Michael advises clients in how to deal with all aspects of the modern information economy. As chair of Frost Brown Todd’s Privacy and Data Security team, Michael helps clients comply with the applicable laws, rules, and regulations governing the proper use and disclosure of personal information. In addition to assisting clients in investigating and addressing potential data breaches, Michael also assists clients in addressing state and federal regulations regarding health law matters.
Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 2005, summa cum laude
Order of the Curia
Northern Kentucky Law Review, Staff Member, 2003-2004
Northern Kentucky Law Review, Symposium Editor, 2004-2005
Marshall University, B.B.A., 1996, summa cum laude
Selected for inclusion in Ohio Rising Stars®, 2015
CIPP/US Certification by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
CIPP/Europe Certification by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Northern Kentucky University (NKU) College of Informatics – Dean’s Advisory Board (2019-present)
U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Member (2011-present)
Salmon P. Chase American Inns of Court, Barrister (2016-present)
Ohio State Bar Association (2005-present)
Kentucky Bar Association (2006-present)
Cincinnati International Association of Privacy Professionals Cincinnati KnowledgeNet Chapter, Co-Chair (2016-2018)
American Bar Association’s TIPS Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Committee, Vice Chair (2017-present)
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass – Board of Directors (2007-)
Friends of the Rose Garden Mission – Board of Directors (2018-)
Kentucky Legal Marketing Association’s Corporate Counsel Panel Event (Explored trends in information governance, data privacy, and cybersecurity). Serving on the panel with member Michael E. Nitardy were in-house counsel from Fifth Third Bank and Children’s Hospital (September 21, 2018).
“Protecting People from the Dark Side of ‘Smart’ Devices,” co-authored with Joseph Dehner. Published by Bringing Together the World’s Lawyers (August, 2019).
The Brief (by the American Bar Association Tort Trial and insurance Practice Section): Fraud Involving a Computer is Not Automatically “Computer Fraud.” (Vol. 46, Summer 2017)
Note, Moran, Kentucky Ass’n of Health Plans, and Davila: The (R)evolution of ERISA Preemption, 18 St. Thomas L. Rev. 139 (2005).
Note, Does ERISA Impose on HMOs a Duty to Disclose Physician Incentive Contracts; An Examination of Circuit Splits, 31 N. Ky. L. Rev. 59 (2004).
March 11, 2022 | Publications
The Utah legislature recently passed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA). UCPA is a comprehensive p...
June 2, 2021 | Publications
Industry analysts and business consultants have agreed for some time that connected mobility is the ...
October 5, 2020 | Blogs
The current COVID-19 crisis has increased the importance of online services that provide access to h...
March 23, 2020 | Blogs
As the coronavirus continues to quickly spread across the United States, employers are following CD...
March 5, 2020 | Publications
This week marks two months since the California Consumer Privacy Act went into effect. Although the ...
March 3, 2020 | Publications
A school district in Texas fell victim to a phishing attack, causing the district to miss payments o...
February 10, 2020 | Blogs
On Friday, February 7, California Attorney General Becerra released proposed modifications to the dr...
January 31, 2020 | Blogs
The United Kingdom (UK) has formally withdrawn from the European Union (EU) effective January 31, 20...
September 17, 2019 | Blogs
Friday, Sept. 13 was the last day for bills amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and ...
September 11, 2019 | Publications
The enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been a marathon process, with numero...
June 10, 2019 | Publications
The sweeping California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was enacted last June at light speed—having be...
May 13, 2019 | Blogs
The May 2-3, 2019 International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Conference featured lead...
April 11, 2019 | Blogs
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Before then, covered...
November 2, 2018 | Publications
Ohio’s data breach safe harbor law goes into effect today. By choosing to provide incentive for co...
October 1, 2018 | Publications
In the last week of August, California legislators passed amendments containing what many think will...
August 9, 2018 | Blogs
On Friday, August 3, Governor Kasich signed Ohio Senate Bill 220, which acknowledges for the first t...
July 19, 2018 | Publications
By all accounts, the sweeping privacy rights law passed by the California legislature in late June p...
July 2, 2018 | Publications
California has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, a comprehensive online consumer ...
December 12, 2017 | Publications
The fallout from the seemingly endless W-2 phishing scams continues to be felt. On December 1, 2017,...
March 30, 2017 | Publications
In January, we alerted clients that 2017 would likely yield a new crop of phishing emails sent by fr...
April 28, 2016 | Press Releases
Frost Brown Todd (FBT) Florence Member Michael Nitardy has earned the Certified Information Privacy ...
February 16, 2016 | Publications
Last Tuesday, President Barack Obama directed his administration to implement a Cybersecurity Nation...
February 19, 2015 | Publications
Businesses are becoming increasingly concerned with cybersecurity as their reliance on technology an...
January 5, 2015 | Press Releases
Frost Brown Todd (FBT) is pleased to announce the appointment of six new members firmwide, three of ...
January 5, 2015 | Press Releases
With the new year underway, Frost Brown Todd (FBT) is pleased to announce the appointment of six new...