Check back regularly for updates on activity in the field by attorneys in Rothwell Figg’s Privacy, Data Protection, and Cybersecurity team.
Attorney Authored Guides
- Spring Cleaning While You Are Housebound – 5 Steps to Better Data Privacy Hygiene, Last Revised June 2020
- Rothwell Figg California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Compliance Guide, Last Revised December 2019
Attorney Authored Articles and Publications
- Jenny Colgate, Caitlin Wilmot, Martin Zoltick, and Jennifer Maisel, U.S. Section of the Mondaq Data Privacy Comparative Guide (November 2020)
- Christopher Ott, “Phantom Responsibility: How Data Security and Privacy Lapses Lead to Personal Liability for Officers and Directors,” International Comparative Legal Guide to: Cybersecurity 2021 published by Global Legal Group Ltd. (November 2020)
- Martin Zoltick and Jenny Colgate, “Privacy, Data Protection, and Cybersecurity: A State-Law Analysis,” International Comparative Legal Guide to: Data Protection 2020 published by Global Legal Group Ltd. (July 2020)
- Steven Lieberman, Christopher Ott, and Jennifer Maisel, “Risk Mitigation for Social Media Cos. In Light of Trump Order,” Law360 (June 2020)
- Christopher Ott, “How Cyber Cases Can Inform COVID-19 Business Litigation,” Law360 (March 2020)
- Jennifer Maisel, “AI in Augmented Reality and Entertainment,” The Law of Artificial Intelligence and Smart Machines: Understanding A.I. and the Legal Impact published by the American Bar Association (August 2019)
- Martin Zoltick and Jenny Colgate, “The Application of Data Protection Laws in (Outer) Space,” International Comparative Legal Guide to: Data Protection 2019 published by Global Legal Group Ltd. (July 2019)
- Jennifer Maisel (co-author), “New EU Patent Guidelines May Affect Companies’ AI Strategy,” Law360 (October 2018)
- Martin Zoltick and Jennifer Maisel, “Data privacy and cyber security: the importance of a proactive approach,” Financier Worldwide (June 2018)
- Steven Lieberman (since 1995) and Jennifer Maisel, co-authors of the District of Columbia section of the Media Law Resource Center’s (MLRC) annual 50-State Survey of Media Privacy and Related Law
Attorney Speaking Engagements
- Martin Zoltick, “Feeling Insecure? What the IoT Community Needs to Know to Navigate the Evolving Legal and Regulatory Landscape Requiring “Reasonable Security” Features for IoT and Connected Devices,” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Internet of Things (IoT) Vertical and Topical Summit at Radio & Wireless Week 2021 (RWW2021)
- Martin Zoltick, Jenny Colgate, and Caitlin Wilmot, “Employee privacy and security considerations in the age of COVID-19,” Lexology Webinar (September 2020) [Slides available upon request by email to Privacy@rfem.com]
- Martin Zoltick, Jenny Colgate, and Caitlin Wilmot, “Connected Healthcare – Navigating the Patchwork of US Privacy Laws and Developing a Platform that Promotes Trust,” American Bar Association (ABA) Webinar Sponsored by the Section of Science and Technology Law (September 2020)
- Martin Zoltick and Jennifer Maisel, “Legal and Regulatory Framework: Internet of Things and AI-Enabled Technologies,” Standards for IoT Week at IEEE Virtual World Forum on Internet of Things (WFIoT) (August 2020)
- Martin Zoltick and Jennifer Maisel, “Legal and Regulatory Considerations: Application of Artificial Intelligence to Telecommunications and the FCC,” Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Technology Advisory Council Working Group on Artificial Intelligence and Computing, Presenter (July 2020)
- Martin Zoltick, Jenny Colgate, Christopher Ott, “Employee and Customer Health Data: Back to Work in the Age of COVID-19,” Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) “Back to Work” Virtual Roundtable Series (June 2020)
- Martin Zoltick, “Managing the Hidden Imperatives of IoT: Software and Application Quality, Teamwork and Legal Compliance,” Panel at IoT Day Slam 2020 conference (April 2020)
- Martin Zoltick and Jennifer Maisel, “Evolving Legal Landscape: Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity for IoT, Big Data and AI-Enabled Technologies,” On-Demand session at IoT Day Slam 2020 conference (April 2020)
- Christopher Ott, “Alice Ain’t Home: Detecting and Countering Foreign Hackers on Social Media,” RSA Conference 2020 (February 2020)
- Martin Zoltick, “The Evolving Legal Landscape: Privacy, Data Protection, and Cybersecurity,” Presentation for Licensing Executives Society Japan (LES Japan) (November 2019)
- Jennifer Maisel, “Navigating the Information Universe,” American Bar Association Business Law Section In The Know Webinar (November 2019)
- Jennifer Maisel, “What US Lawyers Should Know About Artificial Intelligence,” American Bar Association Business Law Section Cyberspace Law Committee Webinar (August 2019) (click here to hear an excerpt)
- Steven Lieberman, Martin Zoltick, and Jennifer Maisel, Led interactive peer-to-peer networking sessions at International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit 2019 (May 2019)
- Martin Zoltick, “IoT and IoS Technologies and the Evolving Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Legal Landscape: ‘Danger, Will Robinson!'” Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Internet of Things (IoT) Summit at Radio & Wireless Week 2019 (RWW2019) (January 2019)
- Martin Zoltick, “Complying with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) – What Companies Need to Know,” Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) International Committee event (November 2018)
- Steven Lieberman and Jennifer Maisel, “Artificial Intelligence and IP: The 1972 Miami Dolphins Play the 2007 New England Patriots, and other AI-Related Issues,” Continuing Legal Education Course (October 2018)