In assessing whether or how to employ e-signatures, particularly in higher risk transactions, organizations should be careful to manage the practical issues and potential legal complexities associated with e-signatures through careful assessment and a robust governance program.
To comply with the data side of the Outside Counsel Guidelines, firms must have a clear information governance strategy for which the firm's use of technology systems is foundational.
The amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in 2015 intended to clarify some of the ambiguities that caused inconsistent rulings in e-discovery matters. One such amendment was to Rule 37(e), which seemed to indicate that courts would not levee punitive sanctions without establishing “intent to deprive.” Despite this language, though, courts continue rely on their inherent authority to issue sanctions, meaning organizations must take their preservation obligations seriously.
Beyond improving efficiency, new advancements in Robotic Process Automation, or RPA, are helping lawyers do more billable work without hiring more people.
Because They Often Possess Valuable Information on a Variety of Companies and Individuals, Law Offices Continue to Be a Favorite Target for Hackers
The DOJ said that two U.S.-based law firms were among the victims of a “complex transnational organized cyber-crime network” that has been taken down.
The European Union has put forth an ambitious proposal for how countries can eliminate barriers to e-commerce and protect businesses and consumers engaged in online transactions. But parts of the proposal, published as part of a World Trade Organization initiative that includes the U.S. and China, are likely to face opposition.
New Study Shows U.S. Companies Are Taking the Same Failed Approach To Complying With California's Privacy Regulation As They Did for GDPR
U.S. companies haven't learned much from the missteps they made while preparing for the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), suggests a new study on data privacy regulation compliance.
Legislation expanding the types of personal data that will trigger a required notification to customers in case of a breach, including email addresses and passwords, was signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy.
New York's financial regulatory agency has created a first-in-the-nation cybersecurity division to place special focus on protecting the state's consumers and industries from digital threats.
We live in information environment that is unique to this point in time (social media, information overload). How do we know what's true and what's not?
