By Mike Hintze and Felicity Slater
On November 7, 2024, the Michigan legislature introduced Senate Bill 1082 / House Bill 6077, the Reproductive Data Privacy Act (the “RDPA” or the “act”). The act was introduced in the aftermath of the 2024 election cycle as Michigan Democrats brace to lose control of the House in 2025. At a hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services, lawmakers backing the RDPA expressed a hope to pass the act before the year’s end.
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We are pleased to share that Hintze Law has been recognized for excellence in Information Technology Law and Technology Law in the 2025 edition Best Law Firms® rankings. The firm has been ranked in these areas both nationally and in the Seattle area.
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By Emily Litka
In September 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed a number of new generative AI (“genAI”) bills into law. These laws address risks associated with deepfakes, training dataset transparency, use of genAI in healthcare settings, privacy, and AI literacy in schools. California is the first US state to enact such sweeping genAI regulations.
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Hintze Law, PLLC is delighted to announce that, effective September 2024, Taylor Widawski has been promoted to partner!
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We’re pleased to share that Hintze Law and attorneys at the firm have been recognized once again by Chambers & Partners for expertise in a number of Privacy and Data Security areas in the 2024 Chambers USA Guide. These recognitions include Hintze Law’s fourth year being ranked as an Elite Law Firm for Privacy and Data Security – USA Nationwide. One of Hintze Law’s clients that Chambers interviewed shared that "Hintze's team has unique experience that allows them to dig into complex issues and provide practical, actionable advice."
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Hintze Law continuously tracks privacy and security updates around the world to bring you a regular update of the latest developments. Below is a snapshot of updates from the last month. If you missed our last round of updates, you can find those here.
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Hintze Law PLLC is excited to announce that Destiny Ginn has joined the firm as a first-year associate* in the Seattle office.
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Hintze Law PLLC is delighted to announce that Mike Hintze, Member Partner, and Jevan Hutson, Associate, have been recognized by Best Lawyers®. Mike is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 edition under the category of Information Technology Law and Technology Law for his work in privacy and data security. Jevan is recognized in the 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in America for his work in Privacy and Data Security Law.
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Please join us in congratulating, Jevan Hutson, Associate at Hintze Law PLLC, for earning recognition as 2023 Washington Rising Star by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters. Jevan is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and Certified Information Privacy Manager and key member of Hintze’s Cybersecurity & Breach Response Group and the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Group. His recognition stems in part from his role as a respected expert and thought leader on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) ethics, law, and policy.
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By Ro Friend & Susan Hintze
Here at Hintze Law, we are thrilled and honored to announce that through a nomination by LinkedIn, we have been awarded the DEI Roundtable Law Firm Diversity Award for our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The DEI Roundtable consists of legal counsel from tech leaders AirBnB, ByteDance/TikTok, Google, LinkedIn, Meta, Microsoft, Snap, & ZenDesk and provides a platform for fruitful discussions about how we can collectively support and improve diversity in our community.
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Hintze Law PLLC is thrilled to announce that Zachary Douglas has joined the firm as a part of our growing team of talented privacy analysts who complement Hintze Law’s team of privacy and cybersecurity attorneys.
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Hintze Law PLLC is pleased to announce that Chambers & Partners has once again recognized Hintze Law and its partners Sheila Sokolowski, Susan Hintze, and Mike Hintze in its 2023 USA Privacy & Data Security rankings. The firm was also recently recognized in The Legal 500’s 2023 US Cyber Law rankings.
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Hintze Law PLLC is pleased to announce that Amy Lanchester has joined the firm as a Senior Privacy Analyst. Amy, based in the Atlanta-metro area, comes to Hintze with over six years of experience working on global data protection matters, including the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and COPPA. Amy is skilled at crafting and executing strategies to prioritize and unify privacy program objectives. Amy joins Hintze Law’s growing team of talented privacy analysts who complement Hintze Law’s team of privacy and cybersecurity attorneys.
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We are thrilled to announce that first-year associates, Leslie Veloz and Cameron Cantrell, have joined Hintze Law in the Seattle Office.
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Hintze Law PLLC announced today that Taylor Widawski has joined the firm as Senior Associate. Taylor comes to Hintze Law’s Seattle office from Chime Financial, where she was in house privacy counsel. Prior to that, she was privacy counsel at T-Mobile and an associate with a large national law firm.
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Hintze Law PLLC is very pleased to announce that Deb Gray has joined the firm as a Senior Privacy Analyst. Deb comes to Hintze Law’s Seattle office with over two decades of deep and wide-ranging experience and programmatic skills in privacy and data protection matters, including the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and COPPA. Deb joins Hintze Law’s growing team of talented privacy analysts who complement Hintze Law’s team of privacy and cybersecurity attorneys.
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Hintze Law PLLC is delighted to announce that Sam Castic has joined the firm as its newest Partner. Sam comes to Hintze Law’s Seattle office with over 15 years of global privacy and cybersecurity experience, most recently as Chief Privacy Officer for Blackhawk Network and as Senior Director Privacy & Associate General Counsel at Nordstrom. In addition to Sam’s experience leading corporate privacy teams and programs, he has advised clients ranging from early-stage startups to large global corporations on privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection matters at Orrick and at K&L Gates.
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We are honored to announce that Chambers & Partners has recognized Sheila Sokolowski, Partner and Chair of Hintze Law’s Health & Biotech Privacy Group in its 2022 USA - Nationwide Privacy& Data Security Healthcare rankings. Chambers has also once again recognized Hintze Law and Member Partners, Mike Hintze and Susan Hintze, in its 2022 Privacy & Data Security USA – Nationwide rankings.
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Hintze Law PLLC announced today that Laura Lemire has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Laura comes to Hintze Law’s Seattle office with over a decade of global privacy, cybersecurity, and technology law experience as former privacy counsel for Twitter and Microsoft.
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We are excited to announce that Mason Fitch has joined the Hintze Law team as the newest member of our Health & Biotech Team. Mason joins us from Hims & Hers Health, a telehealth startup, where he served as their first Privacy Counsel.
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