McDonald Hopkins welcomes Holm Belsheim to national data privacy and cybersecurity team

DETROIT — Holm Belsheim has joined McDonald Hopkins LLC as an Associate in the Litigation Department, adding his expertise to the firm’s national Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group.

Belsheim is accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a Certified Information Privacy Professional for the United States, the gold standard certification for information privacy professionals. He is also accredited by the IAPP as a Certified Information Privacy Professional for Europe.

Belsheim’s practice focuses on advising companies in a wide variety of industries on best practices for preventing and responding to data privacy and cybersecurity incidents. His experience includes revising privacy policies and data processing agreements, advising clients on third-party privacy agreements, drafting licensing and privacy agreements, and performing risk assessments. Belsheim has specific expertise on data privacy and cybersecurity matters involved in M&A transactions, including advising on breach notification and privacy law compliance and performing diligence on information technology, intellectual property and software agreement licensing.

Belsheim earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and his B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.