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Data Protection and Risks in Cross-Border Joint Ventures
In July, U.S. prosecutors said they had uncovered the largest credit card fraud operation in U.S. history and arrested six men in Russia and Ukraine. See, “4 Russians, 1 Ukrainian Charged in Massive Hacking,” Yahoo News. More than 160 million credit and debit card numbers were stolen, costing the victim companies more than $300 million. The fraud targeted Citigroup, JC Penney, JetBlue Airways, Nasdaq and PNC Financial Services. It's no wonder that senior in-house lawyers in the recently released Winston & Strawn “International Business Risk Survey” say that their top concern in following data privacy laws is customer data ' including data security and risk.'Tied for second-greatest concern are cross-border data transfer and legal compliance with data security and breach notification laws.
“Interestingly, it is the potential for loss of brand equity that responding corporate counsel identify as their most significant concern,” says Lisa Thomas, a data privacy and protection partner with Winston & Strawn in Chicago. In this sense, they are well-aligned with their business-side colleagues in focusing on reputational risk. “Given this 'external' focus, they should continually re-evaluate the effectiveness of their data-protection policies, procedures, and training, including domestic and cross-border compliance,” Thomas says.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.