Izak C Rosenfeld

Izak is Assistant General Counsel at MITRE (a leading science and technology nonprofit engaging in research and development in the public interest), where he provides strategic guidance on corporate compliance, commercial contracts, international governance, tech transactions, and disputes.

Prior to MITRE, Izak was the global in-house compliance and contracts counsel for Access Now (an international digital rights and data advocacy nonprofit) after having worked in litigation and corporate transactions at a commercial law firm. He obtained his Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of Melbourne, having also studied law at McGill University.

Izak is active in the legal community, and is currently an Associate Judge - Awards and Subgrants for the American Bar Association (ABA), Arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), member of the ABA Pro Bono and Public Service Committee, and Programs Co-Chair for the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) International Legal Affairs Network.

Outside of work, Izak serves with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary as a Flotilla Staff Officer (FSO), Vessel Examiner (VE), and Operational Auxiliarist (AX), a Volunteer Attorney with Pro Bono Partnership, Pro Bono Attorney with the ABA's "Free Legal Answers" Program, law student mentor with Melbourne Law School, and Young Mediator with the International Mediation Institute (IMI).

Izak has been awarded the following professional designations: Associate (A.CIArb) - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb); Member (M.AiADR) - Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AiADR); Member (M.CMI) - Chartered Management Institute (CMI); Professional (P.RI) - Resolution Institute (RI); Member (M.AICD) - Australian Institute of Corporate Directors (AICD).

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

ID Number: 90002238

Since 2022

New York

New York State Office of Court Administration

ID Number: 5621370

Since 2018

Ontario (Canada)

ID Number: 77131C

Since 2019

Victoria (Australia)

ID Number: P0058342

Since 2023

Virginia

Virginia State Bar

ID Number: 99004

Since 2023

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2023

Assistant General Counsel

The MITRE Corporation

2023 - Current

Associate General Counsel

Access Now

2020 - 2023

University of Melbourne Law School

J.D. (2017) | Law

2014 - 2017

University of Melbourne

B.A. (2013) | Double Major: Philosophy & Linguistics

2011 - 2013

American Bar Association (ABA)

Member

Current

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)

Member

Current

New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers

Member

Current

Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)

Member

Current

Federal Bar Association

Member

Current

Civil Society’s Access to Resources and the Right to Association and Assembly: Insights on the Report of the UN Special Rapporteur

American Bar Association, "International Law News", Vol. 49, No. 4 · Aug 22, 2022

August, 2022

Three Years of GDPR: Enforcement (or Lack Thereof) and Its Impact on Cross-Border Contracts

American Bar Association, "The Year in Review: An Annual Survey of International Legal Developments" (ISSN: 2637-9759)

August, 2022

Employment Law Considerations for International NGOs

Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), "KnowledgeNet"

February, 2021

Certified Information Privacy Professional - Europe (CIPP/E)

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

2022

Member (M.AICD)

Australian Institute of Corporate Directors (AICD)

2021

Professional (P.RI)

Resolution Institute (RI)

2021

Member (M.CMI)

Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

2020

Member (M.AIADR)

Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR)

2019

Associate (A.CIArb)

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

2017

Certificate IV - Financial Services

Allegis Group

2012