Mary Jane (MJ) Wilson-Bilik is a technology, privacy and insurance regulatory law partner at Eversheds-Sutherland (US) in Washington DC.
She serves as head of the firm’s US artificial intelligence (AI) practice in financial services, and co-chair of its Global AI in financial services practice.
For more than 25 years, MJ has advised her financial services and technology clients on privacy and innovation issues. Her recent focus has been to assist clients perform AI impact assessments and develop robust risk management, governance and vendor management policies for their AI efforts, including generative AI. She counsels clients on assessing AI risks on a cross-sector basis, monitoring for bias, privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property and specialized regulatory risks, and implementing effective governance measures and guardrails. MJ is a frequent speaker at conferences and client meetings on privacy, risk management and artificial intelligence, including generative AI.
MJ received her PhD in quantitative political science from Columbia University and her J.D., magna cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center.
- Advises clients on required state privacy disclosures and procedures.
- Advises clients on AI vendor agreements.
- Counsels clients on AI impact assessments.
- Advised a large insurance company on whether the company can accept crypto as payment.
- Advises on corporate responsibilities associated with cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
- Unclaimed Property: Hot Topics and Trends, October 25, 2023
- Unclaimed Property: The Great Treasure Hunt Continues, September 30, 2020
- The California Consumer Privacy Act: Regulatory Trends and Challenges Explored, August 19, 2020, The Knowledge Group
- Here Comes California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): How to Stay Compliant, January 28, 2020, The Knowledge Group
- Unclaimed Property – UPside Down and All Around, November 14, 2019
- The Ethics of Biometrics and Artificial Intelligence, September 24, 2019, American Life Insurance Counsel (ALIC) Regional Roundtable
- What You Need to Know About California’s New Privacy Act, the CCPA, July 10, 2019
- Unclaimed Property – Through the Looking Glass, February 26, 2019
- Entering the Home Stretch – NY DFS Cybersecurity Compliance in 2019, January 8, 2019
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of media, technology and telecoms: cyber law (2023)
- Top Ranked Chambers USA 2021 Eversheds Sutherland (US)
- Member, Business Law Section, American Bar Association
- Member, Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Former Member, Steering Committee, Georgetown University Law Center’s Women’s Forum
- Member, Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization
- District of Columbia
- Ph.D., Columbia University
- J.D., magna cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center,
Articles Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, Order of the Coif
- B.A., magna cum laude, College of New Rochelle