Kathleen Lok

Associate Attorney @Varnum LLP

Ann Arbor, MI, US

Data Privacy• Draft and negotiate software agreements, data protection addenda, privacy and cookie policies; ensure compliance with domestic and international privacy and cybersecurity regimes.• Conduct legal research on privacy frameworks, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and biometric privacy regulation, such as the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifiers Act (CUBI).• Advise clients on artificial intelligence (AI) services, assessing emerging compliance regimes and developing risk mitigation strategies for generative AI.• Advise in-house teams on compliance risks with federal and state telecommunications and consumer protection regulations, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and state \"mini-TCPA\" statutes, the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), and other automated communications and marketing practice regulations.Mobility & Autonomous Vehicles• Advise clients on autonomous vehicle (AV) regulation, including NHTSA and California DMV permit and reporting requirements, and assess implications for liability frameworks, safety protocols, and industry innovation.• Lead a team of three legal specialists in developing and implementing multi-jurisdictional AV compliance and reporting strategies, while applying guidance from federal agencies and state-level permitting authorities. • Analyze and interpret state-level road rules and human-centric vehicle laws not originally designed for autonomous vehicles, and guide autonomous vehicle companies on how to navigate regulatory gaps and ambiguities related to operation without a human driver or conventional vehicle components.• Assist industry stakeholders on the drafting and development of state autonomous vehicle legislation, crafting regulatory language that addresses compliance and deployment challenges unique to AV technology.

University of Michigan Law School

Juris Doctor - JD

University of Southern California

Bachelor's degree