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Karen Painter Randall

Chair, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Incident Response Group

Overview

Karen Painter Randall, formerly Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney and a partner at Connell Foley LLP, where she chairs the Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Incident Response Group. With extensive experience counseling clients on cybersecurity, data rights, and privacy laws and regulation, Karen provides proactive measures to safeguard the enterprise data, including security assessments, policies and procedures, security awareness training, incident response plans, and cyber liability insurance.

Karen holistically guides a wide array of businesses through the rapidly evolving cybersecurity and privacy space, including GDPR, CCPA, FERPA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and TCPA compliance. Her clients span multiple industries, from financial services to healthcare, public entities, education, transportation, and retail, as well as lawyers and other licensed professionals.

In addition, Karen serves as incident response counsel for businesses and for cyber liability insurance carriers, leading the incident response effort quickly and efficiently on crippling data breaches and vulnerabilities, particularly those involving insider threats, business email compromise and ransomware attacks. She drives strategic solutions related to post‐breach issues, including forensic and e‐discovery investigations, statutory notification requirements in all 50 states, remediation, class action litigation, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) inquiries or regulatory enforcement actions, and FTC, HHS, and state attorney general investigations. In addition to incident response, Karen has a depth of experience managing third-party vendor risk and drafting vendor agreements.

Karen received three presidential appointments to the American Bar Association’s Cybersecurity Legal Task Force and was recently appointed as the Task Force’s Private Sector Liaison. She is the founder and Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association Cybersecurity Legal Task Force, and the University of South Carolina School of Law selected Karen to lead its Cybersecurity Legal Task Force and serve as Director of the annual National Cybersecurity Legal Institute. In addition, Karen serves as Chair of the USLAW Network Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Group. Most recently, Karen was appointed to the newly formed New Jersey State Bar Association's AI Task Force, where she will play a pivotal role in shaping the direction of this group's initiatives

A sought-after speaker, Karen presents frequently on a wide range of emerging concerns in the area of cybersecurity and data privacy. She is often quoted in business and trade publication articles on key cyber and data privacy issues, including recently on the issue of safeguarding the online privacy of Federal Judges.

Karen has been honored with the “NJ Digi-Tech Innovators Award" from NJBIZ for both years that the publication has held this program, including the inaugural awards in 2019 when Karen was the only attorney among the 34 honorees selected for this award. She has been selected repeatedly for inclusion in the “Top 50 Female SuperLawyers” in New Jersey.

A Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Karen was appointed by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner to serve on the Board on Civil Trial Certification. 

Karen's commitment to leadership, frequent speaking, and writing underscore her trailblazing impact on the cybersecurity landscape. 

Experience

Representative Experience
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.

