信息安全资料法律不确定时期的伦理管理实践.pdfVIP

ManagingLegalEthicsinUncertainTimes

KirkJ.Nahra

WilmerHale

(202)663-6128

Kirk.Nahra@

@kirkjnahrawork

SessionOverview

•Technologycontinuestodevelopandchangerapidly

•Privacyanddatasecuritylawcannotkeeppacewithtechnologicalchanges

•Aperfectstormforlawyersandprivacyprofessionals–youcan’tpossiblykeepupwith

everything,there’stoomuchtechnologyandthelawismovinginunpredictableand

oftenunexpectedways

•Isitrealisticforlawyerstokeepupwith(allof)thedevelopments?

•Tremendousamountofuncertaintyinapplyingexistinglawtonewtechnologiesandfew

rightanswers

–Beingalawyerinthisenvironmentisnotjustaboutapplyingthelawtofacts

–Needtothinkahead,bethoughtful,havegoodinstincts,andexhibitsound

judgement

–Complicatedissuesinvolvingrisksandenforcementpossibilities

SessionOverview

•Thinkaboutseveralquestionsthroughoutthediscussion

•HowdoIgiveadvicewhentheanswerisunclear?

•HowdoIgiveadvicewhenIdon’tfullyunderstandthetechnology?

•HowdoIgiveadvicewhenthelawischanginginwaysthatcannot

realisticallybepredicted?

•HowdoIgiveadviceaboutenforcementrisk(bothintermsof

regulatorawarenessandregulatorinterest)?

•Ifthe“law”saysyoucan’tdoit,canIadvisethatitsok?

•Howdoyouhandlelawsthatgivecompaniesa“cure”period?

Obligationsfromtheunexpected

•Whatdoyoudowhenthereisunexpected

guidance/enforcement?

•Doyouhaveanobligationtogobackoverprevious

advice?

•Whatdoyoudowhenyoudonotfullyunderstandthe

technology?

•HowwelldoIneedtobeabletopredictthefuture?

StateofU.S.PrivacyandDataSecurityLaw

•Unprecedentedpaceofchange-withlikelihoodof

continuationofthispace-Vastarrayofn