Michelle A. Reed

Michelle Reed is a partner in the Litigation Department at Paul Hastings in Dallas and co-chair of the firm's Data Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. Before joining Paul Hastings in 2024, she co-headed the cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection practice at Akin. She advises companies, including Fortune 500 clients and financial institutions, on data breaches, regulatory investigations, privacy program development, and emerging risks involving artificial intelligence and biometrics, and she litigates complex matters including securities class actions and consumer disputes. She is ranked by Chambers USA for Privacy and Data Security and for Securities Litigation, is recognized by Chambers Global, and was named to Cybersecurity Docket's Incident Response 50. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). She earned her B.A. with honors and her J.D., summa cum laude, from Brigham Young University.