- Over a hundred cases are pending from the wave of privacy class actions that commenced last year alleging violations of state wiretap statutes based on use of website session replay, chatbot and pixel technologies.
- Plaintiffs’ firms are continuing to file new cases based on chatbot and pixel tech despite an increasing number of dismissals while also trying new approaches focused on email marketing tech and identity graphing.
Danielle Brooks
Dani Brooks is an associate in the Corporate Department and a member of the Privacy & Cybersecurity and Technology, Media & Telecommunications Groups.
Dani earned her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2021. While at Georgetown, Dani interned with the Legal Aid Society in its Queens Housing Law Practice; worked as a Honor Student Volunteer for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in its Enforcement Division, specifically the Office of the Whistleblower; and joined the Policy Clinic at the Harrison Institute for Public Law as a member of its Health and Food Team.
Prior to law school, Dani graduated summa cum laude from Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in Medicine, Health, and Society (MHS) and minors in both Corporate Strategy and Psychology. Dani received the Top Scholar Award for earning the highest GPA among all Class of 2018 MHS graduates.
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