{"id":24645,"date":"2021-01-05T16:04:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T16:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=24645"},"modified":"2022-11-16T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T13:55:27","slug":"understanding-potential-cyber-security-risks-and-the-paths-to-compliance-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/webinars-home\/understanding-potential-cyber-security-risks-and-the-paths-to-compliance-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding potential cyber security risks and the paths to compliance in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"

This webinar, brought to you by The Legal 500 and\u00a0Ropes & Gray<\/a>, covered major recent developments in the area of privacy and cybersecurity, as well as what to expect from the Biden administration in terms of policies related to data security and the likelihood for federal privacy legislation.\u00a0 We also discussed current trends in cyber threats, including the rise of ransomware, and concrete steps companies can take to respond to evolving threats.<\/p>\n

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\nEdward R. McNicholas<\/a><\/strong>, p<\/strong>artner, Ropes & Gray
\n<\/strong>Edward McNicholas is a co-leader of Ropes & Gray\u2019s data, privacy and cybersecurity practice. He represents technologically sophisticated clients facing complex data, privacy, and cybersecurity issues in litigation, investigative, and counseling matters. His clients include financial institutions, technology companies, insurance companies, branded pharma companies, healthcare providers, data brokers, and e-commerce retailers. In connection with Covid-19, Ed is advising clients across industries on issues of data protection, opportunistic cyber-attacks, and contact tracing technologies.<\/p>\n

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\nErez Libermann, chief counsel, cybersecurity and privacy, Prudential Financial (New Jersey, United States)
\n<\/strong>Erez is Prudential\u2019s global chief counsel on cybersecurity, privacy, and data matters. He leads a team on a wide range of legal, policy and investigative issues ranging from privacy and information security legal compliance, to product review and incident response. Erez also serves as point of contact to regulators and law enforcement on cybersecurity and privacy matters and provides updates to the enterprise on the regulatory and threat landscape.\u00a0Erez built the High-Tech Investigations Unit to a global team of 22 cybersecurity, threat hunting and insider\u00a0threat investigators. He previously served as senior regulatory counsel and led Prudential\u2019s Corporate Investigations Division (CID).<\/p>\n

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\nDavid Mace Roberts, general counsel, compliance officer and corporate secretary, Electronic Transaction Consultants (ETC)<\/strong>
\nDavid Mace Roberts is general counsel and compliance officer of Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC (ETC), a leading provider of smart mobility solutions, including electronic tolling and related maintenance and operations services. \u00a0David is responsible for all legal, compliance and governance related matters on behalf of the company.\u00a0\u00a0 Prior to joining ETC, David has held senior executive legal and compliance positions with global technology organisations such as Samsung, Elbit Systems and Efficient Networks\/Siemens.<\/p>\n

David holds a Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law, a Bachelor of Arts with highest honors from New York University and a General Course degree from London School of Economics. David was named to the 2019 Dallas 500 as published by DCEO Magazine. <\/em>David was named 2018 Outstanding General Counsel (Solo) by DCEO Magazine<\/em>. David was named 2012 Outstanding Deputy General Counsel\/Associate General Counsel (Midsize Legal Department) by DCEO Magazine<\/em> and the Association of Corporate Counsel. David has been featured in periodicals such as DCEO Magazine<\/em>, The National Law Journal <\/em>and Modern Counsel Magazine.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nLavonne Burke Hopkins, senior legal director, cybersecurity, product and app security, IT security, Dell Technologies
\n<\/strong>Lavonne Burke Hopkins currently serves as senior legal director, cybersecurity, product and application security and Dell Digital (IT) for Dell Technologies, Inc.\u00a0 In this role, Lavonne is responsible for providing key legal support to Dell\u2019s chief information security officer and global cybersecurity and IT organisations.\u00a0 Her responsibilities also include providing legal support to Dell\u2019s product and application security organisation, product security incident response team and vulnerability management programme. Lavonne additionally provides legal support to Dell\u2019s security and resiliency organisation\u2019s governance, risk and compliance office, as well as several of Dell\u2019s business unit security offices. Prior to joining Dell, Lavonne worked for Johnson & Johnson where she served as senior director for global technology transactions, cybersecurity and privacy contracting.<\/p>\n

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This webinar, brought to you by The Legal 500 and\u00a0Ropes & Gray, covered major recent developments in the area of privacy and cybersecurity, as well as what to expect from the Biden administration in terms of policies related to data security and the likelihood for federal privacy legislation.\u00a0 We also discussed current trends in cyber … <\/p>\n

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