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Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Orders Fee Examiners for 'Larger Chapter 11 Cases' Image

Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Orders Fee Examiners for 'Larger Chapter 11 Cases'

Dan Roe

A rise in bankruptcies involving fraud and mass tort litigation is causing more bankruptcy lawyers to face scrutiny over their billing practices.

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5 Ways AI Strengthens Client Relationships and Revenue Generation

Jody Glidden

Maintaining consistent communication with clients can be time-consuming for most law firm professionals. It requires a substantial commitment of resources to stay informed about recent events and developments relevant to the client's business. The time has never been better for firms to start introducing technology, like AI, to improve their overall business.

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China Finalizes New Regulations to Relax Personal Data Exports from China

Lindsay Zhu, Scott Warren, Haowen Xu & Charmian Aw

Nearly six months after the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) was first introduced for public consultation, the much-awaited final rules on Regulating and Facilitating Cross-border Data Flows were published and came into effect on March 22, 2024. The New Regulations largely repeat the Draft Regulations, but now have further relaxed personal data exports from China.

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Unraveling The American Data Privacy Patchwork: Will the American Privacy Rights Act Succeed? Image

Unraveling The American Data Privacy Patchwork: Will the American Privacy Rights Act Succeed?

Michael McLaughlin & Andria Adigwe

As the focus on protecting personal data continues to grow with the ever-widening adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, exponential increases in the number and breadth of data breaches, and growing awareness of the risk posed by data brokers, the time appears right for a U.S. federal data privacy regulation to succeed in Congress. But is the new American Privacy Rights Act that regulation?

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The Perfect Storm: Why Contract Hiring In Privacy Will Eclipse Direct Hiring In 2024 Image

The Perfect Storm: Why Contract Hiring In Privacy Will Eclipse Direct Hiring In 2024

Jared Coseglia

With significantly fewer fully remote positions available in 2023, active job seekers were faced with the question of whether to begin considering compromises on work-from-home flexibility or compromise in other areas like compensation, vertical mobility, quality of life, or employment modality.

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Lessons for CISOs from the SolarWinds Breach and SEC Enforcement Image

Lessons for CISOs from the SolarWinds Breach and SEC Enforcement

Daniel Garrie, David Cass & Jennifer Deutsch

In an era where digital threats loom large, the responsibilities of Chief Information Security Officers have expanded beyond traditional IT security to encompass a broader governance, risk management, and compliance role. The infamous SolarWinds Corp. attack illustrates the complex cybersecurity landscape CISOs navigate.

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Shielding Law Practices: Mitigating Vendor Risks to Safeguard Client Confidentiality Image

Shielding Law Practices: Mitigating Vendor Risks to Safeguard Client Confidentiality

Brad Hibbert

Because vendors often access clients' internal systems, customer data, and intellectual property, they will always be a magnet for hackers searching for valuable data. Bad actors will always look for the weak spots in a firm's defenses, including those deployed by a firm's vendors and other third parties. And signs point to a growing number of cyberattacks, not a lessening of them.

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A Roadmap for Implementing Information Governance In Law Firms

Gregg Parker

In today's digital age, the volume of data generated and managed by law firms has skyrocketed, presenting both opportunities and challenges. Unfortunately, in parallel with this exponential growth in data, and partially as a direct result of it, law firms have also experienced a significant increase in targeted cyberattacks.

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Navigating Custody and Control: Ownership of Smartphone Data and Enforcement of Usage Policies Image

Navigating Custody and Control: Ownership of Smartphone Data and Enforcement of Usage Policies

Matthew Rasmussen

New regulations from the DOJ around the ownership and governance of company data on personal devices are catching up to the way the world actually works. It's going to make companies' lives a lot harder — and for precisely the same reason that smartphones have made their lives a lot easier.

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Is Genetic Information the Next Privacy Battleground?

Jeffrey N. Rosenthal & Amanda M. Noonan

GIPA litigation remains in its early stages, but the possibility of exorbitant statutory damages could make GIPA the next major trend in privacy class action litigation.

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