Biography

In August 2025, Mason Clark, J.D., joined the St. Mary’s University School of Law as an Assistant Professor of Law. He previously served as the Bruce R. Jacob Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Stetson University College of Law from 2023 until 2025.

Clark has written and presented extensively on the subjects of privacy and cybersecurity. He formerly served as the Global Deputy Privacy Officer for an international life sciences and pharmaceutical corporation based in Chicago before coming to St. Mary’s Law.

He also has served as data breach counsel for international corporations through the incident-response cycle, advised multinational corporations on privacy compliance, and created and implemented enterprise privacy and cybersecurity compliance programs. He also served as an associate attorney for data security and privacy in the Chicago office of Baker & McKenzie LLP and the Indianapolis office of Ice Miller LLP. Before law school, Prof. Clark worked as a correctional officer.

Clark founded and chaired the Indiana State Bar Association’s Data Security and Privacy Section, where he developed CLE curriculum and presentations for attorneys and other professionals. He is a cum laude graduate of Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law.

In his free time, he enjoys playing guitar, watching baseball and spending time with his wife, Tiffany, and his son, Fallon. You might catch Clark playing gigs around campus!

• Certified Information Privacy Professional (U.S.): International Association of Privacy Professionals (2020-present)
• Chair and Founder, Data Security and Privacy Section, Indiana State Bar Association (2020-2025)
• Lorman Education Distinguished Faculty Member (2019-present)
• Hoosier Hearts Hero Award: award given by former Indiana Attorney General for producing a public service announcement regarding an unsolved murder in Franklin, Indiana (2013)

Articles

• Consumer Privacy and the Dobbs Disruption, 58 UNIV. MICH. J. L. REFORM 1 (2024), https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjlr/vol58/iss1/2/

Academic Presentations

• Panelist, “Hackers Hit the Books: Cyber Threats in the Academy,” Association of American Law Schools, June 2025
• “Consumer Privacy and the Dobbs Disruption,” Privacy Law Scholars Conference, Georgetown University Law Center, May 2024, Washington, D.C.
• “Consumer Privacy and the Dobbs Disruption,” Southeastern Association of Law Schools, Prospective Law Teachers Workshop, July 2024, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Panelist, “Human Rights and Cross-Border Data Flows,” Florida Journal of International Law 35th Annual Symposium, University of Florida Levin College of Law, March 2024, Gainesville, Florida
• Panelist, “DE(AI): Diversity Initiatives and Artificial Intelligence,” Clearwater Bar Association Annual Diversity Symposium, March 2024, Clearwater, Florida
• Panelist, “What Practitioners Should Know About Artificial Intelligence,” National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts, October 2023, St. Petersburg, Florida

Media Highlights

• “Congress Publishes ‘Game-Changer’ Breach Reporting Law, Compliance Requirements Unclear,” Connect on Tech, March 18, 2022 (with Vance et al.)
• “FAA Takes First Flight in Privacy With New Drone Rules,” The Robotics Law Journal, April 5, 2021 (with Bajowala & Kim)
• “Zoom’s FTC Settlement a Good Guidepost to Avoiding Data Security Missteps,” Dec. 7, 2020 (with Christensen & Reynolds)
• “Indiana High Court Says Government Can’t Unlock Your Phone,” Bloomberg Law, July 20, 2020 (with Christensen & Reynolds)
• “Cyber-Criminals Revive W-2 Scams Ahead of Extended Tax Deadline,” Inside Indiana Business, June 22, 2020 (with Christensen)
• “Four Years Later, FTC Continues to Challenge Misleading Marketing and Privacy Practices,” Pratt’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report: Vol. 4, No. 9, November/December 2018 (with Kohlstrand and Reynolds)
• “Trouble Comes in Threes: Long-term Impacts of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica Controversy,” Inside Indiana Business, July 16, 2018

Biography

Andrea Beleno Harrington, J.D., joined the faculty at the St. Mary’s University School of Law in 2025 as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law to teach the Microenterprise and Community Development Clinic at the Center for Legal and Social Justice. The clinic’s focus is on providing transactional legal services to underserved microentrepreneurs and community-based nonprofits.

