Legal IT Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A data protection officer ( DPO ) is a specialist who helps companies ensure compliance with international data protection laws. In a nutshell, the DPO is a key person who helps the company in all business processes to ensure compliance with the data protection law.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 4, 2022

What We Learned in 2021. In December 2021, Dave Ries, a frequent co-presenter with the authors, wrote an excellent summary of the cybersecurity portion of the ABA’s 2021 Legal Technology Survey Report. ABA Formal Opinion 498, “Virtual Practice” (February 2021). Who’s In Charge of Cybersecurity? Ries here.).

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Debevoise Data Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This post synthesizes key compliance requirements under this expanded regulation. The cases also included settled charges involving AI brought under the Marketing and Compliance Rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. This post discusses the charges as well as disclosure and compliance takeaways for SEC registrants.

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MARCH 12, 2024

The new requirement, which came about as part of the federal Corporate Transparency Act of 2021, means that many companies will now have to report information about their beneficial owners — the individuals who ultimately control the company. One company that is taking the lead on this is Wolters Kluwer.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Pennsylvania Bar Association and Philadelphia Bar Association, Joint Formal Opinion 2021-100 (March 2, 2021). ABA Formal Opinion 498 (March 10, 2021). Florida Advisory Opinion FAO #2019-4 (May 20, 2021). Wisconsin Ethics Opinion EF-21-02 (Jan. Full text. I ssues addressed: Working remotely. Working out of state.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

These include a draft adequacy decision for EU-UK data transfer, renewed focus from data protection authorities (“DPAs”) on cookies compliance, and guidance from the English courts on what constitutes unsolicited marketing. DPAs focus on cookies compliance and the ePrivacy Regulation progresses.

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Lineal Services

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Dallas, TX – February 1, 2022 – Lineal, a global AI-powered legal technology services company, successfully completed its 2021 System and Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II examination and earned its SOC 2 report, reinforcing its commitment to compliance with industry standards for managing enterprise data.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This feature words in tandem with two other features Clio already offered – its built-in rules-based calendaring that came after it acquired CalendarRules in 2021 and its automated preparation of court documents for all 50 states using its document automation product Lawyaw, which it also acquired in 2021.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

The International Legal Technology Association today announced the winners of its 2021 Distinguished Peer Awards , which honor achievements in leadership and innovation by individuals, legal technology vendors, law firms, corporate legal departments, and others. Jaimes Lee, Learning Development Specialist, Traveling Coaches.

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Lineal Services

OCTOBER 7, 2021

We are pleased to announce that Lineal has won the 2021 Relativity Innovation Award – Community Choice! About Lineal – Lineal Services , is a data services organization leveraging AI and process-driven workflows to solve discovery, privacy, compliance, DSAR, conversion, and cyber issues for law firms and corporations.

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DECEMBER 29, 2021

Whereas 2020 ended with a newfound sense of the possible, 2021 ends with us still not knowing what is ahead, and therefore which way to turn. Whereas 2020 ended with great promise for regulatory reform, 2021 ends with little further progress on that front – and even retreats to some extent. I should be more optimistic.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced several updates to its corporate enforcement policies, in significant part formalizing recent pronouncements about corporate compliance programs. This includes developing and implementing effective programs that foster a compliance-promoting culture and holding individual wrongdoers accountable.

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CaseFox

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In 2021, the legal tech market generated revenues of $27.6 Enhanced Security and Compliance Law firms are entrusted with sensitive client data, including financial, legal, and personal information. billion USD worldwide, with the market forecast to grow at a CAGR of over 4% by 2027. In that year, revenues are set to reach 35.6

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Debevoise Data Blog

JULY 20, 2021

Companies should therefore be mindful of increased litigation risk, across a variety of jurisdictions, when implementing GDPR compliance frameworks and making risk-based business decisions. Regularly reviewing and updating GDPR compliance frameworks so they are comprehensive and readily accessible can help minimise this risk.

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Debevoise Data Blog

APRIL 8, 2021

French data protection authority investigates Clubhouse What happened : The CNIL, the French data protection authority, announced that it is investigating GDPR compliance at Clubhouse, the fast growing, audio-only, social networking app.

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Ikigai Law

APRIL 7, 2023

This post summarises the recent amendments to the IT Rules 2021 to regulate online gaming. Compliance for OGIs under the Amendment 1. However, all OGIs irrespective of game format must comply with intermediaries’ obligations under rule 3 in the IT Rules 2021, including: [11] a.

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Clio

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Since the beginning of 2021, a non-lawyer can hold an ownership interest in an entity known as an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) that is licensed by the state to provide legal services. The ABS must have at least one Arizona-licensed attorney to act as its compliance lawyer. A 2021 amendment to California’s version of Rule 5.4

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LawSites

JANUARY 3, 2022

The move had been planned since July 2021, when the company announced that Price would be stepping down to pursue other opportunities and promoted Cartrett to president, priming him to take over the CEO position. Effective today, Chris Cartrett is succeeding Deane Price as the company’s CEO. He remains president in addition to becoming CEO.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Sixty percent of general counsel are concerned that their risk landscape is expanding or becoming more difficult to navigate in areas spanning compliance, regulatory enforcement, data privacy, information security, emerging data sources and ongoing impacts of the pandemic. The interviews with the 30 GC were conducted during July and August.

