The Biden Administration plans to issue an executive order calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt rules to limit the use of noncompete clauses in employment agreements. According to Axios, White House Press...more
On May 13, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a joint Public Service Announcement (PSA) about a threat to...more
5/19/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Educational Institutions ,
FBI ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Information Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Popular ,
Property Theft ,
PSA ,
Scientific Research ,
Trade Secrets
We have previously written about the effects of COVID-19 on the way we currently work, as well as how businesses need to adapt to protect their trade secrets, customer goodwill, and other interests. ...more
In a recent formal Ethics Opinion, the American Bar Association stressed that lawyers must make reasonable efforts to prevent inadvertent or unauthorized access to confidential information relating to the representation of...more
5/23/2017
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Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Electronic Communications ,
Email ,
Encryption ,
Law Practice Management ,
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Young Lawyers
Apparently there may be some life left yet in the Massachusetts Legislature’s attempt to pass non-compete reform this year. As we previously reported, the House and the Senate were unable to bridge their differences and...more
As the Obama administration winds down, its regulators are showing no signs of letting up. Last week the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) decided that it should no longer be constrained by its subpoena power...more
11/11/2016
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Barack Obama ,
CFTC ,
Commodity Futures Contracts ,
Due Process ,
ETFs ,
New Regulations ,
Popular ,
Public Comment ,
Subpoenas ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trump Administration
Throughout 2015, Seyfarth Shaw’s dedicated Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes Practice Group hosted a series of CLE webinars that addressed significant issues facing clients today in this important and ever-changing...more