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New Jersey Law Journal

Lessons from the SEC's First Cyber-Disclosure Enforcement Action

The SEC has taken steps to demonstrate its increased focus on cybersecurity matters, and specifically on companies' disclosure obligations relating to cybersecurity risks and incidents.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Suit Accuses Law Firm of Hijacking Competitor's Prospective Clients Via Sponsored Searches

Hark & Hark, with offices in Philadelphia and Cherry Hill, was named in a trademark infringement suit filed June 22 by Helmer, Conley & Kasselman in federal court in Camden.
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The Recorder

Behind the Wrangling Over California's Sweeping Consumer Privacy Bill

When the final version of AB 375 went into print Monday, it was still unclear whether the bill will have the needed support—or at least lack of opposition—from a wide array of interests, including tech companies, the telecommunications industry, plaintiffs attorneys and consumer groups.
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New York Law Journal

AT&T-Time Warner and a Rare Judicial Perspective on Vertical Mergers

A federal trial judge rejected the Department of Justice's challenge to AT&T Inc.'s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Inc., denying the government's request to block the proposed merger of a leading communications provider with a major entertainment company.
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The Recorder

New York Courts Can Take Judicial Notice of Google Maps Under New State Law

The measure, passed by the New York state Legislature at the end of its session, promises to make using digital mapping services in court a lot easier and may also save litigants time and money
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New Jersey Law Journal

Navigating the Fear and Promise of Artificial Intelligence

With the corpus of law data becoming ever-more complex and nuanced, the use of machine-assisted research and analysis is becoming more of a requirement, rather than an option, in the legal profession.
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Corporate Counsel

Seven Steps to Ensuring Your and Your Law Firm Partners' GDPR Compliance

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25 and with it, the European Union (EU) Parliament has set an impressively high standard for data privacy with the new rule.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Government Ethics Office Says Executive Nominees Must Disclose Crypto Holdings

In a legal advisory letter released Monday, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics clarified that virtual currency is “property held ... for investment or the production of income” and therefore must be disclosed by executive branch employees under the Ethics in Government Act.
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Legaltech News

ABA Model Rule 1.6's Lessons on Maintaining Confidentiality Online

Information that is protected as 'confidential' is generally broader than what is considered “privileged.” As confirmed by the opinion, confidential information can include the client's identity.
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Legaltech News

Tech Companies Say 'The Fight is Far From Over' as Net Neutrality Ends

'Although the 2015 net neutrality rules ended this week, the fight is far from over,' said Michael Cheah, the general counsel of Vimeo, in a statement. He wasn't the only person in tech upset about the end of this Obama-era regulation.
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