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Securing our world: how businesses can prepare for and recover from cyber attacks

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As part of our Cybersecurity Awareness Month program of events, we hosted our inaugural Cybersecurity Forum on October 1 at our London office and online. Compèred by Ffion Flockhart, global head of cybersecurity, the day’s...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - November 2024

At what point has a director served too long? What about term limits? A mandatory retirement age? When do a director’s skills become stale? These issues are addressed in this issue of The Informed Board, as well as why proxy...more

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Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - November 2022

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Two New Reports Published on the LODEINFO Malware Targeting Japanese Organizations - Kaspersky researchers have recently published two (2) reports on their observations of APT10, the Chinese Cicada hacking group abusing...more

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[Webcast Transcript] CFIUS Compliance: Your Approach May Be A Matter of National Security

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Editor’s Note: On July 27, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) compliance. CFIUS is a U.S. government interagency committee with the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

How Not to Make a Deal: 5 Key Cybersecurity Concerns in M&A

Cyber risks are increasing, and as a result, due diligence inquiries and valuations are increasingly focusing on the cybersecurity and privacy risks inherent in a business’s collection, use, retention and disposal of data. ...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. National Security Issues in Cross-Border Food, Beverage & Agribusiness Deals

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On October 28, 2021, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators introduced the Food Security is National Security Act of 2021 (the “Act”). Among other things, the Act would require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Marriott Breach Highlights Importance of Cybersecurity Due Diligence in M&A Deals

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In 2016, Marriott International announced its acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Coined by Marriott as a "smooth transaction," the announcement of the acquisition received an overwhelmingly positive response....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Marriott Announces Massive Data Breach—Illustrates the Importance of Cybersecurity in M&A Due Diligence

Marriott announced a major data breach, perhaps one of the largest in history. This breach illustrates the often made point that breaches and intrusions happen and go unnoticed for months or years....more

K&L Gates LLP

OnRisk: Insurance for Cyber Risk in M&A Transactions - A HUB Talks Podcast

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Cyber due diligence is quickly becoming the “new normal” for buyers in M&A transactions as they seek to protect themselves against cyber risk. Cyber due diligence, however, is only part of the solution. Many sophisticated...more

Hogan Lovells

Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons - 2018

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Innovation in the life sciences and health care industries is occurring at a dizzying pace. Five years ago, anti-PD-1 antibodies from Merck and BMS had yet to be approved, CAR-T therapies were still in small-scale clinical...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Law Firm Data Breaches Demonstrate the Expanding Scope of Cyber Attacks

In a case of “cyber meets securities fraud,” the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) recently indicted three foreign nationals on charges of insider trading, wire fraud, and computer...more

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