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Pandemic-Related Legal Ethics Opinions: A Compendium

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District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Opinion 24-20 (March 23, 2020). Pennsylvania Bar Association Formal Opinion 2020-300 (April 10, 2020). Synopsis: Working from home has become the new normal, forcing law offices to transform themselves into a remote workforce overnight.

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The Highest-growth Legal Practice Areas in 2024 and Beyond

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Privacy and cybersecurity Privacy and cybersecurity laws are complex and vary between states (e.g., CCPA laws ). Also, these lawyers reduce privacy and security risks to comply with applicable state and federal laws. These laws also vary by industry, depending on who you’re doing business with.

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Face Forward: Strategies for Complying with Facial Recognition Laws

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Failure to cure and notify could be costly: the law authorizes individuals to collect damages per violation plus attorneys’ fees. Notably, the law does not apply to the use of biometric identifiers “by government agencies, employees or agents.” 1:20-CV-1084-JES-JEH, 2020 WL 5118035 (C.D. See, e.g., Figueroa v. 454 F.Supp.3d

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2024 Law Firm Data Security Guide: How to Keep Your Law Firm Secure

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To hackers and criminals, law firms are remarkably interesting. Valuable information—like trade secrets, intellectual property, merger and acquisition details, personally identifiable information (PII), and confidential attorney-client-privileged data —attracts the ill-intentioned to your firm.

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Face Forward Part 2: Proposed Legislation and Strategies for Compliant Use of Facial Recognition

Debevoise Data Blog

In this part, we assess where the law seems to be heading and offer some practical risk reduction strategies. Federal and State Legislation There is currently no federal law that specifically regulates biometric privacy. No comprehensive and preemptive federal law seems likely to pass anytime soon.

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New Cyber Incident Reporting Coming for Critical Infrastructure: Five Key Takeaways

Debevoise Data Blog

Instead, the Act further centralizes CISA as the primary hub within the federal government for information sharing and allows CISA to refer cases to the Department of Justice and other federal agencies for enforcement and prosecution of other federal laws or regulations.

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Artificial Intelligence, Real Discrimination

Richmond Journal of Law and Technology

This article briefly addresses this problem, summarizes current local, state, and federal laws enacted or proposed to curtail it, and proposes two solutions for modern employers itching to implement AI-assisted employee management tools but dreading employment litigation. “If In January 2020, Delegate Lashrecse D. 1 (2022). [14]