My Courses

Important lessons for Hong Kong organisations managing cyber accidents may be learned from the noteworthy ruling in a recent Australia case, Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v. Robertson [2024]. For background, from 17-20 September 2022, Optus suffered a cyber-attack (the “Incident”) through an unprotected and publicly exposed API….By: Mayer Brown

Colleague and host Shellka Arora-Cox recently sat down with Sandhya Ganapathy, CEO of EDP Renewables North America, to discuss the fascinating intersection of the energy transition and artificial intelligence….By: Pillsbury – Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real

In late September 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a settlement with Cascade Eye and Skin Centers, P.C., a health care provider in the state of Washington (“CESC”), concerning potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule….By: Saul…

The Cyber and Analytics Unit within the Member Supervision program of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) recently published a cybersecurity advisory regarding increasing cybersecurity risks at third-party providers (the “Cybersecurity Advisory”). The Cybersecurity Advisory highlights third-party risks to FINRA member firms and effective practices to mitigate such risks….By: Mayer Brown Free Writings +…

The Bank of England has announced the establishment of an Artificial Intelligence consortium. Its purpose is to provide a platform for public-private engagement to gather input from stakeholders on the capabilities, development, deployment and use of AI in U.K. financial services……By: A&O Shearman

A lawsuit filed earlier this year highlights potential PFAS liability exposure for fertilizer manufacturers, especially those that produce biosolid-based products. Five Texas farmers have sued Synagro Technologies, alleging that high levels of PFAS in the company’s biosolid-based fertilizers contaminated their water, soil and livestock. The lawsuit alleges that Synagro knew about the presence of PFAS…

If you were injured in a hit-and-run accident in Florida, you will need evidence to file an insurance claim. While your personal injury protection (PIP) policy should provide a small amount of coverage regardless of what happened, PIP doesn’t cover all of the costs of serious accident-related injuries. When it comes to collecting evidence, time…

On October 7, 2024, Dohman, Akerlund & Eddy, LLC filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Maine after discovering that an unauthorized actor gained access to the firm’s IT network and removed certain files. In this notice, DA&E explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access…