John Davis has extensive experience representing companies in complex investigations and litigations and advising clients on information law issues—including discovery, data privacy, cross-border transfers, analytics, cybersecurity, information governance, and emergent technology. He leads responses to U.S. and foreign governmental inquiries; conducts international investigations of fraud and abuse, trade secrets theft, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, and security incidents; and counsels companies on compliant practices in a broad range of disciplines. John is an award-winning author and frequent lecturer on investigations, privacy, and information law.
John is co-chair of Crowell & Moring’s E-Discovery and Information Management Practice and a member of the Litigation, Privacy and Cybersecurity and Investigations practice groups. Before joining Crowell, he was Executive Director at UBS in the Legal and Investigations groups, where he headed up the Americas region and its Global Complex Cases – eDiscovery.
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Senior Articles Editor, American Criminal Law Review
- University of Illinois, B.A., with distinction
Affiliations
Professional Activities and Memberships
- The Sedona Conference Working Group 1 on Electronic Document Retention and Production
- The Sedona Conference Working Group 6 on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery, and Disclosure
- The Sedona Conference Working Group 11 on Data Security and Privacy Liability (Dialogue Leader)
- The Sedona Conference Working Group 12 on Trade Secrets
- The International Association of Privacy Professionals (Member)
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