  • Insider Wrongdoing: Served as breach response counsel for client related to insider wrongdoing involving unauthorized access to the personally identifiable information of co-workers’ payroll information.
  • Website Compromise: Served as breach response counsel for client regarding unauthorized access to client’s website involving the inadvertent disclosure of customer’s personally identifiable information including credit card/payment information.
  • Insider Wrongdoing: Served as breach response counsel for client regarding inadvertent disclosure of customers’ banking information requiring notification and regulatory evaluation under Gramm Leach Bliley Act.
  • Social Engineering: Served as breach response counsel to provider of MRO whose employee responded Reply All to a phishing email purporting to be from the CEO sending the companies’ W2s for all U.S. based employees for the past two years.
  • Insider Wrongdoing: Served as breach response counsel for client related to insider wrongdoing involving the theft of employee personnel files containing personally identifiable information including Social Security numbers, bank account numbers/PINS and protected health information.
  • Business Email Compromise: Represented professional clients in external system breaches involving phishing emails wherein funds were fraudulently wired.
  • Theft of School Files: Represented school district regarding theft of student IEPs from employee’s vehicle, and advised regarding notification and privacy implications under FERPA.
  • Technical Support Compromise: Served as breach response counsel to accounting firm involving a “Microsoft Premium Technical Support” attack compromising the tax returns of its clients.
  • Social Engineering/Ransomware:  Served as breach response counsel to a school district infected with malware indicative of two persistent banking Trojans, Emotet and Trickbot wherein the credentials of its employees who entered them into financial institution website and other similar websites were compromised.  This attack was followed by ransomware attack.
  • Ransomware: Served as breach response counsel to law firm that was the victim of a ransomware attack (Ryuk), and worked with forensics and bitcoin broker to pay ransom, obtain the decryption key for the return of data and restore.
  • Social Engineering: Represented law firm wherein a third-party gained unauthorized access to email account, and advised regarding obligations under applicable state statute and reporting requirements as bankruptcy trustee.
  • Social Engineering: Served as breach response counsel to accounting firm involved in a third-party gaining unauthorized access to email account and firm’s portal storing confidential client PII information. 
  • HIPAA: Represented physical therapist facility related to former employees downloading patient information prior to departure and advised on applicable state statute and HIPAA requirements.
  • HIPAA:  Represented third-party organization that uses data analytics to promote patient safety and quality healthcare to advise them on potential HIPAA violation associated with information provided from a covered entity.
  • Social Engineering: Represented service provider to insurance carriers in connection with processing premium payments under their Pay-As-You-Go workers compensation policy involved in a social engineering attack, which resulted in unauthorized access to PII and PHI information contained within an employee’s email account.  Data mining services were deployed.
  • Ransomware: Served as breach response counsel to a school district infected by the Sodinokini strain of ransomware.  Because their back-up was also encrypted we helped to facilitate the payment of ransom to the attacker in return for the decryption key to its files.
  • Ransomware: Served as breach response counsel to a school district infected by the Sodinokini strain of ransomware.  The school district maintained sufficient back-up and avoided having to pay the ransom demand.
  • Ransomware: Served as breach response counsel to a school district infected by the Phobos strain of ransomware.  The school district maintained sufficient back-up and avoided having to pay the ransom demand.
  • Served as incident response counsel to a billion dollar food service company that was the victim of wire fraud. 
  • Served as incident response counsel to a national electric company who suffered a ransomware attack.
  • Served as incident response counsel to a school district infected by ransomware.  The school district maintained sufficient back-up to avoid paying the ransom.
  • Served as incident response counsel and provided recommendation regarding its regulatory obligations to an insurance company whose policyholders’ personal information may have been accessed without authorization as a result of a wire fraud scheme impacting a third-party vendor.

Activities

Professional Affiliations

  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
    • Member
    • Co-chair, New Jersey KnowledgeNet Chapter
  • Bloomberg BNA Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
    • New Jersey Contributing Practitioner
  • USLAW NETWORK, Inc.
    • Chair, Data Privacy and Security Practice Group
      • Co-chair and Instructor, Cybersecurity and Privacy Bootcamp
    • Chair, Professional Liability Practice Group
    • Women's Connection Leadership Committee
    • National Chair, Fall Conference
    • Speaker
      • Managing Partner Forum
      • TELFA Crossborder Meeting
      • Women's Connection Conference
      • Practice Group Exchanges
    • Author
      • USLAW Magazine
      • Digi-Know
  • American Bar Association
    • Presidential Appointments
      • Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability
      • Cybersecurity Legal Task Force 
        • Private Sector Liaison
    • Professional Liability Litigation Committee
      • Attorneys' Liability Subcommittee
    • Contributor, LPL E-Advisory  (Legal and Cyber)
    • Section Member, Science and Technology Law
  • Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Foundation
    • Advisory Board Member, 2019 ACC Foundation Cybersecurity Summit
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
    • Artificial Intelligence in the Law Task Force 
    • Founder and Chair, Cybersecurity Legal Task Force
  • University of South Carolina School of Law

    • Chair, Cybersecurity Legal Task Force
    • Director, Cybersecurity Institute
    • Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity
  • University of South Carolina
    • Member, College of Arts and Sciences Board of Visitors
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
    • Member, Cyber Liability Committee
    • Co-chair, 2016 Cyber Liability Summit in New York City 
    • Northeast Regional Chair
    • New Jersey State Chair
    • President, Northern New Jersey CLM Chapter
    • American Law Journal - Professional Liability Editorial Board
    • Contributor, Around the Nation Newsletter
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI)
    • Professional Liability Advisory Committee
    • Data Breach and Privacy Law Committee
  • Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - NYS Chapter
    • Member, Security & Privacy Committee
      • Legal/Regulatory Subcommittee
  • Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Certification
    • Board Member, Appointed by New Jersey Chief Justice Rabner
  • National Association of Women Lawyers
    • National Mentor
  • Professional Liability Underwriters' Society
  • New Jersey Business and Industry Association
    • Law and Technology Section

