Fred Jennings
Attorney at Freelance
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolFred Jennings is an attorney based in New York with 11 years of experience specializing in cybersecurity, digital privacy, and IP litigation. He has advised and litigated on cutting-edge software and internet law matters at firms like Tor Ekeland and in-house at GitHub and Zocdoc, combining courtroom experience with product-facing legal counsel. Skilled in technical analysis and policy work, he bridges legal strategy and engineering realities—helping startups and platforms navigate compliance, DMCA, CFAA, and information-security employment issues. As a former Associate Corporate Counsel at GitHub and Senior Data & Product Counsel at Zocdoc, he brings practical experience shaping privacy and product-risk decisions. He now practices freelance, offering a mix of cybercrime defense pedigree and corporate counsel perspective. Outside law, a background spanning cryptology, international affairs, and even early market-research roles gives him a rare cross-disciplinary lens on technology and policy.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
International Affairs - Conflict & Security Concentration, International Affairs - Conflict & Security Concentration at The George Washington UniversityPsychology Cryptology Religion, Psychology Cryptology Religion at Sarah Lawrence CollegeJ.D., J.D. at Fordham University School of LawEconomics Conflict Studies, Economics Conflict Studies at Harvard Extension SchoolC.A.S.P. Arabic, C.A.S.P. Arabic at Columbia University
English, Arabic, Spanish, python, ruby, bash
Github Skills (16)
shodan10
procedures10
policies10
privacy-policy10
updating9
documentation6
patch5
open-source5
boilerplate3
react3
hosting3
ais2
microsoft2
marine2
nmea2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
F-Jennings/FreelanceContractSamples
Jul 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:18 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 14 days
F-Jennings/Law_Codes
Oct 2015 - Jul 2020
Contributions:12 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 9 months
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