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Criminal Subpoenas for Online Data
The amount of electronically stored information (ESI) in the digital universe is staggering and increasing exponentially. Much of this data is personal. According to IBM, every day, people globally send 294 billion e-mails, publish 230 million Tweets, and upload 100 terabytes of data to Facebook. These statistics account for a small fraction of online ESI, which can include purchase invoices, travel itineraries, contact lists, private correspondence, photographs, calendar appointments, tax documents, medical information, and so on. A collection of such digital information provides an archive of an individual's personal life ' more detailed, reliable, and intimate than the most meticulously maintained diary or scrapbook. This phenomenon is equally true in the business world. The average American office worker creates 1.8 million megabytes of ESI each year, and more companies are considering moving their enterprise data into cloud storage to manage this growth.
The Fourth Amendment
Never before has so much personal data been available anywhere but also completely outside the immediate control of the person who created it. After all, ESI saved in online accounts is stored on both an individual's hard drive and on third-party servers. For this reason, when the federal government wants access to certain personal information for investigations or other law enforcement activity, it need not ask the individual or business that created the data, but can turn to the party controlling the servers on which the data is stored. Today, companies like Google and Facebook are the entities responding to government search warrants and subpoenas for individuals' personal information.
Yachts, Jets, Horses & Hooch: Specialized Commercial Leasing Models
Defining commercial real estate asset class is essentially a property explaining how it identifies — not necessarily what its original intention was or what others think it ought to be. This article discusses, from a general issue-spot and contextual analysis perspective, how lawyers ought to think about specialized leasing formats and the regulatory backdrops that may inform what the documentation needs to contain for compliance purposes.
Hyperlinked Documents: The Latest e-Discovery Challenge
As courts and discovery experts debate whether hyperlinked content should be treated the same as traditional attachments, legal practitioners are grappling with the technical and legal complexities of collecting, analyzing and reviewing these documents in real-world cases.
Identifying Your Practice's Differentiator
How to Convey Your Merits In a Way That Earns Trust, Clients and Distinctions Just as no two individuals have the exact same face, no two lawyers practice in their respective fields or serve clients in the exact same way. Think of this as a "Unique Value Proposition." Internal consideration about what you uniquely bring to your clients, colleagues, firm and industry can provide untold benefits for your law practice.
Risks and Ad Fraud Protection In Digital Advertising
The ever-evolving digital marketing landscape, coupled with the industry-wide adoption of programmatic advertising, poses a significant threat to the effectiveness and integrity of digital advertising campaigns. This article explores various risks to digital advertising from pixel stuffing and ad stacking to domain spoofing and bots. It will also explore what should be done to ensure ad fraud protection and improve effectiveness.
Turning Business Development Plans Into Reality
This article offers practical insights and best practices to navigate the path from roadmap to rainmaking, ensuring your business development efforts are not just sporadic bursts of activity, but an integrated part of your daily success.