Anna Chauvet, leader of Finnegan’s copyright practice, brings significant experience in tackling cutting-edge issues pertaining to copyright. Anna has testified before the U.S. Copyright Office on issues around artificial intelligence and copyright, as well as spoken in other government, academic, and industry forums regarding developments in copyright law and legislative efforts.  Prior to rejoining Finnegan as a partner, Anna served as vice president of public policy at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), where she was integral to policy development, advocacy strategies, and reaching consensus among members and congressional offices in the areas of artificial intelligence, music licensing, privacy, and antitrust.

Anna also served as associate general counsel at the U.S. Copyright Office, where she advised on litigation strategy to inform the U.S. government’s views regarding novel questions of copyright law pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.  She also helped implement the Music Modernization Act (MMA), the most sweeping reform to copyright law in decades, by issuing regulations regarding the newly-formed mechanical licensing collective charged with administering the blanket license for musical works.

Anna holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law.