Risk Management Question: Most of my clients and contacts are located in the United States; is there an easy way to recognize emails that originate outside the U.S.? What should I do if I receive an email from a name that I...more
Risk Management Question: October is cyber security awareness month. What steps are you taking to avoid common Internet scams?
The Issue: Hackers and their exploits are growing more sophisticated by the day. Avoiding their...more
Risk Management Question: We need to stop treating our mobile phones like they're just phones. They are mini-computers more powerful than the computers that guided the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the moon and back. What common...more
Risk Management Question: What should I do if I receive a call from my bank or a retailer about possible fraud or suspicious charges made with my credit card?...more
Risk Management Question: Personal information about you is knowingly or unwittingly circulated in cyberspace every day. A new cyber extortion scam involves emails claiming to have embarrassing or incriminating information...more
California has enacted a comprehensive privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). The CCPA, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020, addresses the processing of personal information of California...more
Risk Management Question: How can law firms and businesses protect against the latest Russian-developed malware threat affecting more than 500,000 routers?...more
Risk Management Question: Dual factor authentication greatly increases your online security, but it is no panacea. Dual factor authentication can be compromised through social engineering and phishing exploits. What can law...more
Risk Management Question: Do U.S. law firms need to comply with the General Data Privacy Regulation ("GDPR"), a new European mandate that extends well past the borders of the European Union? If so, what steps need to be taken...more
Risk Management Question: How can lawyers identify and avoid increasingly common social engineering scams?...more
Client Intake — Due Diligence — Liability to Parties Other than Client — Holding Funds in Trust -
P&P Property Ltd. V. Owen White & Catlin LLP, et al. 2016 WL 05484797 (English High Ct. of Justice, Chancery Div. 2016)...more
Joint Representation — Conflicts of Interest — Waiver -
Foltz v. Columbia Casualty Company, 2016 WL 4734687 (W.D. Ok. 2016) -
Risk Management Issue: Can client A's waiver, given with informed consent, permitting...more
In December 2015, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect. One of the amended rules, Rule 37(e), was completely rewritten in an attempt to develop a uniform, national standard for the imposition...more