Learn the latest on Mastering Internet, Social Media, Privacy, & Technology Law with this convenient, 24/7 On-demand Seminar & Complimentary Podcast. Register to obtain CLE & MCLE credit, online access to complete course & reference materials, and attend this on-demand seminar. YOU MAY LISTEN FROM ALMOST ANY TYPE OF COMPUTER OR IPOD. ACCESS TO THE RECORDING AND MATERIALS DOES NOT EXPIRE.

Benefits:

The rapid proliferation of the Internet, technology, privacy and social media has quickly increased the demand for attorneys proficient in the latest tools in this rapidly developing area of law. Recent innovations in social media and consumer review websites has led to a substantial increase in defamation claims by corporations, employees, and consumers. At the same time, the heightened value of electronic business information & corporate data has required skills to minimize liability from theft and sharing. The Rossdale faculty for this seminar features three nationally respected experts, who will describe the skills, techniques, and insights required to successfully counsel clients in this hot, expanding practice. The faculty will focus on privacy and employment issues arising from the Internet & Social Media, the legal impact of technology on corporations and entities, and the latest developments in computer fraud & abuse. Registration includes course and reference materials that serve as a helpful guide to the numerous topics and techniques discussed in this convenient seminar.

Agenda:

1. Cyber & Social Media Privacy and Defamation:

a. What You Need to Know about Privacy and Security Implications

b. Changes in Statutory and Court Opinions

c. Cutting-edge Compliance, Damage Mitigation, & Litigation Avoidance Techniques

d. Data Security and Breach Requirements

e. Strategies for Dealing with Employee's Use of Social Media Websites

2. Social Media Issues Facing Corporations & Government Entities:

a. Overview of the Social Media Explosion and Why It Matters to Brands

b. Major Risk Area: Connections and Transparency

c. What You Need to Know about the Informal Tone Beast

d. The Social Media Governance Cycle

e. Strategy, Policy, Education, Monitoring

3. Computer Fraud & Abuse:

a. Securing Electronic Business Information & Corporate Data

b. What You Need to Know About the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act

c. Developments Regarding Data Theft by Employees

d. Protecting Clients following Recent Federal Caselaw

4. Recorded Question & Answer Session with the Experts

Biography of Seminar Faculty:

1. Ryan Garcia is a member of the Dell Legal team where he represents the global Social Media and Communities, North American Consumer Indirect Sales (Retail, Distribution, Telco), and Gaming (Alienware) teams. Prior to joining Dell, Mr. Garcia was a technology litigator representing DirecTV in hundreds of satellite piracy lawsuits and also represented Sun Microsystems in its copyright and antitrust lawsuits against Microsoft. Mr. Garcia was a multimedia programmer and video game developer in his pre-lawyer life. Mr. Garcia currently teaches Law and Social Media at the University of Texas School of Law and has given keynotes, spoken at, and chaired dozens of social media legal conferences around the country. He has also been invited to speak on social media legal topics before numerous conferences of legislatures, bar associations, and the Game Developers Conference.

2. Craig A. Hoffman is a Parnter at BakerHostetler and a leading member of the firm's Chambers USA-ranked Privacy and Data Protection team. He provides proactive counsel on the complex regulatory issues that arise from data collection and use, including customer communications, data analytics, emerging payments, cross border transfers, and security incident response preparedness. Mr. Hoffman uses his experience as a litigator and work with hundreds of companies who have faced security incidents to help clients develop a practical approach to meet their business goals in a way that minimizes regulatory risk. Trusted for his knowledge, experience, and client service, Mr. Hoffman is engaged by clients as soon as they learn of a potential data security incident. He immediately begins to work with their internal team and third parties to identify and contain the incident, remediate issues to maintain business operations, and develop information needed to deliver effective public communications designed to preserve customer relationships and minimize the likelihood and consequences of litigation and regulatory investigations. Mr. Hoffman works to favorably position clients to face the card networks' revalidation, fines, and assessment rules in incidents involving payment card data. He also guides clients through informal and formal regulatory investigations brought by state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission . When putative class actions are filed, Mr. Hoffman uses his years of litigation experience and comprehensive knowledge of the incident response to ensure that the litigation strategy is consistent with the client's customer relations and regulatory defense efforts. He serves as the editor of BakerHostetler's Data Privacy Monitor blog, providing commentary on developments in data privacy, security, social media, and behavioral advertising.

3. Nick Akerman is a partner at Dorsey & Whitney, where he is a trial lawyer specializing in both complex civil and criminal cases. He has a well-established expertise on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Statute (RICO), securities fraud, state and federal trade secret laws and post employment restrictive covenants. Mr. Akerman is a nationally recognized expert on computer crime and the protection of competitively sensitive information and computer data. He regularly obtains injunctions for his clients under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in various federal courts around the country requiring computer thieves to return stolen computer data and prohibiting the dissemination of the data to competitors. He also consults with clients in developing systems, policies and protocols to protect computer data. Mr. Akerman speaks and writes regularly on protecting computer data, including in his regular computer data column for the National Law Journal. He has been a featured quoted expert on computer fraud and computer security issues in the New York Times, USA Today, the San Jose Mercury News, the Boston Globe, the St. Louis Dispatch, the Sacramento Bee, Forbes, ComputerWorld, CFO Magazine, CNET, CNET Japan, ZDNet, MSN, Internet Week and the Weekly Homeland Security Newsletter. He has recently published “The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act: A Guide for General Counsels and CIOs.” Prior to private practice, Mr. Akerman served as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, as well as an Assistant Special Watergate Prosecutor with the Watergate Special Prosecution Force. He received his JD, cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

Who should attend this seminar?
Attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals.

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CLE ACCREDITATION: Rossdale CLE is a national leader in attorney education and has trained thousands of attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals. Attend this convenient, 24/7 seminar for CLE & MCLE credit with the following pending & approved jurisdictions:

Alaska Bar Association for 1.5 CLE Credits *

Arizona State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits**

State Bar of California for 1.5 MCLE credits

Colorado Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal & Judicial Education for 1.8 CLE Credits

Connecticut (CLE credits are not required, but are encouraged)**

District of Columbia (CLE credits are not required)***

Florida Bar for 2.0 CLE credits

Georgia Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Hawaii State Board of CLE for 1.5 CLE credit

Idaho State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Indiana Commission for Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE Credits

Louisiana Supreme Court Commission on MCLE for 1.5 MCLE credits

Maryland (CLE credits are not required)**

Massachusetts (CLE credits are not required)**

Michigan (CLE credits are not required)**

Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits

New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credits (per Rule 201:4)

New Mexico Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE credits

New York State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Oregon State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

South Dakota (CLE credits are not required)**

Texas State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 MCLE credits

Vermont Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 CLE credits

Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 MCLE credits

Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for 1.5 CLE credits

Wyoming State Bar for 1.5 CLE credits

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* Members of the Alaska Bar Association may report 1.5 CLE credits for participating in this course as it has been approved by other mandatory CLE jurisdictions for 1.5 CLE credits.

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