On February 26, 2015, Jessica L. Rich, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, spoke at the BakerHostetler Symposium on Section 5 of the FTC Act on how the FTC approaches privacy and data security. Director Rich’s comments on this subject were particularly timely, with the Third Circuit poised to … Continue Reading
Lawyers from BakerHostetler’s Privacy and Data Protection team, recognized as “Privacy Practice Group of the Year” for both 2014 and 2013 by Law360, hosted an informative webinar providing an in-depth discussion of the issues raised in our recent blog post on “FAQs by Employers Regarding the Anthem Data Breach,” included: Legal Obligations Under HIPAA The Duty to Notify … Continue Reading
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST | Register Now >> The recently disclosed Anthem data breach may affect as many as 80 million current and former members and has significant implications for employers. Depending on the nature of the contractual relationship with Anthem, employers may have legal obligations, particularly regarding … Continue Reading
Below is a list of upcoming speaking engagements of the members of our Privacy and Data Protection team. We hope you will be able to join us at a future event. October 3: Los Angeles partner Tanya Forsheit will speak on “#privacy” at the Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) Business Forecast Conference in Burbank, … Continue Reading
September 9 Los Angeles partner Tanya Forsheit will speak on “Ethics: Professionalism in the Digital/Millennial Age” at the IPO Annual Meeting in Vancouver. September 12 New York partner Ted Kobus will present on “The First 48 Hours – Responding to a Cyber Breach” at the Community Bankers of Washington in Tulalip, Washington. September 18 New … Continue Reading
For those deciding to buy, sell or develop and offer cyber liability coverage, the Singapore Cyber Liability Insights Conference, a one full day event, will be a valuable learning and networking experience. New York Partner Ted Kobus, Co-Leader of BakerHostetler’s Privacy and Data Protection Team is on the Advisory Committee and will be presenting on best … Continue Reading
New York Partner, Ted Kobus, co-leader of the Privacy and Data Protection Team, will be a panelist, along with a representative of the Massachusetts Office of Attorney General Consumer Protection Division, at the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., on March 5 through 7. The panel, “Surviving Data Breach in the Digital … Continue Reading