Julia Kernochan Tama is an associate in the firm's Regulatory Affairs group, where she focuses her practice on privacy and data security matters including financial and health privacy, marketing and advertising, and emerging issues related to the Internet and new media. Ms. Tama advises on compliance with existing laws and regulations, represents clients facing government inquiries or enforcement actions by agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission, and advocates on behalf of clients concerned about the impact of proposed legislation or agency regulation. Ms. Tama also counsels companies responding to potential data security breaches.
Prior to joining Venable, Ms. Tama served as Judiciary Committee Counsel to U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), where her portfolio included privacy, data security, consumer protection, child Internet safety, foreign intelligence surveillance, and homeland security issues. Drawing on her years on Capitol Hill, Ms. Tama provides clients with insight into the legislative process, as well as substantive experience in legislative drafting, analysis and negotiation. Ms. Tama's familiarity with committee hearings and investigations equips her to advise clients responding to congressional scrutiny.
Industries
Financial Services
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Task Force
Government Experience
Judiciary Committee Counsel, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
News
March 5, 2012, Internet advertising self-regulation efforts led by Venable attorneys featured in several high-profile news outlets
March 2, 2012, Venable Attorneys Counsel to Internet Advertising Self-Regulation Efforts Highlighted at White House Privacy Event
Publications
February 2012, The Download - February 2012
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama, Kelly A. DeMarchis
The Download
December 2011, The Download - December 2011
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama, Kelly A. DeMarchis
The Download
October 2011, The Download - October 2011
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama, Kelly A. DeMarchis
The Download
May 2011, Special Report: Summary of FTC Request for Comments on Updating Its "Dot Com Disclosures: Information About Online Advertising"
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama, Kelly A. DeMarchis
The Download
May 2011, The Download - May 2011
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama, Kelly A. DeMarchis
The Download
May 10, 2011, Top Five Privacy and Data Security Issues for Nonprofit Organizations
Julia Kernochan Tama, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum Related Topic Area(s): Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Electronic Communications, Miscellaneous, Social Media
March 2011, The Download - March 2011
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama, Kelly A. DeMarchis
The Download
January 2011, The Download - January 2011
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama, Kelly A. DeMarchis
The Download
December 2010, Special Issue: Federal Trade Commission Report on Privacy
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama, Kelly A. DeMarchis
The Download
November 2010, The Download - November 2010
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama, Kelly A. DeMarchis
The Download
August 2010, The Download - August 2010
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama
The Download
April 2010, The Download - April 2010
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama
The Download
February 2010, The Download - February 2010 - Developments in E-Commerce, Privacy, Marketing, and Information Services Law and Policy
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama
The Download
November 2009, The Download - November 2009 - Developments in E-Commerce, Privacy, Marketing, and Information Services Law and Policy
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama
The Download
September 2009, The Download - September 2009 - Developments in E-Commerce, Privacy, Marketing, and Information Services Law and Policy
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Ellen Traupman Berge,Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama
The Download
July 2009, Electronic Health Records: "Meaningful Use" in a Land Rush
Ted L. Ramirez, Joseph B. Walker, Peter P. Parvis, Nora E. Garrote, Armand J. (A.J.) Zottola, Emilio W. Cividanes, Julia Kernochan Tama
Healthcare Alert
July 2009, Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama
May 2009, The Download - May 2009 - Developments in E-Commerce, Privacy, Marketing, and Information Services Law and Policy
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama
The Download
April 21, 2009, Law Enforcement Risks for Advertisers, Affiliates & Networks; FTC Declares Identity Theft Red Flags Rule Applies to Health Care Professionals; FTC Asserts Jurisdiction to Investigate Security of Personal Health Data; Federal Stimulus Package Includes Dramatic Changes to Health Privacy and Security Law; NCTA v. FCC: The Use of Consumer Information for Marketing Purposes; Massachusetts Revises and Further Delays Implementation of New Data Security Regulations
Stuart P. Ingis, Michael A. Signorelli, Emilio W. Cividanes, Ellen Traupman Berge,Tara Sugiyama Potashnik, Julia Kernochan Tama
The Download
Events/Speaking Engagements
Upcoming Events
May 3, 2012, Legal Quick Hit: "New Developments in Mobile Privacy" for the Association of Corporate Counsel
Julia Kernochan Tama
Past Events
May 10, 2011, Legal Quick Hit: "Top Five Privacy and Data Security Issues for Nonprofits" for the Association of Corporate Counsel's Nonprofit Organizations Committee
Julia Kernochan Tama, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum
Related Topic Area(s): Electronic Communications, Meeting, Vendor and Government Contracts, Miscellaneous, Social Media
March 26, 2011, "Online Advertising and Privacy" at Yale Law School's ISP conference "From Mad Men to Mad Bots: Advertising in the Digital Age"
Julia Kernochan Tama
June 14, 2010, "Understanding the New Regulations" for International Association of Privacy Professionals Practical Privacy Series, "Privacy in the New Healthcare Era"
Julia Kernochan Tama
February 1, 2010, "California 'Shine the Light' Law: Could Data Sharing Put You in Class Action Crosshairs?" for the Direct Marketing Association
Emilio W. Cividanes, Stuart P. Ingis, Karl A. Racine, Julia Kernochan Tama
September 23, 2009, The Changing HIPAA Landscape: Seminar on September 23, 2009 in Washington, DC
Thora A. Johnson, Peter P. Parvis, Julia Kernochan Tama, Davis V.R. Sherman