I’ve worked with lawyers who ask for a company research report before a meeting, receive a beautifully prepared document and then admit they only had time to skim the first page. I’ve also seen business development teams spend hours gathering information about a prospect without knowing exactly what the lawyer plans to do with it. Both situations illustrate a common challenge in law firm business development: we have access to an enormous amount of information, but we don’t always spend … Read the rest
The plaintiffs’ bar has been ramping up lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and federal and state wiretapping statutes for years, and the wave is not receding. Tens of thousands of claims have been filed since 2022, with CIPA wiretapping continuing to accelerate in recent months. Meanwhile, plaintiffs are branching out beyond California to Florida, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, and increasingly relying on the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to reach companies nationwide.
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ComputerWorld.com reported that “Two cybersecurity professionals charged with running a ransomware operation have pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct, delay, or affect commerce through extortion.” The January 2, 2026 report entitled “US cybersecurity experts plead guilty to attacking US companies with ransomware” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4112402/us-cybersecurity-experts-plead-guilty-to-attacking-us-companies-with-ransomware.html) included these comments:
They will be sentenced on March 12, 2026, the US Department of Justice announced this week.
Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin were charged with using the BlackCat ransomware against multiple victims in the US … Read the rest
The Judiciary today released its Annual Report providing detailed information about mission critical initiatives that advanced over the course of 2023, including efforts to enhance the court system’s physical and information technology security and modernize its IT systems.
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On 28 November 2023, Baroness Young of Hornsey introduced the Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill (the “Bill”) to the House of Lords. If passed, the Bill would introduce mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (“HREDD”) into UK law.
The description of “reasonable” HREDD set out in the Bill is consistent with the standards set out in the UN Guiding Principles and existing and draft legislation in other jurisdictions (including … Read the rest