GT Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Shareholder Darren Abernethy was a guest on the She Said Privacy/He Said Security Podcast presented by Red Clover Advisors. In this episode, titled “The Future of Ad Tech: Privacy-Savvy Strategies for Businesses,” Darren discusses alternatives to third-party cookies and provides practical AdTech privacy considerations for in-house counsel and privacy
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Fred Karlinsky Featured on Net Impact Podcast by ThriveDX: Exploring Cyber Risks & Insurance
Fred Karlinsky, chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Insurance Regulatory and Transactions Practice, is the featured guest on episode 6 of ThriveDX’s Net Impact podcast hosted by Fred Menachem, which explores the crucial intersection of cybersecurity law and insurance regulation.
Fred discusses how businesses can protect themselves from growing cyber threats, the evolving role of…
DOJ Files Complaint in First Cybersecurity False Claims Act Qui Tam Case Intervention
In July 2022, two relators sued the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (GA Tech) under the FCA. The allegations include violations of the FCA and employment law, based on the “increasing retaliation” experienced by the relators after they escalated their concerns.
Greenberg Traurig Expands White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice with Addition of Former SEC Regional Director Tracy S. Combs
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP continues the expansion of its White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice with the addition of Tracy S. Combs in the San Francisco office. During Combs’ eight-year tenure at the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), she served in a variety of roles in Salt Lake City and San Francisco…
Greenberg Traurig Strengthens Data Protection Practice with Addition of Philip Radlanski
Greenberg Traurig Germany, LLP is strengthening its Data Protection Practice with new Partner Philip Radlanski. Radlanski joins from Morrison Foerster, where he helped shape ground-breaking projects and proceedings in Berlin and New York over the past eight years.
As Europe’s data protection laws expand beyond the EU, and data protection authorities take more rigorous…
SEC v. SolarWinds Update: U.S. Federal District Court Dismisses Most of the SEC’s Case, but Some Fraud Claims and CISO Liability Remain
A U.S. district court dismissed all the SEC’s securities fraud and false filings claims against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Timothy Brown regarding the adequacy of cyberattack disclosures, finding that the SEC had impermissibly relied on “hindsight and speculation” to find those disclosures fraudulent. The court also dismissed the SEC’s claims that…
Jena M. Valdetero Recognized by Delinian Legal Media Group
Jena M. Valdetero, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s U.S. Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, was named the “2024 Privacy & Data Protection Lawyer of the Year” by the Delinian Legal Media Group as part of its “Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2024.” Greenberg Traurig also received a regional firm award, “Best Law Firm…
Darren Abernethy Featured on The Privacy Advisor Podcast
GT Shareholder Darren Abernethy is featured on an episode of The Privacy Advisor Podcast, hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Amid the rapidly evolving landscape of U.S. state privacy laws, Darren discusses privacy litigation trends, shedding light on novel theories emerging from the plaintiff’s bar including issues related to pen registers, chatbots…
Jeffrey W. Greene Named a 2024 Massachusetts ‘Go To’ Lawyer for Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Jeffrey W. Greene, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Boston Litigation Practice and co-chair of the firm’s global eDiscovery & eRetention Practice, was named a 2024 “Go To” Lawyer for Cybersecurity and Data Privacy by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Greene and his fellow honorees are featured in the publication’s June 24 edition. He also…
June 26 Webinar | Navigating the First-in-the-nation Artificial Intelligence Act
Greenberg Traurig Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Shareholders David Zetoony, Reena Bajowala, and Liz Harding will present the webinar “Navigating the First-in-the-nation Artificial Intelligence Act” on June 26 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. ET. The laws surrounding artificial intelligence are evolving quickly. While federal and state governments continue to consider various statutory proposals, Colorado…