Michael Hintze
Michael Hintze leads a team within Microsoft Corporation's Legal and Corporate Affairs (LCA) group that focuses on a number of regulatory and public policy issues, including privacy, security, telecom, online safety, and free expression matters worldwide. He joined Microsoft in early 1998, originally to work on export controls and the regulation of encryption technologies. Soon thereafter, his role expanded to include privacy and related issues, which has been the focus of his practice for most of his time at Microsoft.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Hintze was an associate with the Washington, D.C.-based law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where his practice focused on export controls and commercial matters for technology companies. He joined the firm following a judicial clerkship on the Washington State Supreme Court.
Mr. Hintze is a graduate of the University of Washington and the Columbia University School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. He has published numerous articles on a wide range of subjects including data privacy, U.S. export regulations, and capital punishment.
Appearances
- 2009 State of the Net Conference January 14, 2009
Biography last updated December 18, 2008