ABA Midyear Meeting 2016: Cars, Cars, Cars

In this Special Report, Oregon Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Althea Cullen, California Department of Motor Vehicles Deputy Director and Chief Counsel Brian Soublet, Electronic Frontier Foundation Staff Attorney Kit Walsh, co-chair of Information Security Governance and Privacy at Troutman Sanders Mark Mao, and panel moderator and partner at Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C Anthony Majestro stop by to discuss their panel on the newest tech in motor vehicles. The conversation touches on the evolution of computers in cars and the challenges we now face regarding regulating vehicle safety, security, and privacy. From driverless cars and cyber security to global positioning systems and data collection, this episode ponders the obstacles facing lawyers as vehicular technology continues to advance.

Althea Cullen is the Special Report assistant attorney general at the Oregon Department of Justice. She served as the Consumer Outreach Director for three years and worked as a campaign director for the Oregon Public Interest Research Group.

Brian G. Soublet is the deputy director and chief counsel for the California Department of Motor Vehicles. He acquired his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Berkeley and received his J.D. from the University of San Francisco.

Kit Walsh is a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. She received her Bachelor of Science in neuroscience from MIT and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Hsiao (Mark) Mao is partner in the cybersecurity, information governance and privacy and business litigation practices of Troutman Sanders. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California (summa cum laude) and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Anthony J. Majestro is partner at Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. He received his Bachelor of Science in Economics at West Virginia University (summa cum laude) and his J.D. at Georgetown University Law Center (cum laude).