Joel C. Winston Partner 202-327-9716 Office Location 1020 19th Street, NW 7th Floor Washington, DC 20036 202-223-6930 Fax: 202-223-6935 Download vCard Printable Version

Professional Experience	Hudson Cook, LLP, 2012 - present. Practice includes assisting lenders, automobile finance companies, credit card companies, debt collectors, consumer reporting agencies, and other financial institutions in developing and maintaining consumer credit programs, marketing campaigns, and privacy and data security compliance policies and procedures. Vice President for Government Affairs and Chief Privacy Officer, ID Analytics, Inc., San Diego, CA, 2011 -2012. Responsible for government relations and corporate compliance with privacy and financial services laws. Associate Director, Division of Financial Practices, Federal Trade Commission, Washington DC, 2000 – 2005, 2009 – 2011. Associate Director, Division of Privacy & Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Washington DC, 2005 – 2009. Assistant Director, Division of Advertising Practices, Federal Trade Commission, Washington DC, 1985 – 2000. Staff Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Dallas TX and Washington DC, 1976 – 1985. Extensive experience at federal consumer protection agency in law enforcement investigations, consent negotiations, and litigation; rulemaking; public policy development; industry guidance; and consumer education in the areas of financial services, privacy, data security, identity theft, and advertising. Recipient of 2008 Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive.
Education	University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, J.D., 1976 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, B.A., 1973
Professional Memberships and Activities	Member, American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Consumer Financial Services Committee Member, Advisory Board, American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law Member, American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals Certified Information Privacy Professional Co-editor, Consumer Protection Law Developments, American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, 2009 Member, Michigan State Bar Association (admitted 1976)