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Emily Pehrsson

Emily Pehrsson works across sectors to counsel national and multinational companies on data privacy and cybersecurity issues.

In particular, Emily's practice includes partnering with clients on the development of new products and services, designing privacy governance programs, and developing privacy disclosures and settings. Emily also counsels clients on topics such as cyber incident response, compliance with state and federal privacy and cybersecurity regulations, and government investigations. She routinely advises on complex national security and financial privacy regulatory frameworks.

In addition to her regular practice, Emily maintains a pro bono practice counseling small and nonprofit clients on privacy and cybersecurity, supporting domestic violence survivors, and handling criminal matters.

Oklahoma recently enacted Senate Bill 626, which substantially amends the state’s data breach notification law to broaden the scope of notification obligations and add a new regulator notification requirement along with a new “safe harbor”-style provision that provides liability protections if certain security measures are implemented.  The changes to Oklahoma’s law follow changes to other state data breach notification laws within the past year, including New York’s addition of a 30-day deadline for notice to individuals (added in early 2025) and Pennsylvania’s addition of a regulator notification requirement and obligations to provide free credit monitoring (added in mid-2024).  Key updates from Oklahoma’s bill, which will go into effect on January 1, 2026, are discussed in further detail below.Continue Reading Oklahoma Substantially Amends Its Data Breach Notification Statute

On June 30, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3), and the National Security Agency (NSA) warned U.S. critical infrastructure organizations and other companies that the threat of cyber attacks from Iran-affiliated cyber actors is heightened

Continue Reading U.S. Government Issues Cybersecurity Warning to Critical Infrastructure Operators and Others