Austin Texas-based SolarWinds says it has reverse-engineered code used to carry out one of the most extensive and damaging cyber attacks to date. An article…
Russian Hack Cost Canadian Pension Plan $100 Million
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), has a well-earned reputation as a shrewd investor in, among other things, tech start-ups. In December it convinced…
Bill Gives SEC Added Disgorgement Power
The yearly federal defense policy bill (NDAA) currently awaiting the President’s signature contains a little-noticed provision that increases to 10 years the statute of limitations for…
Parler Files Antitrust Suit Against Amazon
Social media site Parler, a right-wing alternative to Twitter and Facebook, has filed suit against Amazon. The suit alleges that Amazon Web Services’ decision to…
Progressives Want Professional Diversity In Judiciary
According to activists who watched President Trump fill the courts with conservative judges, the entire federal judiciary from the district level on up is overloaded…
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The Decision That Has Shaped Privilege Law For 40 Years
This is the fortieth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that “forever redefined the corporate attorney–client privilege,” writes Todd Presnell in his Presnell on Privileges…
Law Firm Must Give Feds Names Of Tax Clients
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has declined a request for an en banc hearing in a case where an earlier panel ruling requires a…
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Mega-Breach Victim SolarWinds Says It Has Reverse-Engineered The Hack
Austin Texas-based SolarWinds says it has reverse-engineered code used to carry out one of the most extensive and damaging cyber attacks to date. An article…
Russian Hack Cost Canadian Pension Plan $100 Million
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), has a well-earned reputation as a shrewd investor in, among other things, tech start-ups. In December it convinced…
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Parler Files Antitrust Suit Against Amazon
Social media site Parler, a right-wing alternative to Twitter and Facebook, has filed suit against Amazon. The suit alleges that Amazon Web Services’ decision to…
The Decision That Has Shaped Privilege Law For 40 Years
This is the fortieth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that “forever redefined the corporate attorney–client privilege,” writes Todd Presnell in his Presnell on Privileges…
$10M Fine For Ticketmaster To Settle Charges It Hacked Competitor
Under the terms of a three-year deferred prosecution agreement, Ticketmaster will pay $10 million to avoid prosecution for conspiracy to engage in computer intrusion, wire…
The Long Strange Trip Of Cleta Mitchell
The unlikely career path of former Foley & Larder partner Cleta Mitchell is the subject of a recent article in the online daily Urban Milwaukee.…
Important Ruling In Epic v Apple Case
A judge has ruled that Apple must make Senior VP of software engineering Craig Federighi available as a document custodian alongside CEO Tim Cook in…
Law Firm Must Give Feds Names Of Tax Clients
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has declined a request for an en banc hearing in a case where an earlier panel ruling requires a…