Homeland Security Program Director Michael C.H. McDaniel Speaks at Michigan Cyber Awareness Conference

June 25, 2012 – Cooley Law School Associate Professor Michael C.H. McDaniel spoke June 5 at the 2012 Michigan Cyber Awareness Breakfast Conference in Dearborn, Michigan.
McDaniel, who is Director of Homeland Security Law at Cooley, spoke on "Our Cyber Security Future — A Legal Perspective." He discussed current cyber legislation pending before Congress, compared it to the PIPA of last year and its impacts on personal privacy and on business costs.
The conference was part of a series of four breakfasts around the state sponsored by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.
Brigadier General Michael C.H. McDaniel joined the Cooley Law School full-time faculty as a professor in the Constitutional Law Department in 2010. He is responsible for developing an LL.M. program in Homeland Security Law.
McDaniel most recently served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense Strategy, Prevention and Mission Assurance. His responsibilities included supervision of the Department of Defense Critical Infrastructure Protection Program and Global Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Policy.
About Cooley Law School: Founded in 1972, the Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a private, nonprofit, independent law school accredited by the American Bar Association and the Higher Learning Commission. Cooley has provided its more than 16,000 graduates with the practical skills necessary for a seamless transition from academia to the real world. Cooley offers its Juris Doctor program, Joint Degree programs, and Master of Laws programs three times a year with enrollment in January, May and September. Cooley Law School has campuses across Michigan in Lansing, Auburn Hills, Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, and its new campus in Tampa Bay, Florida.


