Mr. Deckelman is a former Fortune 200 C-suite executive and advisor with extensive knowledge in corporate and commercial law. He is renowned for driving digital transformation in global legal and commercial organizations. Mr. Deckelman has served as general counsel and board secretary for various companies, where he managed complex transactions, litigation, and regulatory matters. As a key executive at a digital technology company, he led a groundbreaking digital overhaul of the company's legal functions, earning numerous industry accolades.
Named "Most Innovative General Counsel" by Financial Times in 2017 and an "Attorney of the Year Finalist" by American Lawyer in 2018, Mr. Deckelman is the co-founder, co-executive chairman, and a faculty member of the Digital Legal Exchange, a global institute of leading thinkers and practitioners from business, technology, law, government, and academia committed to accelerating legal and business digital transformation.
Mr. Deckelman is a member of the Advisory Board of the American University Washington College of Law's Tech, Law & Security Program. He also serves on the Advisory Council of the Indo-Pacific Centre, an institute based in Singapore that engages with key government ministries and industries in Singapore, Japan, India, and the United States to address cybercrime and security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region. Mr. Deckelman is an active organizer, speaker, and participant in conferences, roundtables, policy studies, and salon dinners addressing global cybersecurity and privacy concerns, including programs with The Howard Baker Forum, Chatham House, the Atlantic Council, New America, the Indo-Pacific Centre, and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Deckelman's areas of experience include:
- Corporate and Board Governance
- Transformative Leadership
- Global Business Strategy
- Digital Transformation
- Cybersecurity
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Analytics
- Data Protection and Privacy
- SEC and Government Regulation
- Strategic Transactions and Partnerships
- Complex Disputes and Litigation
- Enterprise Data Governance
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Corporate Ethics and Compliance Programs
- National Security and Geopolitical Risk
- Government Affairs
- International Business, Law, and Regulation
- Complex Commercial and Government Tech Contracting
- Legal Technology