Practice Focus

Credit Reporting, Privacy and Data Security
March 31, 2026

Hudson Cook Enforcement Alert: FTC Announces Enforcement Resolution with Online Dating Service Providers over Alleged Deceptive Data Sharing Practices

Webb McArthur + more
January 26, 2026

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

Megan Nicholls + more
December 23, 2025

Hudson Cook Enforcement Alert: California Provides Guidance to Data Brokers Ahead of Law Changes

Webb McArthur + more
September 10, 2025

Colorado Special Session Update: AI Law Delayed to June 2026, What the Rental Housing and Financial Services Industries Can Do Next

Jay Harris + more
November 30, 2022

2023 to Bring Major Changes to Consumer Data Privacy Regulation

Webb McArthur
September 30, 2021

California Attorney General Focuses on Targeted Advertising and Disclosures in CCPA Enforcement

Webb McArthur
August 17, 2021

Colorado Governor Signs Nation’s Third Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Law

Webb McArthur + more
July 15, 2021

Smile! You May Be on a Dashboard Cam

Webb McArthur
April 02, 2021

Business Law Today March Month-in-Brief: Illinois “All-in” APR Calculation, CA Office of Administrative Law Approves Revisions to CCPA, VA Governor Signs VCDPA

Daniel J. Laudicina + more
January 31, 2020

California Data Broker List Comes Online

Webb McArthur
December 20, 2019

CCPA Advent: Waiting on the World to Change

Webb McArthur
March 29, 2019

Springing Consumer Rights: Responding to the Federal Government Shutdown and Anticipating Another

Rebecca E. Kuehn + more
May 31, 2018

Borders, Branches, and Behavior: Dispelling Myths about Scope of General Data Protection Regulation

Webb McArthur
October 01, 2017

Recent FTC Suit Highlights Alleged Deceptive Practices in Negative Option Plans

Webb McArthur

Education

  • University of Richmond School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
  • Editor-in-Chief, Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business, Volume 9
  • Furman University, B.S., Political Science and Philosophy, cum laude, 2007

