CBA Record January-February 2024

CBA Forms Committee on Biometric Information and Privacy Law By Ann Glynn, CBA Public Affairs Director T he CBA Board of Managers recently approved the creation of a new committee: the Biometric the basics of this area of law and tips for how to navigate it in a constantly chang ing landscape,” said Guest.

panies to obtain an individual’s consent before collecting their biometric informa tion, including fingerprints, retina scans, voice prints, and facial scans. In 2019, the Supreme Court of Illinois ruled in Rosenbach v. Six Flags that a technical vio lation of BIPA without an actual injury is sufficient to confer standing to sue. Since that ruling, the number of lawsuits filed in Illinois and Chicago under BIPA has skyrocketed. “Biometric information and privacy are fast-changing areas of law, and Illinois is at the epicenter of that change. The new committee will offer information to the Chicago legal community regarding

Information and Privacy Law Commit tee. The Committee will educate CBA members on the Illinois Biometric Infor mation Privacy Act, how to help their clients remain in compliance, and update members on litigation and developments around the law. The Committee Chair is Mark W. Guest, Partner, Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLC. The Vice Chair is Michael Roman, Partner, Lewis Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLC. Enacted in 2008, BIPA requires com

The Biometric Information and Pri vacy Law Committee will provide presen tations that offer information from both the defense and plaintiff’s sides on how to stay compliant with the developing law and navigate the litigation. The Com mittee will bring in experienced BIPA litigators to speak on related litigation as it arises and will discuss the status and trends in BIPA settlements. CBA Members interested in joining this committee can sign up at www.chicagobar. org or email info@chicagobar.org.

Over 200 new lawyers attended the CBA’s annual New Lawyer Basics Skills Course. The complimentary, full-day course satisfies the Supreme Court of Illinois’ MCLE Rule 793 requirement for newly admitted attorneys. An online version is available at learn.chicagobar. org. Thank you to the many CBA members who served as speakers for the course. Pictured from left front are Civility in the Profession panelists (surrounded by new lawyer attendees): Andre Hunter, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP; Margaret Mendenhall Casey, City of Chicago; Peter McNamara, International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 399; Judge Nichole C. Patton, Circuit Court of Cook County; and Tanvi Patel, Partner, Neal Gerber Eisenberg.

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