Tech Law Talks

As online disinformation becomes more prevalent, partner Anthony Diana and founder/CEO of AREDA Ventures Scott Mortman discuss the rise of disinformation, explain how fake users are now able to spread disinformation more efficiently, and explore the risks that disinformation poses to companies and their brands. They also discuss emerging trends in disinformation, including the rise of deep fake technology and its future impact on global business.

As the metaverse continues to evolve, partner Christine Morgan and associate Hallie Wimberly explore the origins of the metaverse, discuss early examples of virtual reality innovations and metaverse environments, and outline the differences between current centralized and decentralized metaverse platforms. They also discuss examples of recent metaverse patents issued by the USPTO and the opportunities and risks associated with enforcing such patents.

Bad actors are constantly looking for ways to infiltrate financial institutions for personal gain. Whether it be customers, employees, or third parties, every institution needs to be aware of the potential risks associated with bad actors and how to appropriately identify and investigate these risks. This episode of our eComms series with Smarsh sees Kiran Somashekara, John Lukanski, and Kile Marks join Tiffany Magri from Smarsh, and together, they dive in and discuss who exactly can be a bad actor, what tools to use and red flags to look for to find bad actors, and the obligation to investigate potential bad actors as they appear.

In this third and last episode of the podcast series, Reed Smith Paris partners Marianne Schaffner and Thierry Lautier focus on what companies should do with regard to the European patents of their competitors, and they reveal strategic tips to help mitigate the risks of injunction and damages in the “UPC zone”.

With the UPC expected to enter into force on April 1, 2023, Reed Smith Paris partners Marianne Schaffner and Thierry Lautier focus this podcast on companies who have European patents and reveal strategies to adopt when enforcing European patents before the UPC or the national courts.

The long-awaited Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the European Patent with Unitary Effect (UP) should significantly change the European patent landscape. Reed Smith Paris partners Marianne Schaffner and Thierry Lautier provide an overview and the main changes induced by the UPC and the UP.

In the latest episode of our eComms series with Smarsh, partners Anthony Diana and Therese Craparo are joined by Blane Warrene of Smarsh to address the use of collaborative tools by financial institutions. The discussion focuses on different approaches institutions take when using collaborative tools, the questions every firm should ask prior to adopting such tools, and whether and how regulations govern their use.

Our eComms series with Smarsh continues as Greg Breeze joins attorneys Anthony Diana, John Lukanski, and Kiran Somashekara to discuss supervision for eComms. They address what must be supervised and surveilled, as well as trends and challenges in the industry.

Regulations impose on financial institutions a strenuous set of capture and storage requirements for electronic communications. Several of these regulations are over half a century old and do not contemplate the ever-accelerating shift to new and innovative forms of eComms. The solution: focusing on content, maintaining current controls, and developing and properly enforcing policies. 

In our latest podcast, Anthony Diana, John Lukanski, and Kiran Somashekara join Robert Cruz from Smarsh to discuss electronic communications capture and storage requirements and how they impact financial institutions.

Major developments are taking place in the regulation of data in China. Kicking off a quick overview of the developments, Amy Yin joins Bryan Tan to cover the ground on the new data protection and data security laws.