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Debevoise Data Blog

MAY 7, 2021

What to do : Although the draft legislation will probably not take effect for a number of years, organisations using or providing AI products should ready themselves to carry out risk assessments, review their data, log activity, and begin to assign responsibility for compliance with new AI regulations internally.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

Related: “8 Legal Practice Areas Growing in 2021 and Beyond” Document automation levels up. Both law firms and business clients are adopting automated document generation and assembly to save time, improve compliance and reduce attorney effort in document drafting. Rising cyberthreats. Legal tech meets fintech.

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Inside Privacy

JUNE 9, 2023

The European Commission proposed its AI Act— establishing binding rules on banned and “high-risk” AI systems — in 2021 (see our blog here ), however, the law is still being reviewed by lawmakers and is not expected to come into force before 2026.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 16, 2021

May saw useful reminders for companies, including: (i) the need to appoint an EU – and/or UK – representative if caught by the (UK) GDPR’s extraterritorial effect; (ii) that regulators are increasingly focused on adtech and cookies compliance; and (iii) that the GDPR applies not just in the EU and UK but also Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

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Debevoise Data Blog

JUNE 25, 2022

In light of these trends, we have also included four tips for companies seeking to establish practical compliance and governance programs related to their ADM systems. What Laws Apply to Automated Decision-Making?

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CaseFox

MARCH 14, 2023

Asia received $572 Billion USD in the financial year 2021. To add a feather, decentralized platforms and blockchain games witnessed a rocket push of 2000% in 2021-22. Regulatory Compliance Earlier when platforms were centralized it was easy for legal regulatory bodies to keep an eye on every action.

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Legal IT Group

JANUARY 30, 2023

5(2) (violation of the principle of accountability – the ability to demonstrate one’s own compliance) and Art. In two decisions of the DPC, Meta Platforms was fined for non-compliance with the rules on personal data protection of its two well-known services – Facebook and Instagram.

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LawSites

JULY 25, 2022

Since our last funding with Leeds Equity, global demand for Exterro’s Legal GRC platform has grown exponentially, fueling our product innovation as we’ve continued building best-in-class e-discovery, data privacy, forensics, risk, and compliance technologies,” said Bobby Balachandran , founder and CEO of Exterro. “As A Massive Opportunity.

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LawSites

JANUARY 19, 2023

While the terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, Exterro said that the acquisition accelerates its mission to empower its customers “to proactively and defensibly manage their legal governance, risk and compliance (GRC) obligations.”

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Legal IT Group

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Meanwhile, in 2021, the European Commission approved new SCCs, but since the UK was no longer part of the EU, it was still using the old version. Standard data protection (or contractual) clauses ( SCCs ) are the most common safeguards. When the UK was a part of the US, its organisations used SCCs, approved by the European Commission.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 27, 2022

At its annual RelativityFest user conference in Chicago today, the e-discovery company Relativity announced several new tools and features for e-discovery, privacy and compliance, data management, translation, and more. Products Targeting Privacy and Compliance.

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LawSites

MARCH 1, 2022

Ullas Naik, general partner of Streamlined Ventures, said that generic productivity and automation tools do not work for law firms and other professional services firms because of the security, compliance and regulatory requirements that govern their work.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 26, 2021

Others — about 30% of organizations using contract staff in 2021, by Tower Staffing’s count — are doing so for the first time. Need someone with expertise in regulatory compliance? Contract staffing is making this possible for many law firms and corporations. Data privacy litigation? Real estate finance or M&A?

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CaseFox

APRIL 4, 2023

from 2021 to 2028. Also, CaseFox allows you to generate reports to ensure compliance with state regulations. The global legal billing software market size was valued at $1.23 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach $2.79 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 10.6%

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LawNext podcast

MARCH 11, 2024

The new requirement, which came about as part of the federal Corporate Transparency Act of 2021, means that many companies will now have to report information about their beneficial owners — the individuals who ultimately control the company. One company that is taking the lead on this is Wolters Kluwer.

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LawSites

JULY 9, 2021

Santa Clara University School of Law graduated its first Tech Edge JD cohort in May 2021. The clinic students advise their clients on just about any legal issue du jour keeping the founder up at night, such as privacy law, regulatory compliance, hiring workers, intellectual property protection, and setting up an entity.

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Dewey B Strategic

MAY 22, 2023

in 2021 and 3.5% Average rate increases were up compared to 2021 in all law firm tiers and practice areas. That gap has narrowed from 54% in 2021, primarily because rate increases for partners in the second tier of firms outpaced those of partners in larger firms. in 2021 to 47.3%

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LawSites

MAY 15, 2023

. “The concept behind the business is that B2B contract negotiation takes too long, and that businesses need a platform where both sides can collaborate to get deals done faster and to manage their compliance obligations,” Wagner told me. Since 2021, he has been founder and managing principal of Lean Law Labs.

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