Profile

Webb helps financial institutions and technology companies navigate the evolving landscape of data privacy and consumer financial regulations. As a partner in our Washington, DC office, he advises a broad range of financial institutions, consumer reporting agencies, data brokers, data providers, and technology firms on compliance with federal, state, and international data use and privacy laws. His practice focuses on the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, state consumer data privacy laws, General Data Protection Regulation, prohibitions against unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices, and other privacy and security laws and regulations.

With deep experience in data privacy and consumer financial services, Webb works with clients to:

• Develop and implement data privacy compliance programs that meet federal, state, and international regulatory requirements.
• Assess data use strategies and ensure compliance in consumer relations, vendor management, and business development matters.
• Perform due diligence and other risk assessment exercises in connection with business acquisitions, investments, and data management changes.
• Advise on and assist with data incident and breach responses.
• Manage regulatory risks associated with emerging technologies and evolving privacy frameworks.

Webb is an active member of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (CIPP/US). He frequently speaks and writes for financial services industry trade associations and publications.

Before joining Hudson Cook, Webb worked as a Financial Research Assistant with the Virginia Department of the Treasury, where he supported a program overhaul of the Virginia Security for Public Deposits Act.

Webb earned his law degree (cum laude), from the University of Richmond School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Richmond Journal of Global Law and Business.

Webb is dedicated to helping financial institutions and technology firms develop privacy and compliance strategies that balance regulatory obligations with business innovation.