Boniface Echols

Boniface Echols

Associate

Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity

Boniface Echols is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the firm’s privacy and cybersecurity practice.

Boniface joined the firm following a clerkship with U.S. District Judge Brian S. Miller in the Eastern District of Arkansas. During law school, he interned with LinkedIn Corporation, the Future of Privacy Forum, and Google’s Legal Summer Institute.

Experience

Boniface Echols is an associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the firm’s privacy and cybersecurity practice.

Education

J.D., Howard University School of LawCALI Excellence for the Future Awards, Legal Writing II; Merit scholarship recipient
M.B.A., Georgia State University
B.A., Spanish Studies, Morehouse College

Admissions

Bar of the District of Columbia

Credentials

Education

J.D., Howard University School of LawCALI Excellence for the Future Awards, Legal Writing II; Merit scholarship recipient
M.B.A., Georgia State University
B.A., Spanish Studies, Morehouse College

Admissions

Bar of the District of Columbia

Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity

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We are pleased to share the October 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters relevant to public and private companies internationally.

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Alerts

California’s 2024 legislative session has been marked with exciting developments and a clear focus on setting the rules of the road for artificial intelligence (AI), with some measures becoming law and others stalling out along the way. Last month, Governor Newsom signed 17 bills regulating AI in the Golden State. Notably, Governor Newsom vetoed SB 1047, which would have imposed safety requirements on developers of large models to avoid certain harms. In vetoing the bill, Governor Newsom noted that it was not comprehensive or precise enough, improperly focused on large models even though small ones could present similar risks, and did not take into account whether an Al system is deployed in high-risk environments, involves critical decision-making, or uses sensitive data. Newsom’s veto also represents a big win for the numerous industry members, politicians, and academics who lobbied against the bill, arguing that its passage would stifle innovation in the space. Nevertheless, the AI bills Newsom did sign are expected to have wide-ranging impacts on the AI industry. A summary of those bills is below.

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