Michael J. McGuire

Michael J. McGuire is a shareholder in Littler’s Minneapolis office. He is also the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and one of its associate general counsel. He is responsible for developing policies and overseeing the firm’s compliance with laws, regulations, ethical rules, client requirements, industry standards and contractual obligations relating to security, privacy, retention, and destruction of information. He is also responsible for the firm’s risk management and audit functions relating to these areas, as well as negotiating vendor contracts and intellectual property issues.

Previously, Michael was a Managing Director for a global financial services firm with responsibility for managing a group of lawyers supporting various corporate functions, including information technology, human resources, procurement, facilities and information security. He was also responsible for building information systems to support the global legal department. Before that, he was a partner in the litigation and corporate departments at a Minneapolis firm focusing on electronic discovery, information security and privacy and internet issues.

Michael is a frequent lecturer on issues arising from the intersection of technology and law. He was an adjunct professor at William Mitchell College of Law.