Five Mayer Brown partners named to Cybersecurity Docket's 2026 "Incident Response Elite" list

Mayer Brown partners Marcus Christian, Raj De, Justin Herring, Adam Hickey, and Stephen Lilley have been selected to Cybersecurity Docket's 2026 "Incident Response Elite,” a list of the top data breach response lawyers. 

Marcus, who was named to Cybersecurity Docket's “Incident Response 30” three times and “Incident Response 40,” represents clients in matters involving data security planning, board governance of cybersecurity, cyber fraud, data breach response, and congressional investigations, among others. He is co-leader of the Washington DC Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice.

Raj leads Mayer Brown’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy and National Security practices and is a member of the firm’s global Management Committee. He handles cutting-edge legal and policy issues at the nexus of technology, national security, law enforcement, and privacy. 

Justin provides clients with comprehensive representation and counseling on sophisticated cybersecurity matters, including global incident response, enforcement actions and related litigation, cyber monitorships and regulatory compliance. He draws on his prior experience as Executive Deputy Superintendent of the Cybersecurity Division at the New York Department of Financial Services in advising entities in the financial services, crypto, and fintech sectors.

Adam offers clients extensive experience in cybersecurity, sanctions, export controls, the Foreign Agents Registration Act, criminal law, federal surveillance statutes, and other national security authorities. He draws on prior experience as Deputy Assistant Attorney General at Department of Justice, where he handled a range of high-profile national security matters.

Stephen develops strategies to navigate cutting-edge and interrelated litigation, regulatory, and policy challenges rooted in data and technology. He has significant experience working with clients to identify, evaluate, and manage cybersecurity and data privacy risks; responding to cyber incidents and vulnerability disclosures; and defending businesses in related litigation. 

To view the complete "Incident Response Elite" list, click here.