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Dorian Simmons focuses his practice on matters involving data strategy, artificial intelligence (AI), and technology transactions.

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State Privacy Laws Are Moving Beyond Disclosures: What Businesses Need to Know in 2026

October 13, 2026 By Dorian Simmons, Cynthia Cole, Maki DePalo and Jennifer Everett

State privacy laws are increasingly regulating how businesses collect, use, share, and govern personal information in practice, not just what they say in privacy notices. Compliance challenges now extend beyond disclosures to areas such as digital advertising, sensitive data, consumer rights, data governance, and technical compliance controls. Our latest client alert highlights key developments affecting […]

Filed Under: Adtech & Digital Tracking, California Privacy & the CCPA, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation Tagged With: adtech, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), children's privacy, comprehensive privacy law, digital advertising, Online Advertising, Privacy, Regulatory Enforcement, US State Law

New York AI Disclosure Bill Passes State Legislature

April 16, 2026 By Dorian Simmons

New York state Assembly Bill A3411B (“the Bill”) passed its third reading in the senate on March 9, 2026, sending it through the legislature and preparing it for delivery to Governor Kathy Hochul. If enacted, the Bill will require owners, licensees, and operators of generative AI systems to display a clear and conspicuous notice on […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tagged With: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Chatbot, Disclosure, Generative AI, New York, Transparency

Key AI, Cybersecurity, and Privacy Takeaways from the NAIC 2026 Spring Meeting

April 1, 2026 By Dorian Simmons

From March 22–25, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) held its 2026 Spring National Meeting in San Diego, California. During the meeting, the Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology Committee, along with its working groups on Third-Party Data and Models, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity, addressed key developments regarding oversight of third-party data and […]

Filed Under: AI Cybersecurity & Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Data Breach Notification, Insurance, NAIC, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Regulatory Enforcement

CalPrivacy Goes to the Board with Digital Advertising-Focused Enforcement

March 9, 2026 By Cynthia Cole, Dorian Simmons and Anna von Spakovsky

On February 27, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CalPrivacy”) issued an order (the “Order”) requiring a sports-focused media and technology company (the “Company”) to pay a $1.10 million administrative fine for violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The action continues California regulators’ scrutiny of how companies deploy cookies, software development kits and […]

Filed Under: Adtech & Digital Tracking, Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, California Privacy & the CCPA, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement, Privacy & Cybersecurity Litigation Tagged With: Behavioral Tracking, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), Privacy, Regulatory Enforcement, US State Law

Federal Court Rules using AI Tools can Waive Privilege, Even if Privileged Information is Input into Them

February 16, 2026 By Daniel Felz and Dorian Simmons

On February 10, 2026, the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that a criminal defendant could not claim attorney-client privilege over documents he produced using a commercially available artificial intelligence (“AI”) tool – even though he had input privileged information from his lawyers into the tool. This case is […]

Filed Under: AI Cybersecurity & Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tagged With: AI, Evidence, Litigation, Privilege

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