Prior to joining St. Mary’s, Harrington spent 22 years providing legal services to underserved Texans as an attorney at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and Texas CBAR.

She specialized in representing microenterprises, cooperatives and community-based nonprofits in transactional matters, and spearheaded the creation of a successful pro bono business law “clinic in a box” project, bringing together the private bar, law students volunteers and microenterprise development organizations to leverage the impact of legal aid services for low-income entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations in an easily replicable evening clinic model.

Additionally, Harrington was a frequent speaker and instructor for nonprofit small business technical assistance providers and small business development centers; providing community legal education seminars in both English and Spanish to aspiring entrepreneurs.

• “Microenterprise and Economic Advocacy – Business Law in Legal Services,” 2022 Equal Justice Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• “Microenterprise Development and Economic Stability in Distressed Communities,” 2019 Poverty Law Conference, Austin, Texas
• “Opening the Door for Marginalized Entrepreneurs,” (panelist), 2018 Equal Justice Conference
• “Divorce and the Entrepreneur: What family law attorneys need to know about business law,” 2018 Poverty Law Conference, Austin, Texas
• “Avoiding Pitfalls in Representing Groups,” (panelist), 2018 Poverty Law Conference, San Diego, California
• “Lawyers and Local Economies: The Clinic Model and Economic Development,” 2017 Poverty Law Conference, Austin, Texas
• “Big Law Pro Bono and the Small Business Client,” 2015 Equal Justice Conference, Austin, Texas
• “Client Empowerment: The Community as Your Ally to Fight Injustice,” (panelist) 2015 Equal Justice Conference, Austin, Texas

Biography

Sarah Dingivan, J.D., joined the St. Mary’s University School of Law in 2025 as a Moody Foundation Visiting Assistant Professor of Law.

Prior to coming to St. Mary’s, Dingivan served as the CEO/Executive Director of San Antonio Legal Services Association (SALSA), a pro bono legal services organization focused on expanding free civil legal services for low-income and vulnerable community members.

Dingivan began her legal career in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, where her leadership roles included Area Defense Counsel at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Chief of Military Justice at both Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, and Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. She also served as the Executive Officer to the Staff Judge Advocate and Chief of JAG Training for Headquarters, Air Education and Training Command.

In her free time, Dingivan enjoys watching and playing sports with her husband and her two daughters, including cheering on the Spurs. Go Spurs Go!

• Barbara F. Kishpaugh Advocate Award, San Antonio Bar Probate, Guardianship & Estate Planning Section, 2025
• San Antonio Impact Leader, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, 2024
• 40 Under 40, San Antonio Business Journal, 2023
• Ethical Life & Leadership Award, Association of Corporate Counsel San Antonio, 2023
• 40 Under 40, Emory University, 2019
• President’s Award, San Antonio Bar Association, 2018
• Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, United States Air Force, 2012
• National Association of Women Lawyers Award, Emory University School of Law, 2009
• University Humanitarian Award, Emory University, 2005

Biography

Tara Van Ho, J.D., Ph.D., is an internationally recognized expert in international law and in its sub-fields of Business and Human Rights and International Investment Law.

A former corporate lawyer and a frequent speaker at the United Nations, Van Ho’s research concentrates on how businesses adversely impact human rights in conflict-affected and high-risk areas. Her work seeks to better understand how the law facilitates abuses in these contexts, and what legal reforms can help prevent business involvement in human rights and humanitarian law violations, including through adequate and effective remedies. Her research has been relied upon by the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights, government and intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and businesses.

Van Ho was Co-President of the Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association from 2019-2023, Co-Director of the Essex Business and Human Rights Project from 2019-2025, and sits on the Editorial Board of the Business and Human Rights Journal.

She has taught summer schools in India, Italy, France and at the internationally renowned Abo Akademi in Finland and Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Switzerland.

Honors and Awards

• Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Essex, 2025-present
• Nicholas Longworth, III, Alumni Achievement Award, University of Cincinnati College of Law, 2024
• Distinguished Alumna, Marietta College, 2024
• Research Impact Award, University of Essex, 2019
• Outstanding Young Alumna, Marietta College, 2013