Cybersecurity Concerns For Lawyers: Practical And Ethical Considerations

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Welcome and Introduction

Alexander Paykin, Esq.

The Law Office of Alexander Paykin, P.C.

New York, NY

Co-chair, NYSBA Committee on Technology and the Legal Profession

12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Part One | Cybersecurity 101 | What Lawyers Need to Know

Covering the technological aspects of protecting client and law office electronic data and communication (including sending, receiving and storing electronic information; cybersecurity features of technology used; network, hardware, software and mobile device security; preventing, mitigating, and responding to cybersecurity threats, cyber attacks and data breaches); vetting and assessing vendors and other third parties relating to policies, protocols and practices on protecting electronic data and communication; applicable laws relating to cybersecurity (including data breach laws) and data privacy; and law office cybersecurity, privacy and data protection policies and protocols. 

Speaker:

Ronald J. Hedges, Esq.

Principal, Ronald Hedges LLC

1.0 Credit in Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection - General

1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

Ethics and Cybersecurity for Lawyers

Panelists will explore ethical obligations and professional responsibilities regarding the protection of electronic data and communication including: sources of lawyers’ ethical obligations and professional responsibilities and their application to electronic data and communication; protection of confidential, privileged and proprietary client and law office data and communication; client counseling and consent regarding electronic data, communication and storage protection policies, protocols, risks and privacy implications; security issues related to the protection of escrow funds; inadvertent or unauthorized electronic disclosure of confidential information, including through social media, data breaches and cyber attacks; and supervision of employees, vendors and third parties as it relates to electronic data and communication.

Moderator:

Alexander Paykin, Esq. 

The Law Office of Alexander Paykin, P.C.

New York, NY

Co-chair, NYSBA Committee on Technology and the Legal Profession

Speakers:

William S. Friedlander, Esq.

Friedlander & Friedlander, P.C.

Ithaca, NY

Kenneth A. Krajewski, Esq.

Pillinger Miller Tarallo LLP

Buffalo, NY

Pauline Yeung-Ha, Esq.

Grimaldi Yeung Law Group LLP

Brooklyn, NY

Sasha A. Carbone, Esq.

American Arbitration Association

New York, NY

1.0 Credit in Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection – Ethics

1:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Questions and Answers