Izak C Rosenfeld

Izak is Assistant General Counsel at MITRE (a leading science and technology nonprofit engaging in research and development in the public interest), where he provides strategic guidance on corporate compliance, commercial contracts, international governance, technology transactions, and disputes. He is a licensed Attorney in New York, Washington DC, the US Supreme Court, and registered Corporate Counsel in Virginia (USA), a Barrister & Solicitor in Ontario (Canada), a Lawyer in Victoria (Australia), and a Solicitor in England & Wales (UK). He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional - EU (CIPP/E). Prior to MITRE, Izak was the global in-house compliance and contracts counsel for Access Now (an international digital rights and data advocacy nonprofit) in New York, after working in litigation and corporate transactions at a commercial law firm in Toronto. He obtained his Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Melbourne, having also studied law at McGill University. Izak is active in the legal community, and is currently an Associate Judge - Awards and Subgrants for the American Bar Association (ABA), Arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), member of the ABA Pro Bono and Public Service Committee, and Co-Secretary for the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) International Legal Affairs Network. Outside of work, Izak serves with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary as Flotilla Vice Commander (VFC), Division Staff Officer (SO), and Flotilla Staff Officer (FSO), as well as a Vessel Examiner, Program Visitor, Auxiliary Life Jacket Observer, and Operational Auxiliarist (AX). He is a Volunteer Attorney with Pro Bono Partnership, Pro Bono Attorney with the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, law student/ young lawyer mentor, and Young Mediator with the International Mediation Institute (IMI).