Judy K.
Branham

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Judy Branham
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Judy has over twenty years of experience handling Information Law issues and investigations, and focuses her practice on eDiscovery, information governance, data privacy and cybersecurity, and digital forensic matters.

Judy has led investigations of and responses to complex data breaches, including ransomware, business email compromise, denial-of-service, and state-sponsored attacks.  Her work in cybersecurity has included some of the nation’s largest breaches, including drafting responses to inquiries from regulators regarding incidents.  Judy has also developed incident response plans for national clients and led tabletop exercises to help clients practice their response to a cyber security incident.

In addition to cybersecurity, Judy has also advised companies in all areas of eDiscovery, including consulting with clients on developing defensible preservation and information management policies, handling motions to compel and negotiations with opposing counsel, and designing discovery processes and workflows that leverage available technologies.  Judy has also overseen complex digital forensic investigations into the theft of trade secret information and employee misconduct investigations. 

Prior to joining Redgrave, Judy served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Cadien Cyber Response.  Her previous experience also includes roles at Stroz Friedberg LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle Reath LLP, as well as in-house positions at 3M Company.

Judy is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

Judy’s work experience includes:

  • Providing guidance to an infrastructure and real estate company on addressing a cybersecurity breach related to a business email compromise (BEC), including compliance with reporting requirements
  • Guiding an international healthcare company through the intricacies of international data transfers, focusing on the strategic placement of data centers across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Latin America (LATAM) regions
  • Crafting an international privacy policy tailored for a start-up fitness company
  • Consulting with a major pharmaceutical company on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business processes

Judy has also counseled clients in the following representative matters:

  • Developing a detailed incident response plan for a global food manufacturer operating in 160 countries, aligning corporate procedures with the NIST 800-61 framework
  • Conducting comprehensive cybersecurity risk evaluations for a nationwide academic healthcare system, utilizing the NIST cybersecurity framework and delivering concise, actionable recommendations to executive leadership
  • Orchestrating and directing a tabletop simulation for a Fortune 100 healthcare enterprise, showcasing a real-time crisis response scenario, along with conducting a debriefing with the C-suite post-exercise and offering strategic advice to enhance the organization’s cybersecurity defenses
  • Managing a cybersecurity incident response team investigating a data breach incident involving a ransomware attack launched against a leading e-commerce company

Education

  • Mitchell Hamline School of Law, J.D. (2007)
  • St. Cloud State University, B.A., magna cum laude  (1992)

Bar Admissions

  • Minnesota

Memberships

  • Founder, Twin Cities Women in Law, Privacy, and Security Group (WiLPS) 
  • Co-Founder, eDiscovery Corporate Forum, Twin Cities, Minnesota
  • Member, Minnesota Bar Association
  • Member, Executive Women’s Forum
  • Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
  • Board Member for RECLAIM, St. Paul, Minnesota (2018-2022)
  • Member, The Sedona Conference (2008-2017)

Recognition

  • Finalist, Executive Women’s Forum (EWF) Women of Influence Award (2022)