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Movers & Shakers
Perkins Coie has announced that it has added five new attorneys to its national Insurance Coverage practice in the Washington, DC, office. Joining the firm from Dickstein Shapiro LLP are Leon Kellner and Vivek Chopra as partners, and Christina Buschmann, Aaron Coombs and Laura Dellatorre as associates. This expansion comes less than two months after partners Selena Linde and Michael Sharkey, a member of this newsletter's Board of Editors, joined the Washington, DC, office, also from Dickstein Shapiro.
The group will focus their practice on the representation of corporate policyholders in insurance recovery efforts in state and federal courts. They will advise clients on environmental liability, first-party losses, directors and officers insurance, asbestos coverage, errors and omissions policies, product liability, employer's liability, employee dishonesty and bad faith.
New York's Latest Cybersecurity Commitment
On Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.
Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
Bit Parts
Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
One Overlooked Element of Executive Safety: Data Privacy
Executives have access to some of the company's most sensitive information, and they're increasingly being targeted by hackers looking to steal company secrets or to perpetrate cybercrimes.