Partners Kimberly Peretti and Jessica Corley, Senior Associate Kelley Barnaby, and Associate Lauren Tapson were honored with a 2015 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for their analysis of the corporate governance risks associated with cyber-attacks and the critical role played by boards of directors in addressing those risks. William Burton, author of Burton’s Legal Thesaurus, […]
Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management
Kim Peretti and Jason Wool co-author CIO Insight article on Cyber-Risk Management
Kim Peretti, co-chair of the firm’s Security Incident Management & Response Team, and Jason Wool, an associate in the firm’s Technology and Privacy Group and Security Incident Management & Response Team, along with Kiersten Todt and Roger Cressey of Liberty Group Ventures, LLC, coauthored the CIO Insight article, “Five Steps to Strengthening Cyber-Defenses.” In the […]
Oregon Updates and Expands Data Breach Statute
Oregon has updated its data breach notification statute to broaden the definition of personal information that will trigger notice to individuals and add the requirement to notify the state’s Attorney General of certain breaches. Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law SB601 on June 10, and it was enrolled on June 15. The bill updates […]
Alston & Bird partners Teri McMahon and Dominique Shelton discuss updates to M&A and privacy & data security practice areas at ACC Israel Annual Event
On June 16, 2015, Alston & Bird partners Teri McMahon and Dominique Shelton made presentations on current issues of the M&A and privacy and data security practice areas at the ACC Israel Annual Event. The event, attended by over 200 attorneys from Israel and around the world, focused on trending global mergers & acquisitions issues. Teri McMahon discussed trends in […]
Connecticut Passes Bill to Require Identity Theft Protection Services In Certain Breaches
On June 11, Connecticut SB949 became a Public Act, after being passed by both chambers of the state legislature. Governor Dannel Malloy can now either sign the bill or take no action for it to become law. SB949 will, among other provisions, require companies that experience a security breach requiring notice to individuals under Connecticut […]