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As Regulation of Teens Online Increases, So Do Challenges and Workarounds, Panelists Say

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Morrison Foerster attorneys Boris Segalis, Alexander Lawrence, and Melissa Crespo are highlighted in this Privacy Daily article discussing the increasing regulatory focus on teen online privacy. Boris highlighted that new laws, such as the New York Child Data Protection Act, significantly restrict the use of personal data for advertising to teens, though contextual advertising remains possible. Alexander explained that courts are reviewing these regulations on a function-by-function basis, referencing recent injunctions against state age-verification laws. Melissa emphasized that ongoing litigation does not relieve companies of their compliance obligations and predicted increased multi-state enforcement and investigations related to teen privacy.Read the <a href="https://privacy-daily.com/article/view?search_id=38740&id=2381065" target="_blank">full article</a> (subscription required).

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Melissa Crespo helps clients navigate a wide range of challenging privacy compliance and data security matters with a focus on the health information and the health care sector. She regularly helps clients develop and implement privacy compliance programs and advises companies on managing risk in connection with cutting-edge technologies and data initiatives.Melissa has particular experience in advising clients on compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other laws governing the collection and use of medical and health information.Melissa regularly counsels clients responding to data breaches and security incidents. She has successfully defended clients in numerous regulatory inquiries regarding data security practices, including investigations by the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, state attorneys general, and foreign regulators following data security incidents.Melissa also advises multinational companies on the privacy and data security aspects of their M&A transactions and has experience drafting and negotiating tailored privacy and data security contract provisions.In 2019, 2020, and 2021, The Legal 500 US recognized Melissa as a “Rising Star” in the area of cyber law, data privacy, and data protection. In 2016, she was shortlisted for the “Future Leader – Gender Diversity” award at the inaugural Chambers USA Diversity Awards. Melissa was a 2015 recipient of the Burton Award for Legal Achievement, which honors excellence in legal writing.Melissa earned her J.D., cum laude, from Howard University School of Law.

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Boris Segalis is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Data, Cyber + Privacy Group. For over a dozen years, he has counseled clients on privacy and cybersecurity issues in the context of strategic product advice, corporate transactions, and regulatory investigations.Boris regularly advises clients on the development and implementation of data-driven products and services, on global privacy and cybersecurity compliance, and on handling cyber incidents affecting companies and users globally. Boris also regularly defends companies in U.S. federal, state, and global privacy and cybersecurity investigations, including representing clients in front of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the New York and California attorneys general, and foreign regulators.Boris’s practice focuses on advising clients on the requirements of a variety of U.S. privacy and cybersecurity laws, including the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA) and other U.S. state privacy laws; state cybersecurity requirements such as the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)’s Cybersecurity Regulation; the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); CAN-SPAM; NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework (CFS); the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA); and the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). Boris regularly advises financial institutions and Fintech companies on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Boris also has experience advising companies on privacy concerns stemming from the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and other biometric data requirements. Boris has a strong command of global privacy and cybersecurity laws and advises companies on regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, and the EU’s ePrivacy Directive.Boris counsels clients ranging from emerging to late-stage to public companies across industries, including technology, data brokerage, AI, financial services and Fintech, crypto, life sciences, consumer services, e-commerce, AdTech, media, and others. For seven consecutive years, Boris has been individually recognized by Chambers USA in the Privacy & Data Security category and is recognized by Chambers Global for Privacy & Data Security – USA. He has also been recognized by The Legal 500 as a leading lawyer in cyber law (including data privacy and data protection). Crain’s New York Business has previously included him in its 40 Under 40 list, and New York Metro has recognized Boris as both a Super Lawyer and a Rising Star.Boris is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), has previously served as co-chair of NYC IAPP KnowledgeNet, and served on the IAPP’s Research Board. Boris currently serves as one of the leaders of the UJA Privacy and Cybersecurity Group. Boris also is an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University School of Law, where he co-teaches a class on the law of data as an asset.

Boris Segalis

Alex advises on all aspects of complex commercial litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts and in arbitration. As an attorney, he has represented U.S. and international clients in actions involving a wide array of complex commercial disputes.Alex regularly advises clients on e-discovery issues and best practices. As a lawyer, he has significant experience handling cases involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, representing major technology companies in high-profile litigation concerning the liability of online platforms for user-generated content.Alex has demonstrated a strong commitment to pro bono work throughout his career. In 2023, he was recognized with the American Lawyer Corporate Purpose award and at the Financial Times Lawyers Awards for the firm’s Post-Dobbs reproductive rights work. He has also been named multiple times in the National Law Journal’s  Pro Bono Hot List for his work protecting reproductive rights, and for his work protecting individuals who were jailed for their inability to pay court fees and fines.  He also has won the JD Supra Readers’ Choice Award as the top author in the area of e-discovery. He has written extensively on legal issues in publications such as Law360, Intellectual Property Strategist, IP Litigator, The Licensing Journal, Bloomberg BNA, ACC Docket, San Francisco Daily Journal, Financier Worldwide, Mealey’s Litigation Report, and Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update. He has also been featured or quoted in articles in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Houston Chronicle, Austin American-Statesman, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Law360, Elle, American Lawyer, and The National Law Journal.Alex has been a member of the Standing Committee on the Judiciary of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.Alex is admitted to practice in New York, California, District of Columbia, Georgia. Alex was also previously admitted to practice in Japan (Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi).

J. Alexander Lawrence

Data, Cyber + Privacy

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