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Inside the CLOUD Act: Parsing the Privacy Implications

One of biggest tech law change in decades, the CLOUD Act has been praised by the largest U.S. tech companies, but panned by privacy and civil rights groups.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

A Look at the Data Issues Energy Industry Counsel Face this Year

As one of the longest standing segments in the global economy, the energy industry is deeply rooted in its processes and conventions. Aside from environmental…
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Facebook Sued by Housing Advocates Over Alleged Discriminatory Ad Practices

The suit by the National Fair Housing Alliance and other advocate groups alleges that the social media company allows landlords and realtors to block protected groups from access to housing ads, in violation of the Fair Housing Act.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Microsoft Names First EU Data Protection Officer Under GDPR

With the GDPR implementation date looming, other companies are surely busy appointing their own officers. But will they be drawn from the legal department or elsewhere?
3 minute read

The Recorder

Legal Departments Developing Criteria to Judge Outside Counsel Data Defenses

The Corporate Legal Operations Consortium is designing a framework to help corporate legal departments evaluate how firms can protect valuable client data, and give firms real standards to shoot for on cybersecurity.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

John Horn Joins King & Spalding's Growing Ranks of Ex-US Attorneys

Horn, who took over as U.S. attorney in Atlanta when Sally Yates left the position in 2015, is returning to his old firm and its marquee white-collar practice.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

These Former Google Execs Hope to Reduce Attorneys' Role in GDPR Compliance

The two launched the Privacy Compliance Hub as a means to give businesses a way to keep track of their data privacy compliance needs.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Video: How to Fund Products in the Digital Assets/Blockchain Space

In this contributed video, Stephanie Breslow discusses how to start up a fund to invest in digital assets and blockchain technology.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Indictment in Massive Iranian Cyberbreach Shows Companies Still Vulnerable

The breaches, which made up what U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman of New York called “one of the largest state-sponsored hacking campaigns ever prosecuted," hold lessons and warnings for GCs.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Insurance and Corporate Vigilance Against Cyber Breaches: 5 Steps to Take in the Absence of Cross-Industry Protocols

Despite the lack of bright-line procedures, there are five risk reduction measures a company may consider implementing to reduce its potential exposure to cyber breaches, strengthen its security protocols, and have some degree of protection in place in the event a lawsuit for a cybersecurity breach ensues.
6 minute read

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