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Tanner Wilburn.
Counsel for what's next.

I'm an attorney working where artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and the law collide — advising companies on the systems they ship, the data they hold, and the rules that don't quite exist yet.

Get in touch What I work on

Practice: AI · Cybersecurity · Privacy · National Security
Firm: Mayer Brown
Bar: District of Columbia

01 About

A lawyer for the hardest questions in technology — the ones that aren't quite technical and aren't quite legal.

Before practicing law, I worked in cybersecurity — focused on medical device security and radio frequency (RF) systems. I learned how attackers think, how products fail, and how often the consequences land somewhere a court has never been asked about before.

Today I'm an associate at Mayer Brown, advising US and multinational companies on cybersecurity, data privacy, AI, and national security. I help clients navigate cyber incident response, regulatory compliance, and the legal implications of emerging technologies — translating between engineers, executives, and regulators.

JD Indiana University Maurer School of Law
MS Indiana University Luddy School of Engineering
BS Ball State University

02 Focus

What I work on.

/01

Artificial intelligence

AI governance, model risk, training-data exposure, and the emerging US and EU regulatory landscape. From foundation models to in-house deployments.

/02

Cybersecurity

Incident response, breach counseling, ransomware, and pre-incident readiness — informed by years of hands-on offensive and defensive security work.

/03

Data privacy

Cross-border data flows, US state privacy regimes, sectoral rules (HIPAA, GLBA), and the privacy consequences of new product architectures.

/04

National security

CFIUS, export controls, sanctions, and the security review of technology transactions — particularly where AI, semiconductors, and critical infrastructure intersect.

03 Writing & Podcast