Michael R. Roberts is an associate in Debevoise & Plimpton’s global Data Strategy and Security Group and a member of the Litigation Department. ...
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Publications
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Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance: Takeaways from Proposed Changes to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
1 April 2023
Harvard Forum on Corporate Governance
Avi Gesser
, Erez Liebermann
, Corey Jeremy Goldstein
, H Jacqueline Brehmer
, Michael R. Roberts
, Stephanie D. Thomas
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CLS Blue Sky Blog: Debevoise Discusses White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy
30 March 2023
CLS Blue Sky Blog
Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Erez Liebermann
, Jim Pastore
, Michael R. Roberts
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: A Late Winter Blizzard of SEC Cybersecurity Rulemaking: the Proposed BD Cybersecurity Rules and Expanded Reg S-P and Reg SCI Obligations
30 March 2023
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Erez Liebermann
, Marc Ponchione
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jeff Robins
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Sheena Paul
, Suchita Mandavilli Brundage
, Michael R. Roberts
, Mengyi Xu
, Ned Terrace
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: Does Your Company Need a ChatGPT Pilot Program? Probably
24 March 2023
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Megan K. Bannigan
, Avi Gesser
, Henry Lebowitz
, Benjamin Leb
, Jarrett Lewis
, Melissa Muse
, Michael R. Roberts
, Lex Gaillard
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Does Your Company Need a ChatGPT Pilot Program? Probably.
21 March 2023
Megan K. Bannigan
, Avi Gesser
, Henry Lebowitz
, Benjamin Leb
, Jarrett Lewis
, Melissa Muse
, Michael R. Roberts
, Lex Gaillard
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A Late Winter Blizzard of SEC Cybersecurity Rulemaking: the Proposed BD Cybersecurity Rules and Expanded Reg S-P and Reg SCI Obligations
20 March 2023
Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Erez Liebermann
, Marc Ponchione
, Julie M. Riewe
, Jeff Robins
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Sheena Paul
, Suchita Mandavilli Brundage
, Michael R. Roberts
, Mengyi Xu
, Ned Terrace
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: Does Your Company Need a ChatGPT Policy? Probably
10 February 2023
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Megan K. Bannigan
, Avi Gesser
, Henry Lebowitz
, Anna R. Gressel
, Michael R. Roberts
, Melissa Muse
, Benjamin Leb
, Jarrett Lewis
, Lex Gaillard
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Does Your Company Need a ChatGPT Policy? Probably.
8 February 2023
Megan K. Bannigan
, Avi Gesser
, Henry Lebowitz
, Erez Liebermann
, Anna R. Gressel
, Benjamin Leb
, Jarrett Lewis
, Melissa Muse
, Michael R. Roberts
, Lex Gaillard
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Practising Law Institute: Privacy Law Answer Book
23 January 2023
Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Jyotin Hamid
, Satish M. Kini
, Henry Lebowitz
, Erez Liebermann
, Maura Kathleen Monaghan
, David A. O'Neil
, Jim Pastore
, David Sarratt
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Kim T. Le
, Tricia Bozyk Sherno
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Michael R. Roberts
, Michael Bloom
, Fanny Gauthier
, Corey Jeremy Goldstein
, Kyle Kysela
, Hannah R. Levine
, Linda Lin
, Melissa Muse
, Kate Saba
, Noah L. Schwartz
, Mengyi Xu
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Report Underscores FINRA’s Focus on Cybersecurity
18 January 2023
Avi Gesser
, Erez Liebermann
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Michael R. Roberts
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Recent SEC EXAMS Risk Alert Highlights Key Considerations for Reg S-ID Compliance
15 December 2022
Avi Gesser
, Erez Liebermann
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Michael R. Roberts
, Noah L. Schwartz
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CLS Blue Sky Blog: Debevoise & Plimpton Discusses “Dark Patterns” and Regulatory Scrutiny
20 October 2022
CLS Blue Sky Blog
Avi Gesser
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Michael R. Roberts
, Melissa Muse
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Expands Businesses’ Privacy Obligations Regarding Minors
27 September 2022
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Avi Gesser
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Michael R. Roberts
, Michael Bloom
, Martha Hirst
, Alessandra G. Masciandaro
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Recent SEC Enforcement Actions Signal Key Lessons for Reg S-ID Compliance
3 August 2022
Avi Gesser
, Erez Liebermann
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Noah L. Schwartz
, Michael R. Roberts
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CPRA Rulemaking Is Underway - Getting Ahead of Enforcement Risks
2 August 2022
Avi Gesser
, David Sarratt
, Christopher S. Ford
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Michael R. Roberts
, H Jacqueline Brehmer
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Columbia Blue Sky Blog: Debevoise Discusses What the ADPPA Means for U.S. Data Regulation
15 July 2022
Columbia Blue Sky Blog
Paul D. Rubin
, Avi Gesser
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Michael R. Roberts
, Alessandra G. Masciandaro
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36-Hour Breach Notification for Banks is Here
31 May 2022
Avi Gesser
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Courtney Bradford Pike
, Michael R. Roberts
