MSBA Computer and Technology Law Section

2011 Computer and Technology Law Institute

Next week is, October 20, is the 2011 Computer & Technology Law Institute!

The conference includes sessions with the latest news, thoughtful analysis and practice tips about today’s key computer and tech law issues.

Featuring:

• Erica Newland, Center for Democracy & Technology, Washington DC, and Jerry Cerasale, Direct Marketing Association, Washington DC, on “On-Line Behavioral Advertising”
• Jon M. Garon on “Navigating through the Cloud – Legal and Regulatory Management for Software as a Service”
• Outstanding faculty including in-house perspectives from 3M, Best Buy, Medtronic, SunGard and Wells Fargo
• Nine information-packed, practical sessions including focus on cloud computing questions and answers; mobile data security; insurance coverage for data breaches; Internet power-houses’ policies and practices “as law” – plus your critical year in review
• 6.75 credits including 1.0 ethics credit (applied for)
• And more!

More details are available here (opens in a new window). 

Upcoming CLEs - the Institute and Social Media/Legal Issues

Reminder!!!  Check out these upcoming CLEs:

The Computer and Technology Law Institute on October 27th, 2009 (including discussions on the future of the internet, year in review, trade secrets, customer and employee data protections, social networking and ethics, and MORE!).

and

Finding Your Tweetzone: Balancing the Benefits and Risks of Business Social Networking on November 10, 2009, a discussion related to the legal issues surrounding the use, risks and other considerations of social networking tools being implemented by businesses.

Hope to see you there!

 

Minnesota CLE Course: Ethics--Computer Security for Lawyers

Minnesota CLE is hosting a presentation on Ethics and Computer Security, which will be transmitted via webcast.  This may be of interest to our Section's members who are solo or small-practice attorneys -- either in the Metro area or in Greater Minnesota.  It will cover some of the areas discussed at our Section Council meetings. Following is the MSBA's course description:

Friday, February 9, 2007, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. CST
1.0 ethics credit
Tuition: $55

Lawyers should not only understand the advantages of technology, but should also be attentive to its risks. Computer security is an essential part of an attorney’s ethical obligations to protect client confidences and client property. This seminar will discuss how to approach computer security in your law practice, and how much security is enough. We'll look at issues such as:

• Assessing your office's security vulnerabilities to protect client data and confidences
  
• Protecting your identity while surfing
  
• Covering your tracks
  
• Understanding encryption, digital signatures and PKI
  
• Secure financial transactions
  
• Preventing intruder attacks
  
• E-mail security

This is essential information attorneys need to know to meet their obligations under Rule 1.6 and Rule 1.15 of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct!

Presented by Lewis S. Eisen, The Professional Education Group, Inc., Minnetonka, Minn.