Mark W. Brennan | Washington, D.C. | Hogan Lovells

Mark W. Brennan
Brennan Mark
  • Overview
  • Experience
  • Credentials
  • Insights and events
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Mark Brennan and his team are incredibly responsive and consistently provide thoughtful, creative solutions on some of our most pressing matters.

Legal 500 USA, 2024

Mark W. Brennan leads our global Technology and Telecommunications industry sector group. He is also our Lead Innovation Partner, responsible for championing innovation in client service, new products, and legal innovation across the firm's global business.

Mark has a truly unique global regulatory and policy practice that makes him a valuable resource for clients across industry sectors. An experienced advisor, Mark is a respected voice on privacy and communications matters, and his thoughtful strategies empower clients on matters spanning regulatory consultations and rulemakings to compliance and product design to government investigations and enforcement. He advises clients on artificial intelligence, online content (including Section 230), market entry and licensing, spectrum policy, biometric data and facial recognition, Internet of things, U.S. CLOUD Act, cloud services, calling/texting laws, and other technology and consumer protection matters.

Global internet and technology companies and household name clients in the financial, health care, pharmaceutical, government contracts, advertising, and automotive sectors all rely on Mark to help solve their most pressing challenges.

Mark receives dozens of requests each year to share his insights on telecommunications, privacy, and consumer protection issues at marquee conferences and is most well-known for obtaining significant victories for clients on data protection and Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) issues.

Mark also advises on other communications and privacy matters, including Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act and state privacy laws, the FCC's CPNI rules, CAN-SPAM, the Video Privacy Protection Act, COPPA, data breach laws, and more.

Mark is a member of our Americas Diversity Committee and was a founding Chair of our global Pride+ LGBT+ ally network.

quote mark

Mark Brennan and his team are incredibly responsive and consistently provide thoughtful, creative solutions on some of our most pressing matters.

Legal 500 USA, 2024

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2005
  • B.S., University of Florida, summa cum laude, 2002
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
Court admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
  • Co-chair, Consumer Protection Committee, Federal Communications Bar Association
  • Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
  • Past Board Member, National LGBT Bar Association
  • Past Board Member, Sitar Arts Center
  • Past Board Member, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts
  • Past Executive Leadership Team Member, Lawyers Have Heart D.C.
  • Past Chair, Charity Auction Committee, Federal Communications Bar Association
  • Past Co-chair, Mobile Payments Committee, Federal Communications Bar Association
  • Past Co-chair, Social Media, Membership & Marketing Committee, Federal Communications Bar Association
  • Past Co-chair, Transactional Practice Committee, Federal Communications Bar Association
  • Past Co-chair, Young Lawyers Committee, Federal Communications Bar Association
  • Past Executive Committee Member, Federal Communications Bar Association

Recognition

Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite (District of Columbia), Rank 4

Chambers USA

2022-2024
Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Protection)

Legal 500 US

2020-2024
Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory

Legal 500 US

2010-2024
Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Fintech

Legal 500 US

2020
Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Regulatory, Next Generation

Legal 500 US

2017-2020
Telecommunications Rising Star, Top Attorneys Under 40

Law360

2018
Rising Star, Communications

Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers

2014-2015
Best Lawyers Under 40

The National LGBT Bar Association

2011
Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast: Transactional

Legal 500 US

2014, 2018
Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Technology: Transactions

Legal 500 US

2014, 2017-2018