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: Data Minimization – Recent Enforcement Actions Show Why Some Companies Need to Get Rid of Old Electronic Records
26 May 2022
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Avi Gesser
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Michael R. Roberts
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How Private Equity Firms Can Prepare for the SEC’s Proposed Cybersecurity Rules
May 2022
Avi Gesser
, Julie M. Riewe
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Matthew C. Rametta
, Michael R. Roberts
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Private Equity Report Spring 2022, Vol 22, No 1
May 2022
Catherine Amirfar
, Andrew L. Bab
, Megan K. Bannigan
, David H. Bernstein
, Alexander R. Cochran
, Avi Gesser
, Ted Hassi
, Eric T. Juergens
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Pierre Maugüé
, Marc Ponchione
, Ina C. Popova
, Natalie L. Reid
, Julie M. Riewe
, Scott B. Selinger
, Kristin A. Snyder
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Richard Ward
, Erica S. Weisgerber
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, Nick S. Kaluk III
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Sheena Paul
, Christopher Rosekrans
, Jennifer Wheater
, Sasha Burger
, Paul Eastham
, Christopher S. Ford
, Christine Shu Gilleland
, Michael C. Godbe
, Jessica Polebaum
, Matthew C. Rametta
, Michael R. Roberts
, Kate Saba
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: Utah Joins the Comprehensive State Privacy Law Club
3 May 2022
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Avi Gesser
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Michael R. Roberts
, Alessandra G. Masciandaro
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The Value of AI Incident Response Plans and Tabletop Exercises
27 April 2022
Avi Gesser
, Corey Jeremy Goldstein
, Anna R. Gressel
, Michael R. Roberts
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: The Value of AI Incident Response Plans and Tabletop Exercises
27 April 2022
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Avi Gesser
, Anna R. Gressel
, Michael R. Roberts
, Corey Jeremy Goldstein
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Six Key Takeaways from the SEC’s Most Recent Proposed Cybersecurity Rules for Registrants
14 March 2022
Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Matthew E. Kaplan
, Charu A. Chandrasekhar
, H Jacqueline Brehmer
, Michael R. Roberts
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: Data Minimization – Recent Enforcement Actions Show Why Some Companies Need to Get Rid of Old Electronic Records
9 March 2022
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Avi Gesser
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Michael R. Roberts
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement: Time to Update Cyber Incident Response Plans, Especially for Banks Subject to the New 36-Hour Breach Notification Rule
31 January 2022
NYU Compliance & Enforcement
Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Michael R. Roberts
, Michelle Huang
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2021/2022 Private Equity Year-End Review and Outlook
January 2022
Jonathan Adler
, Catherine Amirfar
, Christopher Anthony
, Katherine Ashton
, Andrew L. Bab
, Geoffrey P. Burgess
, Ezra Borut
, Andrew J. Ceresney
, Jennifer L. Chu
, Jeffrey P. Cunard
, Alexander R. Cochran
, E. Drew Dutton
, Jane Engelhardt
, Morgan J. Hayes
, Eric T. Juergens
, Maurizio Levi-Minzi
, Nicholas P. Pellicani
, Ryan T. Rafferty
, Julie M. Riewe
, Scott B. Selinger
, Marc Ponchione
, Thomas Smith
, Ramya S. Tiller
, Patricia Volhard
, Richard Ward
, Alisa A. Waxman
, Marshal L. Bozzo
, Christopher Dortschy
, Andrew J. Gershon
, Emily F. Huang
, Jennifer Wheater
, Sasha Burger
, Dominic Blaxill
, Charles Cartiglia
, Robert T. Dura
, Nathan Frost
, Matthew J. Sacco
, Sheng Shao
, Sergio Torres
, Charlotte A. Walkovik
, Paul Eastham
, Christopher Gossage
, Robert B. Kaplan
, Scott M. Caravello
, Stephen Petraeus
, Sheena Paul
, John Young
, Jin-Hyuk Jang
, Lukas Ott
, Andrew M. Levine
, Stuart Hammer
, Ulysses Smith
, Merryl Lawry-White
, Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Michael R. Roberts
, Peter J. Irwin
, Ina C. Popova
, Samantha J. Rowe
, M. Natasha Labovitz
, Sidney P. Levinson
, Paul D. Rubin
, Eric Dinallo
, Marilyn A. Lion
, Jacob W. Stahl
, Nicholas F. Potter
, Kim T. Le
, Adam Aukland-Peck
, Melissa Runsten
, Matthew Mrozek
, Michael C. Godbe
, Christel Y. Tham
, Lisa Wang Lachowicz
, Yiran Ji
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Time to Update Cyber Incident Response Plans, Especially for Banks Subject to the New 36-Hour Breach Notification Rule
19 January 2022
Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Michelle Huang
, Michael R. Roberts
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Regulatory Risks of the Log4j Vulnerability: FTC Warns Companies to Take Reasonable Steps to Protect Consumer Data
10 January 2022
Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Michael R. Roberts
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement Blog: Regulatory Risks of the Log4j Vulnerability: FTC Warns Companies to Take Reasonable Steps to Protect Consumer Data
10 January 2022
NYU Compliance & Enforcement Blog
Luke Dembosky
, Avi Gesser
, Michael R. Roberts
, Kathryn T. Mueller
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NYU Compliance & Enforcement Blog: Getting Ready for 2023: What Companies Can Do Now to Prepare for New Privacy Laws
20 December 2021
NYU Compliance & Enforcement Blog
Avi Gesser
, Johanna N. Skrzypczyk
, Michael Bloom
, Michael R. Roberts
, Tricia Reville
, Kate Saba
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