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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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What Do You Do If You’re Involved In A Ridesharing Accident?

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Kevin Snyder* Ridesharing has seen a rise in popularity in cities across the US, in recent years. For many people, ordering an Uber or Lyft ride from an app is a natural thing to do. According to research, this especially applies to younger people. It’s their allegiance to ridesharing apps that is pushing usage figures

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What IS Blockchain? And How Is It Used?

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Jones Day – Do you have questions about blockchain technology? Watch “What is Blockchain and How is it Used?,” the first in a series of 12 short Jones Day Presents: Blockchain videos. In this program, Jones Day partner Mark Rasmussen explains blockchain technology and its potential applications in several industry sectors. Watch other videos in our Jones Day Presents: Blockchain series.

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President Trump, Human Rights, US Sanctions and Global Business: Traps for the unwary

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Clifford Chance – Over the past year, completely contrary to public expectations, President Trump has unleashed the power of US economic sanctions to champion human rights and fight corruption globally. As laudable as this initiative may seem at first glance on public policy grounds, it also raises serious legal questions and creates new risks and

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5 Ways for Companies to Limit GDPR Penalties

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Latham & Watkins – EU data protection authorities are imposing increased penalties under the GDPR, with more proceedings forecast for 2019. By Tim Wybitul, Prof. Dr. Thomas Grützner, Dr. Wolf-Tassilo Böhm, and Dr. Isabelle Brams The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in effect since May 2018. Although the French data protection authority (CNIL) has imposed the highest

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Why General Counsel Need Smart Technology to Work Smarter

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The expanding role of General Counsel (or In-House Counsel) has expanded considerably in recent years, just as in-house legal departments have increasingly handled work undertaken by outside law firms. As a recent Thomson Reuters article pointed out the role of the modern General Counsel is as a “lawyer-statesperson” who is also a technical expert, “a

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The Massive Data Breaches Already in 2019

Robinson + Cole – The 2019 calendar year had a rough beginning with several massive data breaches. Now, just this week, over 600 million account details were stolen from 16 different websites: Dubsmash MyFitnessPal MyHeritage ShareThis HauteLook Animoto EyeEm 8fit Whitepages Fotolog 500px Armor Games BookMate CoffeeMeetsBagel Artsy DataCamp The account details being sold on

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