Pinguelo is a partner and Chair of Scarinci Hollenbeck's Cyber Security & Data Protection and Crisis & Risk Management groups.
He leads a team of attorneys and technical professionals dedicated to data breach response and litigation, compliance, and E-Discovery.
The Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Trailblazers award recognizes legal professionals who "have moved the needle" and exemplified innovation in addressing novel data privacy and security legal issues posed by changing technologies, according to a release.
It is awarded to only 50 legal professionals from the United States and abroad, it says.
Pinguelo is the only recipient from a New Jersey based law firm to receive the Trailblazer Award.
"We are thrilled that our firm achieved this recognition for our work in the cybersecurity and data privacy field," said Scarinci Hollenbeck managing partner Ken Hollenbeck.
Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC Scarinci Hollenbeck law firm has offices in New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C.
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