Nick Akerman

March 03, 2005 | Legaltech News

As public Web sites have become businesses' interface with the public, the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act has emerged as a potent civil remedy to protect valuable competitive business information that's accessible through these Web sites. Attorney Nick Akerman examines this newly developed legal precedent and the proactive steps businesses should implement to take advantage of the CFAA.

By Nick Akerman

9 minute read

February 01, 2010 | National Law Journal

Three recent court decisions and their implications for creating effective corporate computer policies that protect companies against data theft.

By Nick Akerman

7 minute read

May 30, 2008 | The Recorder

Attorney Nick Akerman says that the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is the right law for charging the woman who allegedly used MySpace to bully a girl who then killed herself.

By Nick Akerman

5 minute read

August 11, 2004 | Corporate Counsel

By Nick Akerman

8 minute read

March 03, 2005 | Law.com

As public Web sites have become businesses' interface with the public, the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act has emerged as a potent civil remedy to protect valuable competitive business information that's accessible through these Web sites. Attorney Nick Akerman examines this newly developed legal precedent and the proactive steps businesses should implement to take advantage of the CFAA.

By Nick Akerman

9 minute read

June 26, 2003 | Law.com

A California statute designed to protect the public from identity theft, due to become effective July 1, will profoundly impact how corporations in and out of California protect their computer data and trade secrets. The new law requires any business or person who maintains computerized personal information they do not own to immediately notify the owner of the information of any security breach.

By Nick Akerman and Gabrielle Wirth

9 minute read

July 07, 2009 | Corporate Counsel

Terminated employees sometimes steal vital data to improve their job opportunities with a new employer. Employers have been increasingly using the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act's civil remedies to sue such employees, but there has developed a body of district court opinions that refuse to apply the CFAA. Attorney Nick Akerman explains why these opinions are not likely to survive appellate review, and also provides a strategy to avoid the application of these decisions.

By Nick Akerman

8 minute read

May 03, 2011 | Legaltech News

What does a company do if it is faced with a possible or actual breach of customer, employee, or shareholder personal data? California enacted the first state data-breach notification law in 2003, obligating companies to notify individuals about data breaches. Since then, 45 more states have followed suit as calls for a federal data-breach law remain unanswered.

By Nick Akerman and Melissa Krasnow

8 minute read

July 09, 2004 | Law.com

The U.S. Sentencing Commission recently submitted to Congress proposed amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines updating the requirements for an effective corporate compliance program. The proposed guidelines could play a key role in protecting a company's confidential business data and trade secrets. In a presidential election year when corporate wrongdoing is still in the headlines, the proposals could result in increased compliance and ethics programs.

By Nick Akerman

8 minute read

September 08, 2005 | Law.com

The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is fast becoming one of the most expansive and potent civil statutes in a litigator's arsenal. Like the civil remedy in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, the CFAA encompasses a panoply of crimes upon which a civil remedy can be predicated. Attorney Nick Akerman examines the breadth of the CFAA and why it should be considered as a cause of action whenever there is evidence relating to the use of computers in perpetrating a wrongful act.

By Nick Akerman

9 minute read