Mari Dugas

Mari focuses her practice on privacy, data protection and cybersecurity. She works with clients across a wide range of industries, with a particular focus on risk management, information security governance, and incident preparedness and response. Mari also counsels clients on national and international compliance regimes and privacy- and information security-related legal issues and risks in complex commercial agreements and corporate transactions. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US).

Mari maintains an active pro bono practice, focusing on immigration and election protection/voter rights, and leads diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in Cooley’s office in Washington, DC.

Mari is a frequent contributor to publications and professional conferences on topics related to cybersecurity and national security.

Before joining Cooley, Mari served as a legal intern in the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate of the US Cyber Command. She also worked in cybersecurity and election security policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.