Presentations

  • Panelist, "AI: Love It or Forbid It?," USLAW Network GC & In-House Forum (February 2024)
  • Panelist, “The Last Three Big Cyber Events,” NetDiligence CyberRisk Summit (February 2024)
  • Facilitator, "Incident Response Tabletop Exercise," CPA Bergen County Chapter (February 2024)
  • Panelist, "Lessons Learned from a Ransomware Incident," NJSBA NJICLE (November 2023)
  • Panelist, "Cybersecurity for Accountants," NJCPA Bergen County (October 2023)
  • Facilitator, "Cyber Response Tabletop Exercise, WIPL (October 2023)
  • Panelist, "ChatGPT, Other A.I. and the Impact on Your Practice," NJICLE, New Jersey State Bar Association, Live Webcast (August 2023)

  • Panelist, "The Future of Privacy and Cyber: AI, Quantum, and Mind Readers," SecureWorld, Chicago, IL (June 2023)

  • Moderator, “Deep Fakes and ChatGPT: A Brave New World of Risks,” NetDiligence, Philadelphia, PA (June 2023)
  • Co-presenter, “Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, and Cybersecurity Implications,” ExecuSummit, Uncasville, UT (March 2023)
  • Co-presenter, “Forecasting the Future During Times of Great Change,” NJBIA, Edison, NJ (March 2023)
  • Co-speaker, “Sector Risk: Healthcare,” NetDiligence, Fort Lauderdale, FL (February 2023)

  • Opening Remarks, CyberSC Palmetto Cybersecurity Summit for Local Government, Columbia, South Carolina (February 2023)

  • Speaker, "Karen Randall Presents at 2023 NAFFS Winter Meeting" National Association of Flavors and Food-Ingredient Systems (NAFFS) (February 2023)

