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HOUSTON (October 6, 2025) – Womble Bond Dickinson is pleased to announce that Tyler Bridegan has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity practice and the AI and Machine Learning team. Bridegan previously served as Director of Privacy and Technology Enforcement at the Texas Attorney General’s Office and as Acting Legal Advisor to Commissioner Nathan Simington at the Federal Communications Commission.

“Tyler is a recognized thought leader in privacy and technology law and brings valuable regulatory and enforcement experience that’s increasingly critical for our clients,” said Tara Cho, Chair of the Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. “His time at the Texas Attorney General’s Office and FCC gives him a practical understanding of how regulators operate and how investigations unfold — insight that’s essential for companies navigating privacy risks, regulatory scrutiny across an evolving landscape, and deployment of AI and emerging technologies.”

Bridegan has led and defended hundreds of regulatory investigations, including those conducted by individual state attorneys general, multi-state attorney general coalitions, the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Communications Commission, and the New York Department of Financial Services. With expertise spanning federal and state consumer protection laws, Bridegan counsels companies on state privacy and technology-related laws, as well as key federal statutes, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA).

“With distinguished privacy and AI compliance attorneys, top-ranked privacy and technology litigators, and a deep bench of transactional attorneys, Womble Bond Dickinson is one of the few firms positioned to handle the full gamut of client needs in the technology space,” said Bridegan. “I look forward to deepening the firm’s already incredible expertise.”

A recognized thought leader in data privacy and technology law, Bridegan serves on Law360’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Editorial Board, the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Privacy Bar Section Advisory Board, and the Board of Editors for the Global Regulatory Developments Journal. He also holds leadership roles with the Texas Bar’s Computer and Technology Section, the Houston Bar Association LGBTQ+ Committee, and the Federal Communications Bar Association, where he co-chairs the Privacy and Data Security Committee.

Bridegan holds certifications from the IAPP (CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM) and is a Registered Practitioner under the U.S. Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). He earned his J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and his B.A. from the University of Oklahoma.