Anna Hsia

Anna Hsia

Partner – ZwillGen Law LLP

Office: San Francisco, CA

Phone: (415) 590-2341

Bio

Anna Hsia maintains a diverse practice counseling clients on product development, privacy, and artificial intelligence, and representing clients in regulatory investigations. Her broad clientele includes companies in the artificial intelligence, gig economy, online gaming, cloud computing, advertising, and biotechnology space.

Anna assists clients with navigating the complex web of privacy laws and regulations that apply to existing and new technologies. From counseling clients on consumer-facing privacy policies and terms of service, to working with business teams to mitigate risk associated with new product offerings, Anna provides practical advice to resolve difficult legal issues. Anna also works with business-to-business clients on transactional issues arising from licensing and reseller arrangements. She has guided clients on compliance with regulations such as the TCPA, state privacy laws including the CCPA, and laws governing sensitive data such as health data and biometric data. As part of her AI practice, Anna has counseled clients on AI governance, responsible use of AI, and legal risks with AI usage in connection with sensitive data. Anna has also counseled clients on compliance with the GDPR, cross-border data transfers, and incident response.

As part of her regulatory investigations practice, Anna guides clients through discussions and negotiations with regulatory authorities. She has broad experience representing clients in claims involving compliance with state privacy laws, advertising laws, and laws governing the security of personal data. Anna also has extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in consumer class actions, including defense of class actions involving the TCPA.

Anna has been published by the American Bar Association, the Daily Journal, and Financier Worldwide. Her speaking engagements include presentations at the Stanford Ecommerce Best Practices Conference, PLI’s TechLaw Institute, and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s CLE Expo.

Prior to joining ZwillGen, Anna litigated a variety of business disputes for both plaintiffs and defendants. She developed experience in contract disputes, consumer financial services litigation, securities litigation, trademark, and trade secret actions. While a member of Goodwin Procter’s privacy and data security group, Anna counseled clients on compliance with federal, state, and international privacy laws.

Anna received her law degree from Harvard Law School, where she served as an Editor-in-Chief and Outreach Editor of the Harvard Negotiation Law Review.

Anna’s services are offered to clients through ZwillGen Law LLP, an affiliate of ZwillGen PLLC.

EDUCATION

Harvard Law School, J.D., 2004

University of California Los Angeles, B.A., 2001, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa


EXPERIENCE

Goodwin Procter LLP

Tycko & Zavareei

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan


BAR ADMISSIONS

California

District of Columbia

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