  • Co-presenter, "Global Update on Privacy Laws, Regulatory Considerations and Oversight" Net Diligence (November 2022)
  • Co-presenter, “Be Cyber Secure – Easy to Implement Procedures for Keeping the Hackers out of Your Law Firm or Law” New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) (November 2022)
  • Co-panelist, "Anatomy of a Cyber Claim – Argot, Attacks and Adjudication, "ClaimsXchange Annual Conference; Philadelphia, PA (October  2022)
  • Co-presenter, “Cyber Liability, Hacking, Scamming and Attendant Claims Against Law Firms,” USLAW Network Client Conference (September 2022)
  • Co-presenter, "Implications of the SEC Proposed Cybersecurity Rules," American Bar Association (ABA); Webinar (September 2022)
  • Co-presenter, "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Business Email Compromise Attacks on Law Firms," USLAW Network, Inc. Fall Conference; Austin, TX (September 2022) 
  • Co-presenter, “Cyber Liability, Hacking and Scamming, and Attendant Claims Against Law Firms,” USLAW Network, Inc.; Norwich, CT (July 2022)
  • Presenter, "Incident Response and Organizational Resilience," CyberSC 6th Annual South Carolina Cybersecurity Summit 6.0; Charleston, SC (May 2022)
  • Moderator, "How to Prepare for an Attack on Your Law Firm and Clients' Business," New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) Annual Meeting; Atlantic City, NJ (May 2022)
  • Presenter, “Geopolitical Tensions and Elevated Cyber Threats - What You Need to Know NOW and How to Bolster Your Defenses,” New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE); Webinar (March 2022)
  • Presenter, “Tabletops for Elevated Cyber Threats and Attacks to Help Bolster the Organization’s Defenses,” USLAW Network, Inc.; Amelia Island, FL (March 2022)
  • Speaker, "The Growing Threat of Cyber Attacks," SCITDA 2022 Spring Leadership Meeting; Greenville, SC (March 2022)
  • Panelist, "Current State of Cybersecurity and the Threat Landscape," NJBIZ Panel Discussion: Cybersecurity; Webinar (February 2022)
  • Conference Co-chair and Panelist, "Ransomware Advisory Group Roundtable," NetDiligence® Claims & Incident Response Summit; Ft. Lauderdale, FL (January 2022)
  • Presenter, "Lemme Best Practices Module #3 - Discoverability of Forensic Reports Post-Cyber Breach," EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants; Webinar (November 2021)
  • Virtual Presenter, "Ransomware: You Don't Always Have to Pay," USLAW Network Short Takes; Video (November 2021)
  • Presenter, "Cyber Security - Best Practices, Insurance & Ransomware," Women Owned Law, NY Virtual Table Talk (November 2021)
  • Panelist, "You Got Hacked. Now What?" New Jersey Judiciary; Virtual (October 2021)
  • Presenter, "The State of Ransomware in 2021,"  2021 CPA-USA Association Annual General Meeting; Atlanta, GA (October 2021)
  • Moderator, "Applying E-Discovery & Forensic Techniques to Incident Response," NetDiligence; Santa Monica, CA (October 2021)
  • Panelist, "The Best Offense Is a Great Defense: Vital Intel from Cybersecurity Practitioners," CavignacHiggs Fletcher & Mack, LevitZacks, and Northern Trust; Virtual (September 2021)
  • Facilitator, “Ransomware: You Don’t Always Have to Pay," USLAW Network National Client Conference; Colorado Springs, CO (Fall 2021)
  • Panelist, “Life of a Ransomware Claim," NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit; Philadelphia, PA (July 2021) 
  • Speaker, “Protecting Data From Cyber-Hacking and Ransomware,” Association of Food Industries 2021 Convention; Virtual (June 2021)
  • Speaker, “Ransomware: You Don’t Always Have to Pay,” USLAW EduNet; Webinar (June 2021)
  • Speaker, "Small Business Cybersecurity," NOW + NEXT: Cyber Conference; Virtual (May 2021)
  • Speaker, "Data Security for Lawyers," Driven Inc.; Webinar (May 2021)
  • Moderator, "Ransomware: Rapidly Evolving Response Options and Consequences," American Bar Association (ABA) 2021 Virtual Litigation Section Annual Conference (May 2021)
  • Speaker, "Legal Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Issues & Solutions for Attorneys Representing Government, State and Local Municipalities," New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA)/New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF); Webinar (April 2021)
  • Panelist, "Sexting, Cyberbullying & Their Dangerous Consequences," New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA)/New Jersey State Bar Foundation (NJSBF); Webinar (April 2021)
  • Panelist, "Cybersecurity Forecast for 2021: The Good, Bad and Ugly in Healthcare," HIMSS NYS; Webinar (February 2021)
