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Why Law Firms Need a Human Shield As the First Line of Defense Against Phishing

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Will Bartlett* Cyber attacks on law firms continue to be a major threat, one of the latest such techniques being the so-called ‘spear phishing’ approach where hackers contact a target and impersonate a trusted client or individual. But it is a human shield defense rather than just technology against phishing that provides the greatest protection […]

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Venable Add Seasoned Real Estate Attorney in New York

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NEW YORK, NY (February 28, 2019) – Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Patrice D. Stavile has joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice as counsel in the New York office. Ms. Stavile brings in-depth experience in handling large and complex commercial real estate and sophisticated leasing transactions. Ms. Stavile’s practice includes real property acquisitions, sales, and financing;

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The Ugly Truth About Cyber Attacks – 6 Key Steps To Protect Your Legal Talent From Cyber Criminals

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Will Bartlett* As an employer looking to hire top talent within the legal field, much of your focus is on the credentials of your prospective employees- but are you additionally questioning the processes you have set in place to protect the information of those you’re profiling for a job? Cybercriminals will target law firms in

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Is it Legal to Monitor Your Spouse Using Spyware?

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Source: Pixabay Invasion of Privacy – A Marital Misconduct Jenny Harrison* Ethically, it is illegal to break into someone’s personal devices as it violates their privacy. Spying means that you are snooping into someone’s tech device and reading all the data and conversation without their consent. When it’s a stranger spying on you, the rules

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US Attorney Reaches Settlement With Condo Developers Over Disability Access Issues

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Settlement Provides Funding for Retrofits in Common Areas and Individual Units, and Compensation for Persons Harmed by Lack of Accessibility Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States has settled its federal Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) lawsuit against BEDFORD DEVELOPMENT LLC, CARNEGIE CONSTRUCTION

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Growth-Stage Specialist Attorney Joins Michael Best in Chicago

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Michael Best is pleased to announce that Drew Whiting has joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group as senior counsel in Chicago. Whiting was previously a member of Stahl Cowen Crowley Addis LLC. At Michael Best, Whiting will focus his practice advising growth stage companies, venture capital firms, angel investors, investment syndicates, private equity funds and

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US College Bribery Scandal Sees One Big Law Firm Score A ‘D’ For Crisis Management

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John Bowie* Willkie Farr & Gallagher has placed its co-chairman, Gordon Caplan on a leave of absence following the US college fraud scheme that has lead to the arrests of dozens of people and embroiled actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlan. The scandal involves bribes used to get the children of wealthy individuals, including CEOs,

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An Old Law Firm Seeks To Disrupt the Legal Market With New Law Toys

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‘Disruption’ is what new-tech is largely about and it’s the same with law-tech. As AI and other tech developments continue to challenge the old-style legal market, one of the largest ‘players’ in the legal world is actively seeking disrupters in the legal market to help. Slaughter and May are seeking any “exciting new product” that

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Data Privacy Experts & Legal Firms Collaborate to Produce Guide to Compatibility of Blockchain with GDPR

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Slaugher & May – A team of our data privacy experts have collaborated with leading Wall Street firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore to produce a highly topical guide to the compatibility of blockchain solutions with the GDPR. The report was commissioned by the Center for Global Enterprise, a research institution devoted to the study of the

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The Role of In-House Counsel in Incident Response Planning

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Davis Polk – Davis Polk partner Avi Gesser co-authored an article with associate Matthew Kelly and law clerk Samantha Pfotenhauer that was published in the New York Law Journal on March 1, 2019.  The article explores three important aspects of in-house counsel’s duties related to cybersecurity incident preparation and response: providing advice regarding the company’s legal and regulatory

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