Admissions

  • District of Columbia, 2018
  • Maryland, 2016
  • Virginia, 2010
Professional Affiliations & Certifications
  • Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Consumer Financial Services Committee
  • Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • Virginia Bar Association
Speaking Engagements
  • Staying Out Of The Limelight: How to Remain Privacy Compliant And Out Of The AG Headlines, Professional Background Screening Association, Arlington, VA, March 25, 2025
  • State Privacy Rules Update for 2024, Association of Dealer Compliance Officers, November 19, 2024
  • Update on the Digital Design and Practices Under Heightened Regulatory Scrutiny, Women in Housing and Finance, October 24, 2024
  • Dark Patterns: Update on the Digital Design and Practices Under Heightened Regulatory Scrutiny, ABA Business Law Section, San Diego, September 13, 2024
  • Old Data, New Data Flows: Advanced Tech And Privacy Concerns For Screeners, Professional Background Screening Association, Boston, MA, September 9, 2024
  • I Got New Rules, I Count Them: Breaking Down The CFPB’s New FCRA Rulemaking, Professional Background Screening Association, Grapevine, TX, September 12, 2023
  • From ‘Pretty Please’ to ‘Thou Shalt’: Regulation and Enforcement in U.S. Financial Data Privacy and Security, Conference on Consumer Finance Law, Chicago, May 12, 2023
  • Cybersecurity Webinar, Association of Progressive Rental Organizations, October 19, 2022
  • “Eurovision: How GDPR is Changing the Compliance Landscape,” OLA Compliance University, July 2022
  • “Practical Steps to Identifying Fraud and Reducing Loss,” INFiN MoneyTrends, November 2021
  • “The Colorado Privacy Act and the Growing State Patchwork of Consumer Data Privacy Laws,” Hudson Cook Compliance Coffee Break, November 2021
  • “Employment/Income/Asset Verification: New Trends in Underwriting,” 2021 Virtual Financial Services Conference, May 2021
  • “VCDPA – The newest consumer data privacy law comes to Virginia,” Hudson Cook Compliance Coffee Break, April 2021
  • “Web Content Accessibility – The CCPA and Beyond,” Hudson Cook Webinar, May 2020
  • “CCPA Compliance Checkup – Are You Ready for July 1?,” Hudson Cook Compliance Coffee Break, May 2020
  • “The New California Consumer Privacy Act: What Auto Dealers Need to Know,” KPA Webinar, November 2019
  • “Privacy in the New World: Post-GDPR Privacy Developments in the United States,” Consumer Financial Services Conference, Hudson Cook/CounselorLibrary, 2019
  • “Top 10 Tips for Data Governance: Managing Risk by Managing Your Data Assets,” Consumer Financial Services Conference, Hudson Cook/CounselorLibrary, 2019
  • “The Use of Criminal Record Information in Tenant Screening,” National Association of Professional Background Screeners Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference, 2019
  • “GDPR and the Rise of Heightened Privacy Regulations,” National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) Regulatory Compliance Seminar, October 2018
  • “The GDPR: How Does It Affect Your U.S. Business?” National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) webinar, June 2018
  • “GDPR and the Consumer: Complying with the Consumer-Facing Requirements of the GDPR,” Consumer Financial Services Conference, Hudson Cook/CounselorLibrary, April 2018
  • “The Changing Landscape of Tenant Screening Laws,” National Association of Professional Background Screeners Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference, April 2018
  • “Notices, Notices, Notices: A Comprehensive Look at Adverse Action, Risk-Based Pricing, and Credit Score Notices for Credit and Non-Credit Transactions,” Consumer Financial Services Conference, Hudson Cook/CounselorLibrary, April 2017
Publications
  • “2023 to Bring Major Changes to Consumer Data Privacy Regulation,” Hudson Cook Insights, November 2022
  • “California Attorney General Focuses on Targeted Advertising and Disclosures in CCPA Enforcement,” Hudson Cook Insights, September 2021, co-authored with Megan Nicholls
  • “Colorado Governor Signs Nation’s Third Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Law,” Hudson Cook Insights, August 2021, co-authored with Dailey Wilson
  • “Smile! You May Be on a Dashboard Cam,” Hudson Cook Insights, July 2021
  • “California Attorney General Proposes New Changes to CCPA Regulations,” ABA Business Law Today Month-in-Brief, October 2020
  • “CCPA Regulations Approved by California Office of Administrative Law and Become Enforceable Immediately,” ABA Business Law Today Month-in-Brief, August 2020
  • “California Attorney General Releases Second Set of Revisions to Proposed CCPA Regulations,” ABA Business Law Today Month-in-Brief, March 2020
  • “California Data Broker List Comes Online,” Hudson Cook Insights, January 2020
  • “CCPA Advent: Waiting on the World to Change,” Hudson Cook Insights, December 2019
  • “Springing Consumer Rights: Responding to the Federal Government Shutdown and Anticipating Another,” Hudson Cook Insights, March 2019
  • “Borders, Branches, and Behavior: Dispelling Myths about Scope of General Data Protection Regulation,” Hudson Cook Insights, May 2018
  • “Seattle’s Fair Chance Housing Ordinance: A New Wave of Tenant Screening Regulation?,” NAPBS Journal, March/April 2018
  • “Recent FTC Suit Highlights Alleged Deceptive Practices in Negative Option Plans,” Hudson Cook Insights, October 2017
  • “Tailored to Suit: Drafting a Client’s Compliance Management System,” ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee Newsletter, March 2016
  • “Eleventh Circuit Upholds City of Miami’s Fair Housing Act Claims,” Basis Points, 2015
  • “FinCEN/OCC BSA Enforcement Effort Targets Bank’s Failure to File Suspicious Activity Reports,” Basis Points, 2015