About Timothy Howard

Timothy Howard is Freshfields’ US head of data security and is based in New York, where his practice focuses on white-collar and government regulatory investigations, with special attention to cybersecurity, data breaches, and cryptocurrency. Tim is an accomplished trial lawyer and investigator, having managed cases across a range of disciplines, including securities fraud, tax fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, cyber-intrusions, and healthcare fraud. He has advised Freshfields’ clients on complex cross-border data breach incidents, including managing incident response, forensic investigation and engagement with regulators, Department of Justice and SEC investigations, and advising companies on AI, cybergovernance, and other data security risks.