Ann Marie Mortimer

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Named “MVP” in Cybersecurity & Privacy by Law360 and recognized as leading one of the Daily Journal’s Top Verdicts in California stemming from her precedent-setting California Consumer Privacy Act victory for Walmart, Ann Marie Mortimer heads Hunton Andrew Kurth’s commercial litigation practice and served as first chair defending Yahoo! in class actions stemming from reportedly the largest data breach in history. She is also the founder and managing partner of the firm’s Los Angeles office.

Ms. Mortimer is at the forefront of cutting-edge cybersecurity litigation threatening the fundamental business of global brands, counseling Fortune 50 companies on the novel challenges and regulations in an increasingly virtual world. She has advised on multiple privacy claims, including mass arbitrations, related to unauthorized access to personal data by third parties or bad actors, user disclosure and consent, and tracking technology. She successfully pursued platform abusers for a social media giant, to protect digital uses. As regulation tries to keep pace with the acceleration of technology, Ms. Mortimer is engaged in challenging privacy and data breach cases critical to her clients at every stage of the information life cycle.