Christopher R. Egan
Assistant General Counsel
- Serves as Associate General Counsel for risk operations and information governance.
- Leads a team responsible for the intake of new client matters and the protection of client information.
- Former Trial Attorney and Director of Information Management, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Tax Division.
Chris Egan leads a firm-wide team responsible for Risk Operations and Information Governance. The team analyzes new client matters and governs client information to ensure compliance with the following laws and regulations:
- Ethics rules requiring confidentiality and the enforcement of ethical walls
- Anti-money laundering regulations
- Data protection laws in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and other international jurisdictions
- Securities-related disclosure restrictions
- Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Other laws governing retention and disclosure
Earlier in his career, Chris served as a trial attorney and eDiscovery counsel at the DOJ. Most recently, he served the DOJ as Director of Information Management, where he directed a group of information professionals responsible for records management, data analysis and web development.
Chris is a certified public accountant, a certified information privacy professional, and a certified records manager.
EducationJ.D., Southern Methodist University, cum laude, 2002
M.P.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1997
B.B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1997
J.D., Southern Methodist University, cum laude, 2002
M.P.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1997
B.B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 1997
Bar AdmissionsTexas
Washington
Texas
Washington
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/Europe/US, International Association of Privacy Professionals), 2018 to present.
- Certified records manager, Institute of Certified Records Managers, 2018 to present.
- Certified public accountant, Texas, 1998 to present.
