Practice Focus

Credit Reporting, Privacy and Data Security
March 31, 2026

The Bot Said It Was Fine: The Perils of AI-Generated Legal Advice for Dealers and Finance Companies

Megan Nicholls + more
January 26, 2026

CFS Bites of the Month – 2025 Annual Review – Privacy and Data Security

Megan Nicholls + more
December 10, 2025

Hudson Cook Alert: OCC Requests Feedback on Community Banks’ Engagement with Core and Essential Service Providers

Megan Nicholls + more
December 03, 2025

Hudson Cook Enforcement Alert: FTC Targets Student Data Security Failures in Settlement with Education Technology Provider

Megan Nicholls + more
September 08, 2025

Hudson Cook Enforcement Alert: FTC Targets Children’s Privacy Violations in Settlements with Online Video Platform Operator and Robot Toy Maker

Megan Nicholls + more
August 29, 2025

Important Compliance Notes on CCPA

Megan Nicholls
May 30, 2025

Driver Data Privacy—the Road Ahead

Megan Nicholls

Education

  • University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., May 2009
  • IP Cyberlaw Creativity Track Honors
  • CALI Award (Highest Grade): Law & Education, Patent Prosecution Capstone
  • University of Dayton, B.S., December 2004

Admissions

  • California, 2010
  • Texas, 2019
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2009
Professional Affiliations & Certifications
  • IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional, US
  • IAPP Certified Information Privacy Manager
Speaking Engagements
  • “Privacy Rules are Changing: Are you Keeping Up?,” National Automotive Finance Association Compliance Champion Workshop, September 2025
  • “A Changing Regulatory Landscape: Exploring New Terrain in Financial Services and Data Privacy,” Moderator, American Fintech Council Future of Finance Webinar Series, August 2025
  • “Challenges in Data Security and Regulatory Compliance,” Online Lenders Alliance Compliance University, July 2025
  • “Auto Finance Under Fire:  Key Enforcement and Litigation Trends,” National Automotive Finance Association Annual Conference, June 2025
  • “FCRA and Auto Finance: Where We Are and Where We May Be Going,” National Automotive Finance Association Power30 Webinar, April 2025
  • “State Enforcement and Litigation Trends,” Hudson Cook Compliance Coffee Break, April 2025
  • “Whatcha Gonna Do? Whatcha Gonna Do When [That Identity Theft Report] Comes for You?,” Counselor Library Financial Services Conference, November 2024
  • “The Latest in Consumer Privacy,” Counselor Library Financial Services Conference, November 2024
  • “Wiretapping on the Web: Applying State Privacy Laws to Session Replay and Chatbot Technology,” Counselor Library Financial Services Conference, November 2024
  • “Identity Theft Block Challenge: Safeguarding Consumers & Data Integrity in an Era of False Claims,” Consumer Data Industry Association Consumer Data Connect Conference, May 2024
  • “Ethical Obligations and Challenges for Lawyers Using (or Not Using) Artificial Intelligence,” Counselor Library Financial Services Conference, October 2023
  • “General Session:  The Latest in Consumer Privacy,” Counselor Library Financial Services Conference, October 2023
  • “Privacy Session:  Artificial Intelligence:  Recent Regulatory Developments,” Counselor Library Financial Services Conference, October 2023
  • “I Got New Rules, I Count Them: Breaking Down the CFPB’s New FCRA Rulemaking”, Professional Background Screening Association Annual Conference, September 2023
  • “Mingling with Membership: Data Privacy and Security: Lessons Learned from FTC Developments,” North Carolina Bar Association Webinar, February 2022
  • “Top 5 Things Lenders Should Know When Deploying ID Document Verification,” Lend360, October 2021
  • “Practical Steps to Identifying Fraud and Reducing Loss,” INFiN MoneyTrends, November 2021
  • “Tenant Screening Basics,” Professional Background Screening Association Annual Conference, September 2021
Publications
  • “FTC Targets Children’s Privacy Violations in Settlements with Online Video Platform Operator and Robot Toy Maker,” Hudson Cook Insights, September 2025, co-authored with Mark Metrey
  • “Important Compliance Notes on CCPA,” Hudson Cook Insights, August 2025
  • “Treasury Department Takes Interest in AI and Issues Request for Information,” Counselor Library Alert, June 2024; republished in American Bar Association, July 2024
  • “Lessons Learned from Dun & Bradstreet,” Hudson Cook Insights, February 2022, co-authored with Rebecca Kuehn
  • “California Attorney General Focuses on Targeted Advertising and Disclosures in CCPA Enforcement,” Hudson Cook Insights, September 2021, co-authored with Webb McArthur