Savannah Liner Avera
Biography
Savannah Liner Avera is an Associate in our Atlanta office, and she protects the rights of clients in health care and cyberspace. She handles medical malpractice high-stakes litigation and government liability. She represents providers including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and sub-acute facilities in a wide range of liability claims and novel COVID-19 litigation.
On the cutting edge of AI Intellectual Property Issues, she specializes in the licensure of generative artificial intelligence outputs in business applications.
As a member of the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity team, she handles data and artificial intelligence governance issues for international and U.S.-based clients. With a background in international policy, she advises clients on the implications of international personal data policy compliance, cross-border data transfers, data breach response, and cyber policy coverage.
Before joining HBS as an associate, Savannah was an extern in the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She worked as a 1L Law Clerk for the Long-Term Care group at the HBS Atlanta office, and she completed her 2L summer law clerkship in the Office of the Chief Counsel for the Federal Highway Administration.
Savannah earned a Juris Doctor from Emory University, where she was awarded a Pro Bono Medal for her work with the International Humanitarian Law Clinic and Emory Law Veterans Clinic. She served as President of the National Security & Military Law Society, was Founder and President of the Aviation Law Society, and competed in the 2020 Regional Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition.
She also completed dual Bachelors of Science in both International Relations and Criminology at Florida State University. She was the organizer of Florida State’s first Annual Amnesty International Human Rights Conference, and she worked as a paralegal at a firm that specialized in Civil Rights.
Savannah is a volunteer judge for the National Peach Bowl Invitational Mock Trial Competition, and she is working on earning her private pilot’s license.
Credentials
Admitted
State Courts:
- Georgia
Certifications
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), IAPP
Education
- J.D., Emory University
- B.S., International Relations & Affairs, Florida State University
- B.S., Criminology, Florida State University
Recognition
- Pro Bono Medal, Emory University School of Law’s Center for Public Service
- Received for completing 75 hours of pro bono work.
Presentations
- Intellectual Property of Generative AI Outputs: Content vs. SaaS
Content Catalyst Day; May 30, 2024
Publications
- Vermont Data Privacy Act (VDPA) H.121: Manifest Destiny Data Protection
HBS Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Blog; June 5, 2024 - A Quick & Easy Guide to California’s Suite of Proposed AI Regulations
HBS Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Blog; April 3, 2024 - Meta’s “Pay or Consent” Model Instills Consumer Protection Issues in European Union
HBS Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Blog; March 13, 2024 - EU’s Cookie Reduction Pledge: How It Affects Your Business
HBS Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Blog; February 7, 2024 - California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Publishes Revised Draft Cybersecurity Audit Regulations in Advance of December Board Meeting
HBS Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Blog; December 5, 2023 - Not Sneaky Enough: Google Pays $391.5M Privacy Violation Settlement
HBS Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Blog; December 7, 2022