Practice Areas
- Commercial & Technology Transactions
- Financial Regulatory Advice and Response
- Global Services
- Intellectual Property
- Privacy & Data Security
Education
- J.D., University of North Carolina School of Law, honors
- B.A., North Carolina State University, summa cum laude
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina
Other Areas of Law
- Outsourcing
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Technology Licensing
- E-Commerce Transactions
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Joint Ventures
- Corporate Law
- Supply Chain Matters

100 North Tryon Street
Suite 4700
Charlotte, NC 28202-4003
Suite 4700
Charlotte, NC 28202-4003
Overview
News & Events
Publications
Professional Affiliations
Todd Taylor serves as a Member and co-leader of Moore & Van Allen's Commercial & Technology Transactions practice group, as well as its Privacy & Data Security group. Taylor focuses his practice on data privacy and security, licensing, technology, supply chain and commercial transactional matters.
Before joining Moore & Van Allen, Taylor served as an in-house attorney at Bank of America, where he worked extensively on various technology licensing, supply chain, cross-border and third party servicing arrangements.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- "Introduction to Legal Issues in Outsourcing," Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Charlotte, North Carolina, February 11, 2010
- "IP Trademark, Copyright & Licensing Counsel Forum," an ALM/Corporate Counsel Event, The Harvard Club, New York City, September 15, 2011
- "Overview of Third-Party Contracting and Outsourcing," National Business Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina, December 8, 2011
- "Outsourcing and Offshoring," Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Charlotte, North Carolina, February 2, 2012
- "Legal Issues Associated with Corporate Bring Your Own Device Programs," JP Morgan Chase, New York, New York, December 6, 2012
- "Addressing Risks in Contracting with Parties in Emerging Markets," Association of Corporate Counsel's Contracts & IP Symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 1, 2013
- "Privacy & Social Media in the Workplace," Globalaw webinar, December 9, 2013
- "Social Media- Strategies and Risks," Association of Corporate Counsel Charlotte Chapter, February 5, 2014
- "How to Navigate the Data Breach Storm: Identifying the Risks and Managing the Aftermath," CommercialLawWebAdvisor webinar, January 15, 2015
- "Export/Import Issues & Data Movement Concerns in Cross-Border Transactions," Association of Corporate Counsel Charlotte Chapter, July 23, 2015
- "Effective Data Security Management: Keeping Your Data Protected in the Cloud," The Knowledge Group, March 22, 2016
- "Data Breaches And Cyber Security – Are You Ready?," ABA/Young Lawyers’ Division 2016 Fall Conference, October 20, 2016
- "Technology & Data Issues in Contracts: Crafting Intellectual Property Licensing Related Provisions & Information Sharing and Security Related Provisions," Association of Corporate Counsel Charlotte Chapter, February 15, 2017
- "The EU General Data Protection Regulation: A Primer for U.S. Companies," Association of Corporate Counsel Charlotte Chapter, February 21, 2018
- "The Digital and Privacy Law Revolution: The Impact of Privacy Law and the Cloud on Business," ACC South Carolina Annual Meeting, September 28, 2018
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"Mischief Managed: Best Practices in Developing a Crisis Response Program", Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Charlotte, North Carolina, February 13, 2020
- “Enforcing Unilateral Contract Amendments”, Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Charlotte, North Carolina, August 5, 2020
PUBLICATIONS
- “A collision of rules in the evolving world of online banking,” The Hill, January 12, 2017
- “New York’s proposed cyber-security compliance challenge,” Compliance Week, December 21, 2016
- “New York's Proposed Cybersecurity Regulations: An Old Path Or a New Trail?,” Bloomberg Law Reports- Banking, November 22, 2016
- “Proposed Global Online Freedom Act Could Impact Supply Chains, Outsourcing Efforts and Foreign Operations of U.S. and Multinational Companies,” Bloomberg Law Reports – Technology Law, January 18, 2012
- “Purging Slavery from California’s Supply Chain,” Law360, February 7, 2012
- “Corporate Cybersecurity: Emerging Threats & Recent Developments,” Corporate Board Member, 2nd Quarter 2012 edition
- “US Employment Woes Slow Visas for Foreign Workers,” Charlotte Business Journal, May 18, 2012
- "An Analysis of Proposed Federal Cybersecurity Legislation," Corporate Counsel, September 17, 2012
- “Blogger’s liability for third-party comments and content: A growing legal threat for bloggers or plaintiffs’ lingering ignorance of the law?” Westlaw Journal— Computer & Internet, November 30, 2012
- “Technology: 4 important issues to address in the brave new world of BYOD programs,” InsideCounsel, November 30, 2012
- "Defending against cyber-attacks," InsideCounsel, December 14, 2012
- "The biggest social media lesson of 2012," InsideCounsel, December 28, 2012
- "Navigating the export control maze," InsideCounsel, January 11, 2013
- "Don't let the cloud services Grinch steal your Christmas," InsideCounsel, January 25, 2013
- "Ensuring ownership of contractor-created technology and other works," InsideCounsel, February 8, 2013
- "Social Media in the workplace: The impact of recent NLRB rulings," Westlaw Journal Computer & Internet, May 3, 2013
- "Social Media and the Stored Communications Act: Does a 1986 Law Protect Timelines and Tweets?" Bloomberg Social Media Law & Policy Report, November 26, 2013
- "Can Using Facebook Be a Firing Offense?" The Corporate Counselor, December 2013
- "3 data security best practices learned from FTC enforcement actions," InsideCounsel, June 2, 2014
- "EU-U.S. Safe Harbor agreement heading for troubled water?" InsideCounsel, July 17, 2014
Of Note
- IAM Patent 1000: The World's Leading Patent Practitioners, 2019-2020
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US), International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Past Board Member, Theatre Charlotte
- Graduate of Mecklenburg County Bar Leadership School
- Graduate of Mecklenburg County Civic 101 Program
- Past Pack Treasurer/Assistant Den Leader for Cub Scout Pack 24/Mecklenburg Boy Scouts Apache Counsel
- Past Board Member, Junior Achievement of the Central Carolinas
- Past Board Member, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Athletic League
News
- MVA IP team and attorneys recognized in IAM Patent 1000
- Moore & Van Allen IP team and attorneys recognized in IAM Patent 1000
- MVA Attorneys Participate in UNC Financial Services Compliance Boot Camp
- MVA Hosts Association of Corporate Counsel CLE Luncheon
- Taylor Published in The Hill
- Taylor Published in Bloomberg
Speaking Engagements
- Todd Taylor serving as speaker for the upcoming NCBA Privacy and Data Security Section CLE, September 2020
- MVA hosted Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Program, February 2020
- Todd Taylor and Katherine Lamberth presented at ACC CLE webinar, August 2019
- Taylor and Gainey present at the ACC South Carolina Annual Meeting, October 2018
- Privacy & Data Security Seminar Series 2016, March 2016
- MVA Attorneys Present at Association of Corporate Counsel CLE, July 2015
Publications
- Judge agrees that absence of adequate safeguards can represent an unfair trade practice.
National Law Journal, November 2014 - June 27, 2014
Professional Affiliations
- Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Former Law Clerk to Judges Charles Poston and Lydia Taylor, Norfolk Circuit Court, Norfolk, Virginia
- Mecklenburg County Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- North Carolina State Bar
- American Bar Association