The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): Regulatory Trends and Challenges Explored

Mary Jane (MJ) Wilson-Bilik is a Privacy and Cybersecurity law partner at Eversheds-Sutherland (US).   For more than 25 years, MJ has advised financial services and technology clients on data security and privacy issues.   Her recent focus has been on assisting clients comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other federal and state privacy laws and regulations.   She counsels clients on the applicability of privacy laws to their business and their service providers, and on crafting and implementing cybersecurity and privacy policies, including the use of cookies and website advertising.

MJ received her doctorate in political science from Columbia University and her J.D., magna cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center. 

Jana Terry is a privacy and compliance partner with the firm of Beckstead Terry PLLC, a boutique business and employment law firm in Austin, Texas.  Building on a 20-year background in commercial litigation, Jana now focuses her business law practice on data privacy and security laws (including GDPR and CCPA), data breach and incident response planning, workplace ethics and privacy matters, and internal investigations of potential fraud, data privacy, data security or ethics violations.  Jana is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), a Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP-US), and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).  

Jana is honored to have been selected for the Texas Super Lawyers list every year since 2015.  In 2019, she was also selected by Austin Monthly as one of three "Top Austin Attorneys" in the Business Law category.  

Susan is a corporate attorney in the Detroit office of Varnum LLP who focuses her practice on data security and privacy matters. She is experienced in negotiating privacy terms for commercial technology and data licensing agreements, and drafting complex consumer privacy notices and disclosures. She has substantial experience counseling global business and technology clients on data privacy obligations and risks relating to connected products and services. She is skilled at guiding clients through global and domestic privacy compliance efforts, such as GDPR and CCPA.

Susan previously served as data privacy and cybersecurity counsel for a major global automaker where she counseled clients on evolving privacy and data security laws, as well as best practices in support of connected device products and services. In addition to her law degree, Susan holds a Master of Laws degree in national security law, which focused on emerging legal obligations in the areas of data privacy and cybersecurity. She is credentialed as an IAPP certified information privacy professional.