Protecting attorney-client privilege in age of cyber warfare

How are fundamental principles of American law like attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine compatible with the ever-changing rules of cybersecurity?

That was the topic of a recent webinar hosted by the American Bar Association. Brandeis Law Professor Grace Giesel participated. 

The panel looked at five essential areas of cybersecurity that attorneys must consider in order to fulfill their responsibilities to their clients and the law, according to the ABA.

Those areas are: 

• Protecting attorney-client privilege.
• Advising clients on data protection.
• Responding to a data breach.
• Accessing employee communications.
• Working with consultants.

Giesel, the Bernard Flexner Professor and Distinguished Teaching Professor, teaches Contract Law, Professional Responsibility and Contract Drafting.

Her scholarly interests include contract and professional responsibility issues with particular focus on the nature of the relationship of attorney and client, in-house and corporate representation in general, the attorney-client privilege, contracts and public policy and areas in which professional responsibility and contract law intersect.

Read the ABA's full summary of the webinar here.