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Cryptocurrency is currently gaining popularity around the world as it builds better investment opportunities for several business sectors including the financial and banking industry. However, along with its soaring prominence, issues such as insolvency, crypto-backed finance, valuation claim risks, and digital asset restructuring challenges also emerge.

Uncertainty about the legal status of digital assets and how people use them in financial transactions raise novel issues in bankruptcy. Companies and individuals who invest in or conduct business using cryptocurrency need to understand how a bankruptcy proceeding may affect their rights. This, in turn, demands a sophisticated comprehension of the interplay between U.S. bankruptcy laws, the Uniform Commercial Code, and other applicable laws.

In this CLE program, bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers David A. Mawhinney (Bowditch & Dewey LLP) and James Sullivan (Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP) will help related practitioners and professionals plan their way through the recent trends and developments in bankruptcy and cryptocurrency. Speakers, among other things, will also offer helpful insights in carefully managing legal issues and challenges.

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While healthcare professionals grapple to save lives in the midst of the pandemic, medical malpractice lawsuits have also evidently increased. According to experts, the growing number of malpractice cases implies the pressure that hospitals are facing due to the current health crisis. The year 2020 has significantly reshaped the medical negligence arena and more changes are expected to come this 2021 and beyond.

Now more than ever, lawyers must be equipped in meeting the demands of and handling medical malpractice claims. They should be on top of the newest developments to help them ensure favorable results for their clients in the medical field.

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While lawsuits brought pursuant to other consumer protection statutes have seen declines in recent years, there has been a steady increase of Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) litigation, with claims and defenses continuing to evolve and develop. Due to these evolving claims and defenses and the prevailing regulatory risks associated with the FCRA, as well as the significant recent Supreme Court decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, it becomes more crucial for companies and their counsel to be proactive in revisiting and updating their current FCRA compliance programs and staying abreast of litigation trends. Furthermore, being in the know of the latest FCRA regulatory trends and updates is essential in minimizing further legal risk issues. Structuring effective defense strategies for litigation readiness must also be prioritized.

In this LIVE Webcast, a panel of key thought leaders and practitioners assembled by The Knowledge Group will provide the audience with an in-depth discussion of FCRA litigation trends. Speakers will present crucial considerations as well as effective litigation strategies in bringing out the best in this type of lawsuit.

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As the world develops and distributes safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19, the pharmaceutical industry is confronted with additional trade secrets protection challenges. Issues include the increased the burdens of protecting their assets, the immense level of R&D, the substantial impact of remote work, and COVID-related legal restrictions. Pharmaceutical companies must implement effective trade secrets protection strategies to manage threats amidst this crisis.

In this LIVE Webcast, a panel of thought leaders and professionals brought together by The Knowledge Group will provide the audience with an in-depth discussion of trade secrets protection in the pharmaceutical industry. Speakers will present important issues concerning this topic and will provide essential practices needed in this time of uncertainty.

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Most, if not all, of today’s businesses are turning to technology to improve the productivity of their business processes. While such an undertaking provides opportunities to increase the bottom line, the risks of sophisticated ransomware attacks that come along with it should never be ignored. Cybercriminals are here to stay with new tactics and strategies to hostage highly significant business data. If not properly addressed, ransomware attacks can result in significant technical, financial, and reputational damages.

Now more than ever, organizations need to be proactive by implementing up-to-date cybersecurity approaches.

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Digital supply chain is currently gaining prominent recognition due to its greater versatility as compared to traditional supply chains. Because cybersecurity risks and third-party attacks have skyrocketed at an alarming rate, more businesses now prefer the digital way. However, cyber-related supply chain threats are always almost impossible to prevent. As businesses seek to leverage the potentials of this growing tool, new challenges also start to emerge.

To take on this new level of supply chain challenges, organizations must, therefore, implement effective supply chain management (SCM) tools and integrate a more advanced risk-based approach. Coming up with best compliance strategies is a vital part in ensuring business continuity and resiliency.

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Numerous policy changes and trends concerning wage and hour have made the landscape more complicated and challenging. Recently, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the US Department of Labor (DOL) released six opinion letters which aimed to address a raft of issues under the Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA). Another significant development is the DOL’s termination of the Payroll Audit Independent Program (PAID) creating additional buzz in the litigation landscape. Thus, it is important for practitioners to stay abreast of the recent developments to carefully manage risks and potentials.

In this LIVE CLE program, wage and hour litigation experts, William J. Anthony (Blank Rome LLP) and Michael D. Thomas (Jackson Lewis P.C.), will guide the audience through the latest regulatory trends and issues in wage and hour litigation. Speakers will also offer insights on how to carefully manage the risks despite the evolving legal climate.

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With today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, cyber threats and data breaches are becoming more sophisticated in terrorizing businesses and organizations of any size. Furthermore, the constantly changing data protection and privacy requirements and policies add up to the complexities and challenges for companies. Without an effective response plan, these threats and issues may pose risks that could significantly disrupt important operations.

Thus, the need for companies to integrate effective data privacy and security platforms becomes more important than ever. Integrating these types of programs do not only ensure maximum management and protection of business data but also help to meet the ever-dynamic compliance goals of every company.

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Due diligence in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions does not only involve the financial aspects of the deal. Although often overlooked, information technology (IT) is also a critical part of the process. With industries’ growing implementation of various disruptive technologies such as analytics, artificial intelligence, and big data, IT due diligence has never been more relevant.

Prudent companies know this and take the role of IT in M&A seriously. They understand that any merger or acquisition plan should include a comprehensive technology due diligence strategy that would help them mitigate potential risks and ensure successful IT integration.

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The number of data breach incidents has continuously ramped up at an alarming pace. As the digital world progresses, cybercriminals have found various ways to infiltrate confidential and sensitive business data, posing profound risks of business disruption, financial losses, and reputational damages. To mitigate these, businesses and their cybersecurity experts must ensure that their sensitive data are safeguarded. They must come up with data security measures and policies as well as cybersecurity assessment tools and strategies to avoid potential data breaches, or minimize the financial fallout when they occur.

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