Spencer Persson

Partner

Spencer Persson, CIPP/US, is an experienced litigator with the firm's privacy, security, and technology group where he represents clients in data privacy matters and consumer class actions. Throughout his career as a litigator, Spencer has regularly secured verdicts and favorable settlements for his clients, which include technology companies, retailers, manufacturers, entertainment companies, insurers, healthcare providers, and financial service providers, among others.

Practice Highlights

Privacy litigation

Spencer focuses on litigation defense relating to data breaches, phishing scams, or other losses of sensitive personally identifying information and personal health information. Working in concert with the client and forensic analysts, he has successfully obtained early resolution of common law claims or claims under state law privacy statutes such as California's Customer Records Act and Confidentiality of Medical Information Act.

Statutory and consumer class action claims

As a complement to privacy litigation, Spencer has extensive experience defending claims under privacy statutes such as the TCPA, FACTA, and the California Invasion of Privacy Act. This statutory litigation background combined with his privacy experience make Spencer well equipped to handle the matters filed under the California Consumer Privacy Act. He has also successfully defended a variety of businesses in false advertising, breach of contract, and fraud matters.

Business litigation

Spencer also still enjoys litigating a good, old-fashioned business-to-business dispute, whether representing a company on the plaintiff's side or defending a claim. Spencer has tried and won many such cases, including obtaining large damage awards and, more frequently, complete defense verdicts.

*Denotes an attorney's experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine

Admitted to Practice

California, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2004
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2004
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 2004
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2007

Education

J.D., USC Gould School of Law, 2004
B.A., Government and Economics, Claremont McKenna College, 1998, cum laude

Memberships & Affiliations

- Los Angeles County Bar Association

Professional Recognition

- Selected to "California Super Lawyers" in Commercial Litigation, Thompson Reuters, 2017-2018
- Selected to "California Rising Stars" in Commercial Litigation, Thompson Reuters, 2012-2016

Background

- Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Los Angeles, 2016-2020
- Senior Associate; Associate – Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP/Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, 2004-2015

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