Mark G Mccreary

August 21, 2023 | Corporate Counsel

Often OCGs contain privacy and data security obligations that do not match the reality of practicing law and servicing a client. These obligations often come from an IT department or compliance professional who goes to extreme lengths to ensure they cannot be blamed if there is a data incident. This attitude and approach have created an OCG problem for law firms.

By Mark G. McCreary

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July 03, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Artificial intelligence won't replace lawyers, but lawyers who don't learn how to responsibly leverage the power of AI will be replaced by those who do.

By Mark G. McCreary

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July 03, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

On April 22, the European Union (EU) passed landmark legislation called the Digital Services Act (DSA) that has the potential to transform societal harms caused by social media companies to residents of the European Union.

By Mark G. McCreary

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July 16, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

With information technology departments and business leaders focused on traditional information technology and business continuity priorities, promoting best data security practices was merely an afterthought, if a thought at all.

By Mark G. McCreary

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December 01, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Before you assume that the CCPA will not affect you because your business is not located in California, know that companies both inside and outside of California will be affected by its requirements.

By Mark G. McCreary

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October 24, 2001 | Law.com

Protecting a business' trade secrets and digital data from thievery and sabotage in the digital age requires more than a security guard or state-of-the-art security system. What follows is an example of an interactive system use policy designed to help a company avoid "digital doomsday." It should accompany a policy designed to help a company avoid liability for monitoring its employees' e-mail and Internet use.

By Mark G. McCreary and Tristam R. Fall, III

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