- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Go To Cybersecurity/Data Privacy Lawyer, 2022
- The American Lawyer, Northeast Trailblazers, 2022
- Business and Industry Association, Above and Beyond Award, 2022
- NH Business Review, Business in Excellence Award, Professional Services, 2021

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Manchester, NH 03101
Cameron is a director in our Litigation Department, and chair of our Cybersecurity and Privacy Group. In his 20 plus years as a lawyer, Cameron has managed, litigated and resolved numerous commercial matters involving data security, technology, business, and employment issues in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, and around the country. His education and depth of legal experience, as well as his professional interests and passions, are strengths that Cameron leverages to provide the highest quality counseling and litigation services to clients.
Combining his business, technology and employment interests, Cameron has developed a depth and breadth of experience in privacy and data security. His résumé includes managing numerous data security audits, preparing and implementing written security policies, training executives, managers, and employees in data security, auditing, preparing and implementing data security agreements with vendors and business associates, addressing a wide variety of day-to-day security issues, and investigating and remediating many security breaches. Cameron has dealt with these issues under a range of state and federal laws, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLB), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), the Massachusetts and California data security regulations, and a number of other state data security and breach notification laws.
Data privacy is another focus of Cameron’s practice, including creating and implementing privacy policies, terms of use agreements, information use and social media policies, advising clients about workplace privacy, social media, and consumer privacy, and handling data privacy claims asserted against companies. He has dealt with these issues under numerous applicable laws, including the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), United States and Canadian CAN-SPAM and anti-spam laws, Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), Stored Communications Act (SCA), Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), Massachusetts privacy act, California Online Privacy Protection Art (CalOPPA), state wiretap laws, and a variety of other state and federal privacy laws.
Drawing on a career of deep experiences with complex commercial litigation, Cameron has particular expertise in certain business, technology and employment litigation. He is adept at disputes concerning misappropriation of trade secrets, and breaches of non-competition and non-disclosure agreements. Likewise, cases involving corporate and shareholder disputes, breaches of the duty of loyalty, and unfair competition are areas in which he excels. Cameron’s aptitudes with technology and commercial litigation also have enabled him to develop an extensive body of knowledge and skill with litigation technology, forensics, and electronic discovery.
Cameron received a J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1995, and a B.A. from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon in 1992, with honors in Business and in Psychology. While in law school, he interned for United States District Court Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C.
Awards
Recognitions
Areas of Focus
- Cybersecurity and Privacy
- E-Discovery and Business Litigation
- Technology Law
Admissions
- New Hampshire Supreme Court – New Hampshire Bar
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court – Massachusetts Bar
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. District Court in New Hampshire
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New Hampshire
- U.S. District Court in Massachusetts
- U.S. Tax Court
Involvement
Business Recognitions and Positions
- Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire, Technology Committee, Chair (2021-present)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals, Privacy Bar Section Advisory Board; Chapter Chair – Boston (2016-present)
- North Shore Technology Council (2010-present)
- New Hampshire High Technology Council (2010-present)
- Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire, Human Resources Committee (2012-2016)
- Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Social Media Forum Leader (2012-2016)
- Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (2010-present)
- Daniel Webster Inn of Court, Executive Director (2009-2016)
- N.H. Bar Association, Business Litigation Section, President (2011-2013)
- Granite State Human Resources Association, Program Chair (2009-2010)
- N.H. Bar Association, Employment Law Section, President (2006-2008)
- Seacoast Human Resources Association, Legislative Chair (2005-2010)
- American Bar Association, Chair of Sub-Committee on Trade Secret and Non-Competition Agreement Litigation (2004-2008)
Interviews and Speaking Engagements
- Cyber Privacy and Security Is the Biggest Threat to Business Value (webinar, 3/25/2021)
- Teatotaller Gets NH Supreme Court Win Over Facebook, Instagram, Which Deleted Cafe’s Account (Seacoast Online, 7/24/2020)
- Security and Surveillance Q&A (NH Business Review, 2/28/2020)
- Facebook: Terms of Use Allowed it to Delete Somersworth Business’s Instagram Account (WMUR, 1/22/2020)
- Facebook Defends Right to Delete Teatotaller Café’s Instagram Account (Fosters.com, 1/21/2020)
- Somersworth Business Owner Takes on Facebook Over Deleted Instagram Account (WMUR, 1/17/2020)
- Café Owner Taking Facebook to NH Supreme Court (Fosters.com, 1/17/2020)
- PODCAST: “Moving Toward an Industry Best Practice for Greater Data Security and Regulatory Compliance” (Future Tech Podcast, 8/6/2018)
- Cybersecurity Today (UNH Manchester, 2/15/2016)
- What is the biggest cyber security threat in any business? (WMUR, 11/29/2015)
Latest News
- Attorney Cameron Shilling to Present on a Cybersecurity Webinar for Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (February 22, 2023)
- Cameron Shilling Discusses Securing Privacy for Consumers on WMUR’s New Hampshire Business (February 12, 2023)
- Cameron Shilling, John Weaver and Muhammad Usman to Present at IAPP Boston KnowledgeNet Chapter Lunch and Learn (January 19, 2023)
- Attorneys John E. Rich, Cameron G. Shilling, and Beth L. Fowler will be presenting at the 40th Annual NHSCPA / New Hampshire Bar Association’s Tax Forum on November 21, 2022 (November 14, 2022)
- Cameron G. Shilling Named a Go To Cybersecurity/Data Privacy Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (November 1, 2022)
- 59 Attorneys from McLane Middleton Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America (August 18, 2022)
- Cameron Shilling Named a Northeast Trailblazer by The American Lawyer (June 8, 2022)
- Cameron Shilling Recognized with BIA’s Above and Beyond Award (May 13, 2022)
- Cameron Shilling to Host Webinar on Cybersecurity Horror Stories (April 4, 2022)
- Cameron Shilling to Speak at NHBR’s Business Surveillance Webinar (December 10, 2021)