Publications

• World Trademark Review: What the future holds for AI and IP
  30 December 2023
  World Trademark Review
  Megan K. Bannigan
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Samuel J. Allaman
• The FTC’s Warning to Online Marketplaces: Comply with the New INFORM Consumers Act or Face Civil Penalties
  27 June 2023
  Megan K. Bannigan
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  Paul D. Rubin
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Jared I. Kagan
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  Melissa Runsten
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  Kate Saba
• Risks of Overselling Your AI: The FTC is Watching
  6 March 2023
  Avi Gesser
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  Erez Liebermann
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  Jim Pastore
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  Paul D. Rubin
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Melissa Muse
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  Mengyi Xu
• Columbia Blue Sky Blog: Debevoise Discusses Malicious Corporate Deepfakes
  1 February 2023
  Columbia Blue Sky Blog
  Avi Gesser
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  Megan K. Bannigan
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  Christopher S. Ford
• Responding to Malicious Corporate Deepfakes
  25 January 2023
  Megan K. Bannigan
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  Avi Gesser
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  Christopher S. Ford
• CPRA Rulemaking Is Underway - Getting Ahead of Enforcement Risks
  2 August 2022
  Avi Gesser
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  David Sarratt
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
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  Michael R. Roberts
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
• Private Equity Report Spring 2022, Vol 22, No 1
  May 2022
  Catherine Amirfar
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  Andrew L. Bab
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  Megan K. Bannigan
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  David H. Bernstein
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  Alexander R. Cochran
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  Avi Gesser
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  Ted Hassi
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  Eric T. Juergens
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  Matthew E. Kaplan
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  M. Natasha Labovitz
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  Sidney P. Levinson
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  Pierre Maugüé
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  Marc Ponchione
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  Ina C. Popova
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  Natalie L. Reid
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  Julie M. Riewe
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  Scott B. Selinger
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  Kristin A. Snyder
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  Ramya S. Tiller
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  Richard Ward
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  Erica S. Weisgerber
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  Charu A. Chandrasekhar
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  Nick S. Kaluk III
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  Sheena Paul
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  Christopher Rosekrans
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  Jennifer Wheater
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  Paul Eastham
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Christine Shu Gilleland
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  Michael C. Godbe
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  Jessica Polebaum
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  Michael R. Roberts
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  Kate Saba
• Understanding NFTs: Key IP Considerations for Issuers, Owners, and Investors
  May 2022
  Megan K. Bannigan
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  David H. Bernstein
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Kate Saba
• Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance: Four Takeaways from the SEC’s Proposed Cybersecurity Rules
  7 March 2022
  Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance
  Avi Gesser
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  Charu A. Chandrasekhar
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
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  Julie M. Riewe
• Four Takeaways from the SEC’s Proposed Cybersecurity Rules
  17 February 2022
  Luke Dembosky
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  Avi Gesser
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  Julie M. Riewe
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  Charu A. Chandrasekhar
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
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  Christopher S. Ford
• NYU Compliance & Enforcement: CCPA Enforcement Update: California AG Announces a New Enforcement Sweep Targeting Customer Loyalty Programs
  10 February 2022
  NYU Compliance & Enforcement
  David Sarratt
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
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  Christopher S. Ford
• NYU Compliance & Enforcement: SEC Cybersecurity Update: Chair Gensler Offers Insight into Upcoming Regulation
  3 February 2022
  NYU Compliance & Enforcement
  Avi Gesser
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  Charu A. Chandrasekhar
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
• CCPA Enforcement Update: California AG Announces a New Enforcement Sweep Targeting Customer Loyalty Programs
  2 February 2022
  David Sarratt
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
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  Christopher S. Ford
• NYU Compliance & Enforcement Blog: A New Era of Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Privacy and Cybersecurity Oversight: Top Ten Things Companies Should Know When Assessing FTC Compliance and Exposure
  26 January 2022
  NYU Compliance & Enforcement Blog
  Luke Dembosky
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  Avi Gesser
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  Ted Hassi
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  Paul D. Rubin
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  Jim Pastore
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  Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
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  Leah Martin
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  Melissa Runsten
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  Christopher S. Ford
• SEC Cybersecurity Update: Chair Gensler Offers Insight into Upcoming Regulation
  26 January 2022
  Avi Gesser
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  Charu A. Chandrasekhar
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
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  Christopher S. Ford
• Law360: What Stablecoin Industry Can Expect From Congress In 2022
  25 January 2022
  Law360
  Luke Dembosky
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  Avi Gesser
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  Ted Hassi
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  Paul D. Rubin
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  Jim Pastore
