Deputy Assistant Director, Technology Task Force

Krisha Cerilli is the Deputy Assistant Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s new Technology Task Force, announced in February 2019.  The Task Force consists of a team of lawyers who will investigate and litigate possible violations of the antitrust laws by technology companies.  Krisha joined the FTC in 2014, after six years in private practice.  Prior to the Task Force, she served as Counsel to the Director of the Bureau of Competition, and as an attorney in the Mergers IV Division.

Sr. Counsel

Harry Clarke is Sr. Counsel at Spotify, leading Product & Technology legal team. His team supports Spotify's global research and development from new product development to technology transactions. He also leads competition law efforts for Spotify. Before joining Spotify, Harry worked at several technology companies, litigated at a New York law firm, and clerked in federal courts in Seattle and Miami.

 

Harry has a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, and an A.B. from Duke University.

Partner

Cassia Furman is a partner at national cannabis law firm Vicente Sederberg and manages the firm’s California Practice Group based in Los Angeles.  In addition to supporting the firm’s policy and local government work in California and nationally, she provides clients with a wide range of transactional, regulatory and land use assistance related to the licensing and operation of California commercial cannabis ventures under MAUCRSA. Prior to her work with Vicente Sederberg, Cassia worked with a noted public finance firm where she oversaw the organization and general operations of dozens of special districts in connection with complex public infrastructure projects, including the issuance of multi-million dollar debt issuances. Cassia also assisted in the representation of numerous Colorado municipalities, where her duties included the drafting and implementation of comprehensive medical marijuana ordinances.

Of Counsel

Vice-Chair, Cyber/Data/Privacy Practice

Travis, vice-chair of Cooley's cyber/data/privacy practice, is a leading authority on cybersecurity, data privacy, telecommunications and the regulation of emerging and disruptive technologies. Drawing on his broad experience in federal and state government, he helps clients manage litigation and regulatory risk, as well as strategically respond to data breaches, cyberattacks, nation-state attacks, dissemination of stolen data, misinformation campaigns and government enforcement efforts, including those by state attorneys general. In addition to overseeing crisis management, internal investigations and national security matters, Travis advises and counsels clients on complex commercial, antitrust and intellectual property litigation. The respect and skills Travis has earned during his career have translated into appointments and recommendations across political spectrums, including his selection by the US Department of Commerce and the European Commission as an arbitrator for the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework in 2017 and his presidential nomination to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board in 2018.

Co-Chair, Privacy Security & Data Innovations Group

Jessica Lee is the Co-Chair of Loeb & Loeb’s Privacy Security & Data Innovations practice group.  She helps companies in the U.S. and around the world launch, market and monetize their digital products and content.  She advises on everything from interest-based and addressable advertising, data analytics, location-based tracking, smart devices and wearables, to the use of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, VR and AR, and facial recognition.  Jessica has assisted dozens of organizations design their privacy programs and operationalize U.S. and international privacy and data security requirements, including the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), HIPAA, the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and, more recently, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).  
 
Named one of Crain’s Notable Women in Law for 2019, Jessica is routinely called upon to speak on the privacy and cybersecurity concerns in advertising, media, adtech, and health tech. She recently testified before the California Senate Judiciary Committee on the impacts of privacy regulation on the business community.

Global VP, Government Affairs