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Bob Braun, Michael Gold and Dan Sedor authored an article in Aspatore’s Inside the Minds series, “Privacy and Data Security Issues in the U.S., E.U. and Beyond,” published in 2013.
This article was published by the Bloomberg BNA Corporate Governance Report. Download the PDF: Cyber Risk and the Board of Directors – Closing the Gap The responsibility of corporate directors to address cyber security is commanding more attention and is obviously a significant issue. Yet here is how one writer entitled her Forbes article about […]
On September 26, 2013, the California Secretary of State allowed proponents of a new ballot proposition to collect signatures for the “Personal Privacy Protection Act.” The Act, if approved, would radically change the privacy landscape in California by adding new provisions to the California Constitution. Most importantly, the Act (1) requires all “legal persons” that […]
Multinational companies often face challenges in enforcing claims against their employees and agents located in foreign jurisdictions. In December 2012, a federal appeals court decision — MacDermid, Inc. v. Deiter, No. 11-5388-cv (2nd Cir. Dec. 26, 2012) — made enforcement a bit easier when a company goes after employees who commit cyber theft beyond U.S. […]
There is no shortage of advice on how to secure electronic information. Companies can look to pronouncements by state and federal agencies (for example, the recent statements by the California Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission on mobile application security), private industry (like the Payment Card Industry’s Data Security Standards) and foreign standards (like […]
Bloomberg BNA has published the 2012 update to the BNA Portfolio, “Records Retention for Enterprise Knowledge Management,” authored by Bob Braun, Stan Gibson, Michael Gold and Dan Sedor. The portfolio was first released in 2007.
Back of the Agreement–Boilerplate Provisions The term “boilerplate” dates back to the 1890s, when printing plates of text for advertisements or syndicated columns were cast or stamped in steel ready for the printing press and distributed to newspapers around the United States. They were called boilerplates because of their resemblance to the thick, tough steel […]
The Business Divorce by Michael Gold Copyright © Business Law News Issue 1 2010. Reprinted with permission To view this article, click here. A Painful ExperienceOne of the most painful events any business owner can experience is a “business divorce.” What is this? It’s when partners split up, a key partner dies or leaves on […]
Michael Gold’s article "Efficient E-Discovery for the Smaller Case," which was published in the course handbook for the recent PLI program, Electronic Discovery Guidance 2009: What Corporate and Outside Counsel Need to Know, was republished in PLI’s November 5 All-Star Briefing newsletter. Efficient E-Discovery for the Smaller Case PLI: Electronic Discovery has presented both cost […]
Overview Many lawyers are overwhelmed with the new federal rules governing electronic discovery. It’s no wonder: Effective compliance with the new rules requires a fundamental understanding of how digital technology works; sufficient skill to manage the identification, harvesting and production of electronic information; and an ability to communicate with the court, opposing counsel, outside litigation […]
