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Data Privacy Day – Tip #4 – Transactional Best Practices for Lawyers

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Written by Michael Arnold and Jennifer Rubin Even though lawyers working on both sides of an M&A transaction during the due diligence phase might immerse themselves in a “confidentiality bubble”, they still must be careful not to disclose or access confidential employee information in the course of that transaction. Attorneys evaluating potential transactions might be… Continue Reading

$1.8 Million Verdict in Pretexting Case

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Written by Cynthia and Michael A Cook County, Illinois jury recently awarded $1.8 million dollars to Kathy Lawlor, who claimed that her former employer, North American Corp. of Illinois, violated her privacy rights by hiring a private investigator who fraudulently obtained her telephone records through the use of “pretexting” – or by pretending to be… Continue Reading