  • Panelist, "Cybercrime, Ransomware and Data Breaches- Timing the Role of Law Enforcement," Practising Law Institute (PLI); Webinar (February 2021)
  • Panelist, "The New Virtual Workplace: More Exposed to Ransomware Attacks?" HIMSS New York State Chapter; Webinar (January 2021)
  • Speaker, "Ransomware, Data Breach & Privacy Issues - Lawsuits & Mediation," Will Work for Food; Webinar (January 2021)
  • Speaker, "Safeguarding Your Child Online: The Internet, Social Media, and Remote Learning," Perrin Conferences and ProNet Group Inc.; Webinar (December 2020)
  • Speaker "Ransomware Minefields: You Don't Always Have to Pay," New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) Webinar "2020/21 Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Summit: Practical Strategies to Prepare for the Impending Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Crisis" (December 2020)
  • Speaker, "Justifying Judicial Security: Physical and Online Protection," American Bar Association (ABA) Judicial Division; Webinar (October 2020)
  • Speaker, "Ransomware - You Don't Always Have to Pay," SC Cyber/SC DIS CyberSecurity Awareness Symposium; Webinar series (October 2020)
  • Panelist, “Cybersecurity Predictions Panel for the Public Sector, Legal and Law Enforcement,” New Jersey Judiciary Cybersecurity Summit 2020: Actionable Cybersecurity: Providing Justice Digitally and Securely During and After COVID-19 (October 2020)
  • Speaker, "USLAW Short Takes for Corporate Issues: Cyber Security and Data Privacy," USLAW NETWORK Worldwide Virtual Retreat: 2021 and Beyond; Online Program (October 2020)
  • Speaker, "Shifting Sands of Cyber Legal Landscape," In2Risk 2020 Annual Conference, The Institutes CPCU Society; Webinar (October 2020)
  • Speaker, "Cyber Risk is a D&O Risk," PLUS New England Chapter; Webinar (September 2020)
  • Speaker, "Pandemic Cybersecurity and Loss Prevention: Finding a New Normal," USLAW NETWORK Women's Connection; Webinar (July 2020) 
  • Speaker, “Current Trends and Issues in Cyber Claims, Third Party Litigation and Biometric Discrimination,” CLM Cyber, Management & Professional Liability Conference; Webinar (July 2020)
  • Speaker, "Business Email Compromise and Wire Fraud," Net Diligence Summer 2020 Cyber Risk Summit; Webinar (July 2020)
  • Speaker, "Pandemic Cybersecurity, Ethics and Loss Prevention: Finding a New Normal," University of South Carolina School of Law Cybersecurity Legal Task Force and The American Bar Association Cybersecurity Legal Task Force; Webinar (June 2020) 
  • Speaker, "Pandemic Cybersecurity- Related Issues and the New Normal," USLAW; Webinar (June 2020)
  • Speaker, "Cybersecurity Playbook for Working from Home," NJSBA 2020 Annual Meeting; Webinar (May 2020)
  • Speaker, "The Ransomware Attack on Your Firm Is Coming: Are You Prepared?” University of South Carolina School of Law's 2020 National Cybersecurity Institute; South Carolina (March 2020)
  • Speaker, "Current Issues in the Ever-Changing Landscape of Cybersecurity for Law Firms," USLAW Network Managing Partner and Law Firm Leaders Forum; Las Vegas, NV (February 2020)
  • Speaker, "Privacy Law and Cyber-security: Hacking Away at Challenges Facing In-House Counsel," NJSBA 2020 Corporate Counsel Institute; New Jersey Law Center (January 2020)
  • Speaker, "2020 Forecast: Construction Predictions and Trends," Connell Foley LLP; Roseland, NJ (January 2020)
  • Speaker, "Cybersecurity," American Bus Association (ABA) 2020 Marketplace - CEO Summit; Omaha, NE (January 2020)
  • Speaker and Conference Leader, "Ransomware," 3rd Annual NJSBA Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Institute; New Jersey Law Center (December 2019)
  • Speaker, "Guarding Against Ransomware," New Jersey League of Municipalities; Atlantic City, NJ (November 2019)
  • Speaker, "Breaking Down Wire Fraud," NetDiligence® Cyber Risk Summit; Santa Monica, CA (October 2019)
  • Speaker, "Managing Cyber Security Risk in a Digital World," School Pool for Excess Liability Limits Joint Insurance Fund (SPELL JIF); Mount Laurel, NJ (July 2019)
  • Speaker, "Cyber: One Step Ahead — The Evolving Nature of Wire Transfer Fraud and Business Email Compromise," 2019 CLM Cyber, Management, and Professional Liability Conference; Boston, MA (July 2019)
  • Speaker, "The History of Women in the Workplace – Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?" The USLAW Women's Connection; Cape Neddick, ME (June 2019)
  • Speaker, "Privacy and Data Security Legal and Ethical Obligations for Lawyers," Fourth National Institute on Cybersecurity and Data Protection: A Law Firm's Responsibility in Managing Data Risk, NYU Law; NYC, NY (June 2019)
