Nathan D. Banks

Nathan also supports clients facing regulatory scrutiny and emerging privacy-related claims. His experience includes regulatory investigations and enforcement response matters involving federal and state regulators, as well as counseling on risk assessment and response strategy for website tracking, CIPA, session replay, pixels and other issues driving emerging consumer privacy claims.

Nathan’s technology and litigation experience informs his practical approach to regulatory counseling. He has worked on intellectual property, technology, commercial litigation and class action matters involving privacy, artificial intelligence, digital assets, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other emerging technology issues. Nathan leverages his understanding of rapidly evolving technologies and regulatory frameworks to develop practical compliance, litigation risk and business strategies that protect innovation and mitigate risk.

• Assisted with privacy and cybersecurity diligence in corporate transactions involving technology, consumer products, health and wellness, and digital platform companies, including review of privacy policies, data practices, vendor agreements, data processing agreements and technology contracts.
• Drafted and revised privacy policies, California privacy notices, employee and job applicant privacy notices, cookie disclosures, targeted advertising opt-out language and consumer-facing privacy materials for consumer brands, digital platforms and technology companies.
• Assisted with data processing agreements, vendor privacy terms, data sharing arrangements and privacy-related provisions in commercial and technology agreements for companies handling consumer, employee and business contact data.
• Counseled national and multinational companies on U.S. state consumer privacy laws, including CCPA/CPRA compliance, consumer rights processes, sensitive data, opt-out rights and targeted advertising disclosures.
• Assisted with website tracking technology reviews for consumer-facing companies, including cookies, pixels, session replay tools, chat features, consent banners and global privacy control considerations.
• Researched and advised technology, health and wellness, consumer products and digital platform companies on emerging privacy issues involving consumer health data, biometric information, children’s privacy, artificial intelligence and SMS marketing.
• Supported regulatory investigations and enforcement response matters for technology, consumer and life sciences companies involving privacy, cybersecurity, data breach, consumer complaints and related compliance issues.
• Assisted with legal research and strategy for consumer-facing companies related to CIPA, website tracking, session replay, pixel and other privacy-related claims.
• Supported intellectual property and technology-related disputes for technology and emerging growth companies involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, artificial intelligence, digital assets and other emerging technologies.
• Contributed to litigation strategy for multinational video game and digital entertainment company that resulted in dismissal without settlement of a multimillion-dollar patent infringement lawsuit, working with U.S. and Japan patent litigation teams.
• Prepared and prosecuted a U.S. patent application for an adjustable standing desk design, providing legal and technical support through issuance.
• Managed trademark prosecution matters for small businesses and entrepreneurs, including filing strategy, application preparation, office action responses and registration support.

• Swim Instructor, Special Needs Aquatic Program, 2017–Present
• Medical-Surgical Oncology Volunteer, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, 2017–2020
• Emergency Medical Staff, Rock Medicine, 2016–2020