On March 26th, two days after our “Current State of Affairs” post for the Legal Industry, the New York Times reported on an internal Citigroup memo discussing specific breach and security shortcomings at Law Firms.[1] Further, an April 8th Dealbook piece is again discussing Law Firms as vendors to major banks and Wall St. Firms who must [...]
Diligent CCOs know by this point that they have some responsibility when it comes to the security of their firm and its information. Most are only too painfully aware that within the heading of security, they must be informed on the topic of cybersecurity. But from where does this impetus derive? A [...]
In a prepared speech at the Georgia Law Review Annual Symposium, SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar covered a broad range of topics under the heading of “Preparing for Regulatory Challenges of the 21st Century.” Main points covered the ever-evolving markets and the need for high-quality information. In his closing statement, the Commissioner [...]
Periodically, the heat is turned up on the Legal Industry and recently the New York Times reported on the concept of information sharing between Wall Street Banks and Law Firms.[1] This came to mind as I had breakfast with one of the policy architects of public/private initiative which led to the creation [...]