  • Moderator, "Cyber Claims Handling Best Practices Workshop," NetDiligence® CyberRisk Summit; Philadelphia, PA (June 2019)
  • Moderator, "Law Firms and the Cybersecurity Crisis: Be Prepared or Face the Consequences," NJSBA Annual Conference; Atlantic City, NJ (May 2019)
  • Speaker, "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Business Email Compromise," 2019 Cybersecurity Legal Institute; University of South Carolina (April 2019)
  • Speaker, "Cyber Hot Seat: Current Affairs Q&A," NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit; Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, Bermuda (March 2019)
  • Speaker, "Local Governments’ Cybersecurity Crisis: Be Prepared or Face the Consequences," Mayors' Meeting; Arcola Country Club, NJ (March 2019)
  • Speaker, "Ransomware: A Massive and Paralyzing Cyber Threat Facing Organizations in 2019," University of South Carolina School of Law's Cybersecurity Legal Task Force Webinar (February 2019)
  • Speaker, "Cyber Insurance Update: What is the Latest?” at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Foundation Cybersecurity Summit; Washington, DC (January 2019)
  • Speaker, "The Power of Innovation-The Exploding Cybersecurity Threat Affecting Lawyers and Bar Associations," National Conference of Bar Presidents, ABA Midyear Meeting; Las Vegas, NV (January 2019)
  • Speaker, "Terrorism and Cyberterrorism Discussion," 2019 United Motorcoach Association's (UMA) Motorcoach Expo; Fort Lauderdale, FL (January 2019)
  • Speaker, "Incident Response Planning," NJSBA 2nd Annual Cybersecurity Institute; New Brunswick, NJ (December 2018)
  • Speaker, "So You're Under Attack: Simulating The Financial and Business Impacts of Cyber Attack," AICPA & CIMA Cyber Security U.S Conference; New York, NY (November 2018)
  • Speaker, "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Wire Transfer Fraud and Professionals," 2018 DRI Professional Liability Seminar; New York, NY (November 2018)
  • Speaker, "Navigating Cybersecurity from Cradle to Grave," SC Logistics Tech Talk Seminar; Charleston, SC (October 2018)
  • Speaker, "A 2018 Cybersecurity Report for Enterprise Leadership," CIANJ Executive Forum Meeting; Florham Park, NJ (October 2018) Moderator, "Wire Fraud Transfer," ABA Fall 2018 National Legal Malpractice Conference; Las Vegas, NV (September 2018)
  • Speaker, "Cybersecurity: Imposing New Legal Dilemmas," ATA Forum for Motor Carrier General Counsel; Santa Ana Pueblo, NM (July 2018)
  • Speaker, "Darkest Hour? Shining a Light on Cyber Ethical Obligations," ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force - Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call: The Business You Save May Be Your Own web series (June 2018)
  • Speaker, "The Internet of Things - Transforming Your Business," 2018 NJBIA Cybersecurity Summit; Newark Airport Marriot, NJ (June 2018)
  • Moderator, "Chief Information Security Officer Cyber Risk Roundtable," Swimming with the Cyber Sharks - HIMSS New Jersey Chapter Spring Event; Long Branch, NJ (June 2018)
  • Panelist, "Breach Response: Be Prepared or Face the Consequences," Metro Women's Leadership Summit; Newark, NJ (June 2018)
  • Speaker, "Law Firms: The Soft Underbelly of Cybersecurity," 2018 USLAW Network Professional Liability Exchange; Jersey City, NJ (May 2018)
  • Speaker, "Essential Strategies for Insuring GDPR Exposures: What You Need to Know About Cyber Insurance for GDPR Liabilitis," NJICLE webinar (May 2018)
  • Moderator, "The Procrastinator’s Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): What to prioritize and how to do it," IAPP New Jersey KnowledgeNet Chapter meeting; Roseland, NJ (May 2018)
  • Speaker, "What Security Nightmares Keep Law Firm Management Up at Night," American Bar Association (ABA) webinar (March 2018)
  • Speaker, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Addressing the Cyber Risk Across the Legal Services Supply Chain," 7th Annual ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference; Phoenix, AZ (March 2018)
  • Speaker, “IoT and Mobile Applications,” USLAW NETWORK Data Privacy & Security Boot Camp; Dallas, TX (March 2018)
  • Speaker, "Cyber Insurance," USLAW NETWORK Data Privacy & Security Boot Camp; Dallas, TX (March 2018)
  • Speaker, "Disaster Recovery: Preparing for Both Natural and Cyber Disasters and Protecting Firm and Client Data," USLAW Network Managing Partners Forum; Dallas, TX (February 2018)
