The Legal Network for Gender Equity and TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund hosted a webinar, “Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Recent Developments in the Law and Guidance for Supporting Survivors” on December 5, 2024.     

Building on our  November 2020 webinar, which was an introduction to the topic for attorneys representing people who experience technology-assisted harassment, this webinar addressed: 

  • Recent trends in how technology is being used to facilitate sex harassment and other gender-based violence 
  • Updates to legislation, policy, and federal case law that impact advocates’ ability to respond to and support survivors of technology-facilitated abuse 
  • Strategies and tips for how litigating attorneys can best advocate for clients who have experienced technology-facilitated abuse 

Speakers:     

  • Dr. Mary Anne Franks (she/her), Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property, Technology, and Civil Rights Law, George Washington Law School and President and Legislative & Tech Policy Director, Cyber Civil Rights Initiative 
  • Annie Seifullah (she/her), Founding Partner, Incendii Law PLLC and Co-chair, New York Cyber Abuse Task Force 
  • Lindsey M. Song (she/her), Associate Program Director of the Family Law Project, Queens Family Justice Center, Sanctuary for Families and Co-chair, New York Cyber Abuse Task Force 
  • Lizzy Vogel (she/her), Senior Counsel, Legal Network for Gender Equity & TIMES UP Legal Defense Fund, National Women’s Law Center (Moderator) 

Copies of the slides are available for download on this page.