Randal S. Milch is an American Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, regarded as an expert in governance and regulatory affairs.

Milch graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in history in 1980 before graduating from New York University School of Law with a J.D. in 1985. He clerked for Chief Judge Emeritus Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 1985. After becoming an associate and then partner at Donovan, Leisure, Newton, and Irvine LLP, he then joined Bell Atlantic (now known as Verizon Communications), where he became Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the organization.[1] Throughout his 21 year tenure at Verizon, Milch was instrumental in deregulating the telecommunications industry and oversaw natural security matters. He chaired the Verizon Executive Security Counsel, which focused on information security policies across all of Verizon. In 2014, Milch testified before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate in support of consumer privacy regulations in regard to the telecommunications industry.[2]

Milch is currently a member of the Board of Directors of TextIQ, Analysis Group,[3] and RiskQ. He is also the Chair of the Board of Equal Justice Works.[4]

Milch is a Trustee of New York University School of Law. In addition, he is currently the Co-Chair of the NYU Center for Cybersecurity and Distinguished Fellow at the Reiss Center. He also serves as the Faculty Co-Director of the M.S. in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy program.[5]

Selected Publications & Congressional Testimony

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  • “The Verizon/Cable Deals: Harmless Collaboration or a Threat to Competition and Consumers?” Before the United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, March 21, 2012.
  • “Cell Phone Text Messaging Rate Increases and the State of Competition in the Wireless Market.” Before the United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, June 16, 2009.
  • “An Examination of Competition in the Wireless Market.” Before the United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, February 26, 2014.
  • “Cyber Insurance as a Way to Reduce Cyber Risk.” Before the President’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity, May 16, 2016.
  • Samuel Estreicher & Randal S. Milch, Public Service Residency in Lieu of the Third Year of Law School, ch. 50 in Beyond Elite Law: Access to Civil Justice in America (Samuel Estreicher & Joy Radice eds., Cambridge Univ. Press 2016).
  • “Some Concerns with Privacy as A Framework for Cybersecurity.” In Privacy and Cyber Security on the Books and on the Ground (Pernice & Pohle eds., Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society 2018).
  • “Cut Red Tape Tying up E-Medicine.” Op-ed, Politico, January 24, 2013.

References

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  1. ^ "Alumnus of the Month | NYU School of Law". www.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  2. ^ "- AN EXAMINATION OF COMPETITION IN THE WIRELESS MARKET". www.govinfo.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  3. ^ "Randal S. Milch". www.analysisgroup.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. ^ "Conference Board - Randal S. Milch". 21 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Randal S. Milch - Overview | NYU School of Law". its.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-21.