Frank Nolan, partner in Eversheds Sutherland's New York City office, represents companies in class action and commercial litigation in federal and state courts across the country, arbitrates domestic and international business and reinsurance disputes and counsels clients on pre-litigation and compliance matters. As part of his consumer class action defense practice, Frank is a founding member of the firm's biometrics team, which counsels clients employing biometric technology and defends against litigation arising from biometric protection and other privacy and data security laws
Compliance with Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act—which imposes strict consent requirements on entities that collect, use, and store biometric information—is straightforward, but the cost of running afoul of its requirements can be potentially catastrophic.