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Kanu Song

Kanu Song is a litigator who represents clients in the technology and life sciences industries. Her practice focuses on high-stakes commercial disputes, including matters involving trade secrets and unfair competition, copyright and trademark litigation, privacy and data security class actions, and actions brought under consumer protection laws. Kanu has experience with all stages of litigation, as well as arbitration, with a strong track record of success on dispositive motions. Her approach focuses on delivering efficient, decisive results tailored to the client’s business objectives at each step, from defusing pre-suit demands and navigating complex discovery to defending summary judgment and class certification wins on appeal.

Kanu also maintains an active pro bono practice focused on serving women and children, as well as assisting nonprofits and community-oriented small businesses with intellectual property and data privacy issues.

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Recent months have seen a growing trend of data privacy class actions asserting claims for alleged violations of federal and state video privacy laws.  In this year alone, plaintiffs have filed dozens of new class actions in courts across the country asserting claims under the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), Michigan’s Preservation of Personal Privacy Act (“MPPPA”), and New York’s Video Consumer Privacy Act (“NYVCPA”).

Continue Reading Emerging Trends: Renewed Wave of Video Privacy Class Actions

In putative privacy class action Hodges v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, involving  Comcast’s privacy and data-collection practices, Comcast moved to compel arbitration based on its subscriber agreement.  The district court denied the motion based on California’s McGill rule, which may invalidate arbitration agreements that purport to waive the right to seek public injunctive relief in any forum.
Continue Reading Ninth Circuit Narrowly Defines “Public Injunctive Relief” in Privacy Case, Limiting Plaintiffs’ Ability to Circumvent Arbitration Agreements.