Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

Jennifer Williams-Alvarez is based in New York and covers corporate law departments.

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July 20, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Verizon Data Exposure Incident Highlights Importance of Third-Party Due Diligence

The news that a Verizon Communications Inc. vendor exposed millions of customer records has highlighted the serious risks related to trusting third-party…

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

5 minute read

July 20, 2017 | Legaltech News

Corporate Heavy Hitters Speak Out on Net Neutrality

Among the more than 9 million comments filed thus far are a number from giants such as Verizon Communications Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and AT&T Services Inc.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

3 minute read

July 19, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

What Corporate Heavy Hitters Think of Net Neutrality

With a July 17 deadline for comments on the Federal Communications Commission's proposal to roll back net neutrality rules, a number of companies have weighed in in an attempt to sway the agency.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

4 minute read

July 19, 2017 | Legaltech News

Verizon Data Exposure Incident Highlights Importance of Third-Party Due Diligence

As companies rely on these vendors more and more, often handing over sensitive data, in-house counsel have to be increasingly concerned about minimizing risks.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

5 minute read

July 18, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

Verizon Data Exposure Incident Highlights Importance of Third-Party Due Diligence

The news that a Verizon Communications vendor exposed millions of customer records highlights the serious risks related to trusting third-party vendors with company data.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

5 minute read

July 17, 2017 | Inside Counsel

How Paul Sieminski of WordPress Takes On the Challenges of Protecting User Data

With companies, particularly in the tech space, collecting more and more user data, there has been ongoing tension around government requests…

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

4 minute read

July 17, 2017 | Legaltech News

How WordPress Takes On the Challenges of Protecting User Data

Paul Sieminski, Automattic's GC, said that the Snowden leaks significantly changed the data privacy and government requests landscape.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

7 minute read

July 14, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

How Paul Sieminski of WordPress Takes On the Challenges of Protecting User Data

Sieminski's company recently got a high rating from the Electronic Frontier Foundation on protection of user data.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

7 minute read

July 12, 2017 | Inside Counsel

Trademark Symbols: Powerful Tools for In-House Counsel?

Though companies often place a high value on protecting their trademarks, some may be missing out on the opportunity to put others on notice of their…

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

4 minute read

July 11, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

'Experiment' to Give In-House Counsel New Trove of Data About Outside Firm Relationships

In-house counsel are welcoming a new initiative that measures the interactions between legal departments and their outside attorneys.

By Jennifer Williams-Alvarez

4 minute read


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