J. D. Bridges is senior technology counsel at Theta Lake, a startup focused on ensuring security and compliance for modern collaboration platforms using patented artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and natural language processing (NLP), and which is backed by investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Battery Ventures, Cisco, Salesforce, and Zoom. Before joining Theta Lake, J. D. was an associate in the global corporate practice at Squire Patton Boggs, where he assisted in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance matters, commercial technology transactions, and advised companies ranging from startups to Fortune 100 firms on matters of technology and cybersecurity. He has also served in-house at IT solutions and cybersecurity providers.