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland Law School in a LLM program and a master's degree program.

Lecturer at the University of St. Gallen Executive School Executive School of Management, Technology, and Law Data Protection Officer Course. Register now to be a certified Data Protection Officer (DPO) at HSG.

Lecturer in the Swiss Cyber Forum Cyber Security Specialist Course, accredited for the Swiss federal examination in cyber security.

Legal expertise: biotechnology, medical devices, corporations/corporate law, contract law, intellectual property law, cyber security law, mergers and acquisitions, investment/financial law, FATCA, anti-money laundering (AML), know your client (KYC), employment law, international law, data privacy law, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), litigation, healthcare law, anti-piracy/counterfeiting, information technology/internet law, competition/anti-trust law, data governance, investigations, and international negotiations.

Computer expertise: computer software design/development/programming, computer operations, computer systems management.

Experience in private industry, government, and non-government organizations.

World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Organized Crime – Cybercrime project leader.

OECD Task Force on Charting Illicit Trade