6-Hour Program

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Overview

Why you should attend

In recent years, there has been an explosion of new lawsuits focused on the alleged disclosure of personal information in connection with the use of mobile phones and tablets, social networks, social gaming, apps, and other technologies and in connection with behavioral advertising and the use of pixels, beacons, cookies and other persistent identifiers and geolocation tools. Like patent troll suits and stock drop cases, being sued for perceived data privacy violations increasingly is starting to look like a cost of doing business in the digital economy.

Closely related to data privacy class action suits are data security cases, which arise out of security breaches. As the number of security breaches increases exponentially, so too does the volume of class action litigation.

While some cases have settled on lucrative terms, a number have been dismissed or dropped because plaintiffs cannot show damage or injury.

Many of the suits appear to be focused on trial by publicity, rather than relief in court.

Join this expert faculty to learn what you need to know now about this burgeoning are of federal litigation, including what to do to avoid litigation.

What you will learn

  • The types of technology, advertising and business practices that have been targeted for litigation
  • Best practices to minimize potential privacy and security violations and avoid being sued
  • The types of claims raised in litigation and how to defend against them
  • The use of traditional media and blogs and social media as part of the litigation strategy
  • When to settle and when to fight cases
  • The terms of recent settlements
  • Analysis of this new burgeoning area of law, including the large number of recent court opinions, as well as an assessment of emerging trends

Who should attend

  • In-house counsel at mobile, cloud computing, Internet, technology, advertising, and social networking companies
  • Litigators and transactional lawyers who defend or advise clients on data privacy, security and advertising law
  • Chief Privacy Officers and others responsible for data privacy and security compliance
  • Privacy lawyers who want to understand important litigation trends and strategies
  • Anyone who wants to stay one step ahead of the crowd

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