Press Release

Cybersecurity Attorney Joins the Boston Office of The Wagner Law Group

Issued by The Wagner Law Group P.C.

Nov. 4, 2024

The Wagner Law Group P.C. is pleased to announce that Joshua Cook has joined our firm’s Boston office as Of Counsel. Josh has a proven history of helping clients identify and address cybersecurity law issues and we are delighted that he is joining us and introducing a new and crucial practice area to our firm.

Josh assesses privacy, cybersecurity programs, business continuity plans and vendor profiles in order to assist clients in developing a big-picture view of the existing threat environment and key risks. He works with clients to identify gaps in cybersecurity protections and to apply strategic and operational mitigation solutions to ensure that those gaps are filled. Josh also advises clients on the implementation and maintenance of comprehensive cybersecurity, anti-fraud and brand protection compliance programs, policies, and playbooks and develops related employee training programs and manuals. He creates organizational cyberattack incident response plans and business continuity/disaster recovery plans, and advises clients on how to address and mitigate the impact when incidents arise. Josh negotiates cybersecurity-related contracts on behalf of clients and assists in resolving contract disputes. He has also represented clients in multi-year, multi-regulator investigations related to cybersecurity and privacy issues.

Josh is the author of several cybersecurity-law related publications including a recently published book entitled “Cyber Resilience by Design: The Executive's Guide to Managing a Cyberattack.” He is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the First Circuit Court of Appeals. Josh holds a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) certification issued by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and an IBM Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals credential. He is also certified as a FINRA Arbitrator.

The Wagner Law Group

The Wagner Law Group is a nationally recognized practice in the areas of ERISA, employee benefits and executive compensation, employment, labor & human resources, investment management, bankruptcy and restructuring, HIPAA, privacy & security, expert witness, mergers & acquisitions, legislative, regulatory & policy services, tax exempt organizations, trusts & estates, probate, litigation, independent fiduciary services, trusts & estates, probate and family law.

The Wagner Law Group continues to be dedicated to the highest standards of integrity, excellence and thought leadership, and is considered to be the nation’s preeminent ERISA and employee benefits law firm. Now with 45 attorneys in nine offices, it provides unparalleled legal advice to its clients, including large, small and nonprofit corporations as well as individuals and government entities nationwide and in several foreign countries. The firm’s attorneys combine decades of experience in their fields of practice and include those who are AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and have been annually named to prestigious Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers® lists. The Wagner Law Group is recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a Tier 1 National Best Law Firm in the areas of ERISA and employee benefits and has the largest number nationwide of Fellows of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, an invitation-only organization of nationally recognized employee benefits lawyers. It is certified as a woman-owned and operated business by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council and is listed among the largest woman-owned businesses in Massachusetts by the Boston Business Journal.

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