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Law Firms Aren't Immune to Cybersecurity Risks
Although law firms have managed to remain off the list of the year's biggest data breach victims, firms watching cybersecurity trends most closely are feeling increasingly uneasy about their own security posture. Astute firms are looking to learn as they watch Target Corp., The Home Depot Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Sony Corp. and others struggle to manage an endless stream of news stories that damage their brands, massive disruptions to everyday business, and a significant strain on resources as organizations respond to legal claims, comply with requests for information from regulators, and scramble to bolster security systems in efforts to prevent further incidents.
Because law firms are routinely entrusted with large volumes of highly sensitive data under attorney-client privilege ' private personal information, trade secrets, mergers and acquisitions details, litigation strategy, intellectual property research, health care data and more ' it's only a matter a time before they face the same level of scrutiny of their security practices as do corporations. The risks firms face from inadequate information-security policies, procedures and technology are just as serious and far-reaching as those faced by their corporate clients, and hackers are likely to perceive firms as an easier target.
Preventive Measures
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.
The Stranger to the Deed Rule
In 1987, a unanimous Court of Appeals reaffirmed the vitality of the "stranger to the deed" rule, which holds that if a grantor executes a deed to a grantee purporting to create an easement in a third party, the easement is invalid. Daniello v. Wagner, decided by the Second Department on November 29th, makes it clear that not all grantors (or their lawyers) have received the Court of Appeals' message, suggesting that the rule needs re-examination.