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  Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
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  Leah Martin
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  Melissa Runsten
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  Christopher S. Ford
• A New Era of Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Privacy and Cybersecurity Oversight: Top Ten Things Companies Should Know When Assessing FTC Compliance and Exposure
  12 January 2022
  Luke Dembosky
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  Ted Hassi
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  Avi Gesser
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  Jim Pastore
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  Paul D. Rubin
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  Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Leah Martin
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  Melissa Runsten
• Banking Regulators Finalize 36-Hour Data Breach Notification Rule
  24 November 2021
  Luke Dembosky
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  Avi Gesser
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  Satish M. Kini
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  Gregory J. Lyons
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  Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Alexandra N. Mogul
• Key Takeaways from the First Year of CCPA Enforcement
  28 July 2021
  Jim Pastore
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  David Sarratt
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  Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
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  Christopher S. Ford
• Seven Tips for Reducing CCPA Litigation Risks – Lessons from the First 18 Months
  22 June 2021
  Avi Gesser
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  Jim Pastore
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  Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
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  Christopher S. Ford
• Effective Access Controls, Timely Breach Notification and Other Takeaways from the Latest NYDFS Cyber Resolution
  15 April 2021
  Luke Dembosky
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  Avi Gesser
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  Jim Pastore
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  Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Mengyi Xu
• First DFS Resolution Under Its Cyber Rules Highlights the Risks of Inadequate Cyber Investigations
  8 March 2021
  Luke Dembosky
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  Avi Gesser
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  Jim Pastore
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Alexandra N. Mogul
• CCPA Regulations Submitted to the California Office of Administrative Law for Publication
  4 June 2020
  Jeffrey P. Cunard
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  Luke Dembosky
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  Avi Gesser
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  Jim Pastore
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
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  Christopher S. Ford
• IP Watchdog: In re Forney Could Herald a Brighter Future for Color Marks
  11 May 2020
  IP Watchdog
  Megan K. Bannigan
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Kate Saba
• Supreme Court Holds Willful Infringement Is Not Required for an Award of Profits under the Lanham Act
  23 April 2020
  Megan K. Bannigan
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  David H. Bernstein
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Jared I. Kagan
• IP Watchdog: Navigating Court and USPTO Practices During the COVID-19 Crisis: Tips for Practitioners and Litigants
  23 March 2020
  IP Watchdog
  Christopher S. Ford
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  Marissa Baron
• Debevoise Coronavirus Checklists—Cybersecurity
  10 March 2020
  Luke Dembosky
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  Avi Gesser
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  Jim Pastore
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  Tricia Bozyk Sherno
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  Hilary Davidson
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  Christopher S. Ford
• IP Watchdog: New USPTO Trademark Rules Seek to Streamline Filing and Crack Down on Fraud, But Could Increase Spam
  17 February 2020
  IP Watchdog
  Megan K. Bannigan
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Marissa Baron
• Proposed Modifications to CCPA Regulations - Top Takeaways
  12 February 2020
  Jeffrey P. Cunard
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  Luke Dembosky
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  Avi Gesser
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  Jim Pastore
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  Javier Alvarez-Oviedo
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Kate Saba
• SEC’s New Cyber Observations Highlight Operational Resiliency
  4 February 2020
  Luke Dembosky
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  Avi Gesser
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  Robert B. Kaplan
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  Jim Pastore
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  Julie M. Riewe
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  H Jacqueline Brehmer
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  Stephanie Cipolla
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  Christopher S. Ford
• Failure to Prevent a Business Email Compromise, and to Notify Customers of It, Gives Rise to Sanctions Against Victim Company
  18 September 2019
  Luke Dembosky
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  Jim Pastore
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Jaime Fried
• New York Updates Data Breach Notification Law and Imposes “Reasonable Security” Requirement
  29 July 2019
  Luke Dembosky
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  Jim Pastore
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  Stephanie Cipolla
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Jaime Fried
• Key Takeaways on Data Privacy and Big Data from the National Association of Attorneys General Consumer Protection Conference
  7 June 2019
  Courtney M. Dankworth
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  Luke Dembosky
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  Jim Pastore
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  Christopher S. Ford
• Latin Lawyer: Data Privacy and Cybersecurity: Crisis Avoidance and Management Strategies
  28 November 2018
  Andrew M. Levine
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  Christopher S. Ford
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  Stephanie Cipolla
• New FTC Guidance for Security Updates to Mobile Devices and Applications
  7 March 2018
  Jeffrey P. Cunard
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  Luke Dembosky
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  Jim Pastore
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  Christopher S. Ford
• New Decision Confirms Narrow Meaning of “Personally Identifiable Information” Under Video Privacy Statute
  11 December 2017
  Christopher S. Ford
• NY Cybersecurity Bill Shows “Reasonable Security” Standard Gathering Force
  7 November 2017
  Luke Dembosky
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  Jim Pastore
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  Christopher S. Ford