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Law Firms Aren't Immune to Cybersecurity Risks
Although law firms have managed to remain off the list of the year's biggest data breach victims, firms watching cybersecurity trends most closely are feeling increasingly uneasy about their own security posture. Astute firms are looking to learn as they watch Target Corp., The Home Depot Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sony Corp. and others struggle to manage an endless stream of news stories that damage their brands, massive disruptions to everyday business, and a significant strain on resources as organizations respond to legal claims, comply with requests for information from regulators, and scramble to bolster security systems in efforts to prevent further incidents.
Because law firms are routinely entrusted with large volumes of highly sensitive data under attorney-client privilege ' private personal information, trade secrets, mergers and acquisitions details, litigation strategy, intellectual property research, health care data and more ' it's only a matter a time before they face the same level of scrutiny of their security practices as do corporations. The risks firms face from inadequate information-security policies, procedures and technology are just as serious and far-reaching as those faced by their corporate clients, and hackers are likely to perceive firms as an easier target.
Preventive Measures
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?