  • Speaker, “Ethical Issues of Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Law,” South Carolina Law Review Symposium; University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, SC (February 2018)
  • Speaker, "Ransomware: New Epidemic Occurences Can Be Fatal to Your Business," Cyber Resilience program; Ramapo College, NJ (November 2017)
  • Speaker, "Practical Cybersecurity Risk Management Strategies for Solos, Law Firms, In-House Counsel and Government Attorneys,"NJSBA Cybersecurity Institute program; New Brunswick, NJ (November 2017)
  • Speaker, "I've Been Hacked! Do I Have Insurance?  Cybersecurity Regulations & Insurance Issues," New York City Bar Association program; New York, NY (September 2017)
  • Speaker, "Population Health and Information Security," Security, Privacy & Compliance Committee webinar; New Jersey Chapter of the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (NJHIMSS) (September 2017)
  • Moderator, "Artificial Intelligence and the Coming Age of the Superhuman Lawyer,"  American Bar Association's (ABA) Fall 2017 National Legal Malpractice Conference; Colorado Springs, CO (September 2017)
  • Speaker, "Six Steps to Getting Closer to Law Firm Cybersecurity," New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) webinar (August 2017)
  • Speaker, "Exercising Cybersecurity Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions," 2017 CLM Management & Professional Liability Conference; Boston, MA (July 2017)
  • Speaker, "Leading Organizations through an Era of Change,” New York State chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS); Yankee Stadium, New York, NY (June 2017) 
  • Speaker, "Billions of Ways the IoT Poses Risk to the Enterprise,” Kean University's Internet of Things program; Union, NJ (June 2017)
  • Speaker, “Protecting Your Data: Guarding Against Cyber Attacks and Security Breaches,” USLAW Women’s Connection; Lake Tahoe, NY (June 2017)
  • Speaker, “Data Security Risk Assessments: The Gold of Due Diligence,” ABA’s Spring 2017 National Legal Malpractice Conference; Boston, MA (April 2017)
  • Speaker, “The New Normal: Law, Technology, and Innovation,” 6th Annual ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference; Phoenix, AZ  (March 2017)
  • Speaker, "HIPAA" and "Handling a Data Breach from the Beginning," USLAW NETWORK 2016 Data Privacy and Security Boot Camp; Dallas, TX (November 2016)
  • Speaker, “The Brave New World of HIPAA Enforcement,” Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) 2016 Cyber Liability Summit; New York, NY (October 2016)
  • Speaker, “Data Privacy Issues and Concerns with International Business,” USLAW/TELFA Cross Border Business and Transactions Exchange; Chicago, IL (September 2016)
  • Speaker, “The Fundamentals of Data Protection at Work,” Fall 2016 USLAW NETWORK Client Conference; Colorado Springs, CO (September 2016)
  • Speaker, “Legal Considerations in Practice Management and Technology,” New Jersey State Bar Association Technology Symposium; New Brunswick, NJ (July 2016)
  • Speaker, “RANSOMWARE: A Global Threat to Local Business,” Kean University Ransomware Symposium; Union, NJ (June 2016)
  • Speaker, “Leveraging Technology for Transitions of Care,” HIMSS New Jersey’s Chapter’s Spring Event; New Brunswick, NJ (June 2016)
  • Speaker, “Compliance Strategies for the C-Suite: The Regulatory Landscape for Cybersecurity,”  NJBIA Cybersecurity Summit; Bridgewater, NJ (May 2016)
  • Speaker, “Blurred Line Between Work and Private Time: Acceptable and Unacceptable Monitoring of Employees in the Social Media Age,” Spring 2016 USLAW Network Client Conference; Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (April 2016)
  • Moderator, “Legal Project Management: A Simple Concept Based on Common Sense,” National Legal Malpractice Conference; New Orleans, LA (April 2016)
  • Speaker, “EMV Chip and Pin Implementation and the Anticipated Litigation,” Data Breach & Privacy Litigation and Enforcement Conference; Philadelphia, PA (March 2016)
  • Speaker, “The First 72 Hours: Responding to a Data Breach Quickly and Effectively to Minimize Risk and Get Back to Business,” ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference; Tempe, AZ (March 2016)
  • Speaker, “Reputation & Risk: Corporate Reputation & Social Media in Healthcare,” Healthcare Technical Solutions, LLC’s webinar (February 2016)
  • Speaker, "Cleaning Out the Data Classification Closet," The Voice of the Defense Bar (DRI) Data Breach and Privacy Law Seminar; Chicago, IL (November 2015)  
  • Speaker, “Be Prepared or Face the Consequences,” Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) Cyber Liability Summit; New York, NY (October 2015)
