William Simpson
Areas of Focus
Overview
Will advises emerging companies and established businesses on regulatory compliance, privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and digital governance across a range of industries, including technology, health care, automotive, and communications.
He helps clients navigate complex and rapidly evolving legal requirements with practical, business-focused counsel that supports innovation and advances strategic objectives. By developing a deep understanding of each client’s business, technology, and risk profile, Will delivers commercially informed, actionable advice tailored to their goals.
Will holds CIPP/US, CIPP/E, and AIGP certifications, reflecting his experience in data privacy, AI governance, and related regulatory frameworks.
Career & Education
- Westin Research Fellow, IAPP, 2025-2026
- University of Maine School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2025
- Hunter College, The City University of New York, B.A., cum laude, 2012
- Maine
- *Admitted in Maine Only; Practicing under the Supervision of D.C. Bar Members.
William's Insights
Client Alert | 4 min read | 10.14.26
Misleading Privacy Claims Can Trigger Massive Consumer-Protection Liability
At a glance: A New Mexico jury found Meta liable for nearly 44 million deceptive trade practice violations based on misleading privacy and platform-safety statements—showing that public-facing privacy claims can create significant consumer-protection exposure.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 10.08.26
Client Alert | 5 min read | 10.08.26
Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.07.26
White House Announces AI Responsibility Accord, Executive Orders, and Super Intelligence Task Force
Insights
EU debuts new digital sovereignty assessment tools
|07.16.26
IAPP
Digital sovereignty through the prism of global law
|05.12.26
IAPP
How a hybrid approach to AI sovereignty is shaping EU digital policy
|02.18.26
IAPP
A (Loper) Bright Future? Charting Federal AI Legislation with State Blueprints in a Post-Chevron World
|01.01.25
Student Journal of Information Privacy Law
Cyber Insurance for Public Housing: Confronting Market Barriers and Forging Policy Solutions
|01.01.25
Student Journal of Information Privacy Law
“Precise Geolocation Data”, Privacy in Practice Conference, University of Maine School of Law
|06.05.26
“New Hampshire’s Data Privacy Law”, University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law
|03.02.26
Industries
William's Insights
Client Alert | 4 min read | 10.14.26
Misleading Privacy Claims Can Trigger Massive Consumer-Protection Liability
At a glance: A New Mexico jury found Meta liable for nearly 44 million deceptive trade practice violations based on misleading privacy and platform-safety statements—showing that public-facing privacy claims can create significant consumer-protection exposure.
Client Alert | 4 min read | 10.08.26
Client Alert | 5 min read | 10.08.26
Client Alert | 6 min read | 10.07.26
White House Announces AI Responsibility Accord, Executive Orders, and Super Intelligence Task Force
