Anna C. Mourlam

Anna C. Mourlam handles matters involving privacy, data security and virtual currency litigation.

Firm/Organization: Perkins Coie LLP

Blogs: Privacy Quick Tips, The Fintech Report, Virtual Currency Report

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Privacy Quick Tips

CCPA 12-Month Compliance Series Part 6: Retaining and Deleting Data

By Dominique Shelton Leipzig, Bo W. Kim & Anna C. Mourlam

August 6, 2019

The CCPA grants consumers the right to request deletion of any personal information which a business has collected from the consumer. Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.105. It also requires a business to fulfill deletion requests, and to direct service providers to do the same, within 45 days of receiving a “verified” or “verifiable” request from the consumer. Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.140(y).…

Virtual Currency Report

Blockchain Week in Review: Week of June 28, 2019

By Anna C. Mourlam

July 9, 2019

U.S. Developments Regulatory Developments CFTC Announces Two Events Designed to Encourage FinTech Innovation On June 27, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) announced two events designed to encourage fintech innovation. First, the agency announced the launch of LabCFTC Accelerator. According to the press release, “LabCFTC Accelerator is a component of the broader CFTC’s LabCFTC initiative, focused on deploying a variety of tools, including internal pilots and tests, market research, and innovation competitions in…

Virtual Currency Report

Can Blockchain Survive the California Consumer Privacy Act?

By Anna C. Mourlam

July 8, 2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) is a sweeping new law that introduces a host of privacy rights for California consumers, as well as creates a series of robust obligations for certain businesses that collect personal information about those consumers. Join us for CCPA Week: A series of webinars hosted by Perkins Coie’s Privacy & Data Security practice focused on getting your business ready to comply with this enigmatic statutory scheme. Attendees will receive an…

Privacy Quick Tips

Pseudonymized Personal Information on Blockchain Not Sufficient Under CCPA

By Dominique Shelton Leipzig, Joseph P. Cutler, Anna C. Mourlam & Taylor Lindman

June 24, 2019

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) imposes new transparency and disclosure obligations on businesses’ use, sale, and disclosure of consumer information. Businesses will need to honor requests from consumers to access their personal information, delete their personal information, and opt out of the sale of their personal information. “Personal information” is more broadly described in the CCPA than in any prior statute: that is, “information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated…

Privacy Quick Tips

Promoting and Regulating Artificial Intelligence

By Dominique Shelton Leipzig, Bo W. Kim & Anna C. Mourlam

April 26, 2019

It is no secret that artificial intelligence (“AI”) is set to become the next wave in technological innovation. AI is expected to create as many as 133 million new jobs by 2022 and boost the global economy by $13 trillion by 2030. However, successful machine learning depends on large and broad data sets, including personal information, and the extraordinary pace of development is forcing nations to reevaluate their laws in order to compete within…

The Fintech Report

Fintech Week in Review: Week of April 8-12, 2019

By Anna C. Mourlam

April 17, 2019

FinTech Issues Discussed at SEC Speaks Conference At Practicing Law Institute’s annual SEC Speaks conference, SEC leadership and staff showcased the agency’s 2018 successes and outlined upcoming initiatives. Highlights in the cryptocurrency and FinTech industries included the SEC’s analytical framework for digital assets, published last week by the SEC’s Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub). The SEC also touted cooperation credit given in its recent action against Gladius Network, LLC, which was resolved…

Virtual Currency Report

Blockchain Week in Review: Week of April 8-12, 2019

By Anna C. Mourlam

April 17, 2019

U.S. Developments Blockstack Files With SEC for Regulation A+ Token Sale Blockstack, the New York-based blockchain software provider, has announced that it intends to make a $50 million token offering that would use the SEC’s Regulation A+ exemption. The sale would enable Blockstack to raise capital through the U.S. securities markets via a subsidiary, Blockstack Token LLC, and would be the first SEC-qualified token offering of its kind. While Blockstack’s offering requires further regulatory review,…

Virtual Currency Report

Update: The SEC and Digital Assets—A Busy Year End

By Michael S. Didiuk, Keith Miller, Val Dahiya, Conor O'Hanlon & Anna C. Mourlam

December 19, 2018

Through their recent actions and statements, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has further clarified their position with respect to digital assets and ICOs. Following on from earlier enforcement efforts throughout 2017 and 2018, the SEC Enforcement Division settled cases with AirFox and Paragon, two issuers of unregistered securities in tokenized form, in addition to a settlement with the founder of a purported decentralized exchange, EtherDelta. The SEC Policy Divisions released a rare joint statement…

Anna C. Mourlam

CCPA 12-Month Compliance Series Part 6: Retaining and Deleting Data

Blockchain Week in Review: Week of June 28, 2019

Can Blockchain Survive the California Consumer Privacy Act?

Pseudonymized Personal Information on Blockchain Not Sufficient Under CCPA

Promoting and Regulating Artificial Intelligence

Fintech Week in Review: Week of April 8-12, 2019

Blockchain Week in Review: Week of April 8-12, 2019

Update: The SEC and Digital Assets—A Busy Year End

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