Michael A. Gold
Partner
Michael Gold is a partner and Chair of the Cybersecurity & Privacy Group at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP. He counsels clients in a wide variety of matters, including information security and privacy compliance, supply chain and outsourcing security issues, data breach responses and investigations, regulatory matters, crisis management, and technology contracts. Mr. Gold has assisted clients in developing policies and processes to comply with information security and privacy laws throughout the world (including the E.U.'s General Data Protection Regulation, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, and other national, state, and industry-sectoral laws in the U.S.). He negotiates technology agreements relating to information security and privacy and has particular experience with advanced digital advertising and marketing and emerging information security technologies. Mr. Gold represents clients in a range of industries, including healthcare, defense, major league sports, accounting and business management, and financial services. He received his J.D. with honors from Southwestern Law School. Mr. Gold was named one of California's "Top 20 Cyber - Artificial Intelligence Lawyers" by the Daily Journal (2018); one of the Daily Journal’s 20 “Top Cyber Lawyers” in 2020 and again in 2022; one of the "Top 100 Lawyers 2023"; "Top 100 Lawyers 2025"; "Most Influential Lawyers: Digital Media and E-Commerce Law" by the Los Angeles Business Journal; and has been designated a "Top Rated Lawyer in Technology Law" by Martindale Hubbell. He is the co-author of the Bloomberg BNA Portfolio Records Retention for Enterprise Knowledge Management.
