Covington Sued for Non-Compliance With Investigation Into Hack That Compromised Client Info
The firm's counsel at Gibson Dunn claims attorney client-privilege shields it from having to give the SEC details about close to 300 public company clients whose information has reportedly been compromised.
January 11, 2023 at 04:37 PM
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CybersecurityThe original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
What You Need to Know
- Covington & Burling is being taken to court by regulators for failing to comply with a subpoena that's part of the SEC's investigation of a 2020 cyber attack.
- Information of close to 300 public clients is reported to have been compromised in a breach that took place in 2020.
- The firm is being represented by a Gibson Dunn partner, who fired back at securities regulators this week.
Covington & Burling was sued this week by securities regulators asking a federal judge to compel the firm to hand over details of clients whose information was accessed in a 2020 cyber attack.
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