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Alfred Saikali, Esq.
As a Partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Al Saikali founded and chairs the Privacy and Data Security Practice for the firm out of Miami, Florida. Proactively and reactively representing companies, Al assists to lower risks associated with collection, use, storage, and disposal of personal information. Al has advised on data breach responses. Many of which have affected millions of people across hundreds of countries. He has also represented companies in class action lawsuits.
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Florida Privacy Legislation Moves Forward
By Al Saikali
HB 969, a comprehensive privacy law that would immediately become the most onerous in the United States, sailed through the Florida House of Representatives’ Regulatory Reform Subcommittee yesterday.…
Virginia’s Foray Into Comprehensive Privacy Law
The following post was prepared by guest contributor, my friend, my brother-in-arms, and newly-minted Partner in Shook’s Privacy and Data Security Practice, Colman McCarthy …
Five Ways To Improve Florida’s Proposed Privacy Law
By Al Saikali
The Florida Legislature is considering a comprehensive privacy law (HB 969) that would fundamentally change the landscape of how/whether companies do business in Florida. The bill is largely a “cut-and-paste” of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), but…
Florida Throws Its Hat Into the Privacy Ring, And It’s Looking A Lot Like California
By Al Saikali
Yesterday, the Governor of Florida threw his support behind a newly introduced consumer data privacy bill (HB 969) which is very similar to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. The Governor’s support is a significant development…
The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Weighs in on Data Breach Standing Issues
By Al Saikali
Yesterday, in a 26-page opinion, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on two important questions in the world of privacy and data breach litigation. First, does a plaintiff have standing where he was exposed to…
Florida’s Proposed Privacy Legislation: An In-Depth Analysis for Corporate Counsel
By Al Saikali
Could Florida be the Next BIPA State?
By Al Saikali
An identical version of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has been introduced in the Florida Senate. The bill includes the same private right of action. The Illinois BIPA has become an enormous revenue earner for the plaintiff’s bar,…
Rosenbach is the Beginning, Not the End, of BIPA Litigation
By Al Saikali
The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision last week in Rosenbach v. Six Flags may have closed the first of what will be several chapters in class action litigation arising from the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The court addressed the very…
New Biometric Privacy Decision Creates More Risk for Companies Doing Business in Illinois
By Al Saikali
On Friday afternoon an Illinois intermediate appellate court decided that the bar for a plaintiff bringing a class action lawsuit under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is low, creating a conflict with its sister intermediate appellate court. The…