COURSE DESCRIPTION
As legal practice increasingly relies on cloud-based technologies and digital communication tools, attorneys must remain vigilant in protecting confidential client information. This program examines the ethical responsibilities surrounding data security, technological competence, and the use of third-party cloud service providers. Participants will explore practical strategies for identifying cybersecurity risks, safeguarding sensitive information, and maintaining compliance with professional obligations in an evolving digital landscape.
- Understand ethical duties of confidentiality and competence as they apply to cloud-based storage and communication platforms
- Evaluate vendor security practices, encryption standards, and due diligence requirements when selecting cloud service providers
- Identify common cybersecurity risks, and inadvertent disclosures
Speaker:
Thomas E. Spahn is a partner in the McLean, Virginia office of McGuireWoods, LLP, where he has a substantial practice advising clients on properly creating and preserving the attorney-client privilege and work product protections. For more than 30 years he has lectured extensively on legal ethics and professionalism and has written “The Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine: A Practitioner’s Guide,” a 750 page treatise published by the Virginia Law Foundation. Mr. Spahn has served as a member of the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility and as a member of the Virginia State Bar's Legal Ethics Committee. He received his B.A., magna cum laude, from Yale University and his J.D. from Yale Law School.