  • Speaker, “Point of Sale Litigation: Update on Cyber and Other Point of Sale Threats,” 2015 USLAW Network Retail & Hospitality Law Exchange; Chicago, IL (October 2015)
  • Speaker, “Houston, We Have A Problem! (The Mechanics of Data and IP Breach),” Guarding the Company Jewels: Data Security & Privacy, IP and Reputation Management, Fall 2015 USLAW Network Client Conference; Boston, MA (September 2015)
  • Speaker, "Thought Leader Speaker Series," Eyes on Cyber, Cyber Security Conference 2015 (June 2015)
  • Speaker, "Legal Project Management – Planning to Win," Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) Annual Conference; Palm Desert, CA (March 2015)
  • Moderator, “Evaluating Cyber Liability Insurance Policies: What You Should Know to make a Purchasing Decision,” Webinar, American Bar Association (March 2015)
  • Speaker, “Mechanics of a Data Breach and Initial Response – Assembling the Team and Recovery of Damages, Indemnification Claims, Subrogation and Affirmative Use of Contractual Limitations and Remedies Provisions,” Protecting Your Business in the Digital Age, 2015 USLAW Network Legal Leaders & Corporate Counsel Exchange; Chicago, IL (March 2015) 
  • Speaker, "How to Be Secure in an Unsecure World," Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) two-day Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Conference; Orlando, FL (February 2015)
  • Speaker, "Technology's Rapidly Growing Impact on the Practice of Law and Insurance Industry," Driving the Dialogue: USLAW’s Professional Liability Exchange 2014 (June 2014)
  • Speaker, "Warning! Pitfalls to Avoid in the Changing Technological Climate" - Technology Trends That Are Transforming the Insurance Industry and Practice of Law, Claims & Litigation Management Alliance; Chicago, IL (July 2014)
  • Speaker, "Top Ten Rainmaking Tips," USLAW Women's Connection Meeting; Sea Island, GA (March 2014)
  • Speaker, “Warning! Pitfalls to Avoid in the Changing Technological Climate” - Technology Trends That Are Transforming the Insurance Industry and Practice of Law, CLM Conference; Boca Raton, FL (2014)
  • Speaker, “Technology’s Rapidly Growing Impact on Standard of Care and Practice of Law,” CLM Conference; San Antonio, TX (2013)
  • Speaker, "Professional Liability Five Minute Drill," USLAW Fall Conference; Washington, DC (2012)
  • Speaker, "Litigation Management and the IPAD," USLAW Conference; Dana Point, CA (2012)
  • Speaker, “Social Media in the Workplace and Litigation Coverage in New Jersey,” Webinar, Hartford Financial (2012)
  • Speaker, "Reducing Law Firm Risk," USLAW Conference; Colorado Springs, CO (2010)
  • Speaker, "Success in a Changing Economy," USLAW Women's Conference Roundtable; Dallas, TX (2009)
  • Speaker, “Developing Client Relationships,” Webinar, USLAW Women's Group (2009)
  • Speaker, “Advising Clients on Procuring and Using Insurance to Address Intellectual Property Lawsuits,” Webinar, American Intellectual Property Law Association (2009)
  • Speaker, "Minimizing Legal Malpractice Claims;” Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, NJ (2009)
  • Speaker, "In-House Counsel and Insurance Claims’ Criteria for Outside Counsel:  A Safe Bet, Penny Ante or All In?" USLAW Professional Liability Conference; Las Vegas, NV (2008)
  • Speaker, Best Practices Roundtable, USLAW Women's Conference; Chicago, IL (2008)
  • Speaker, “Professional Liability and Insurance/Bad Faith,” USLAW Roundtable; Las Vegas, NV (2008)
  • Speaker, “Business Generation in the Insurance Industry,” USLAW Professional Liability Fly-In Meeting; New York, NY (2008)
  • Speaker, “How to Best Use an Expert in Professional Liability Litigation;” Washington, DC (2007)
  • Moderator, Director and Officer Claims Coverage Issues, ABA Midyear Meeting; Tucson, AZ (2006)
  • Moderator, Director and Officer Claims Coverage Issues, ABA Midyear Meeting; Tucson, AZ (2005)
  • Moderator, Director and Officer Claims Coverage Issues, ABA Midyear Meeting; Tucson, AZ (2004)
  • Speaker, “Legal Malpractice Claims and Coverage Issues,” ABA Midyear Meeting; Tucson, AZ (2003)
  • Speaker, “Healthcare−Elder Abuse Claims and Coverage Issues,” ABA Midyear Meeting; Tucson, AZ (2002)
  • Speaker, “Construction Defect Claims,” ABA Midyear Meeting; Tucson, AZ (2001)
  • Speaker, “ERISA: Coverage and Claims Issues,” ABA Midyear Meeting; Tucson, AZ (2000)
  • Speaker, “Professional Liability of Architects,” CNA Insurance, Co. (2000)
  • Speaker, “Risk Management for Large Law Firms,” CNA Insurance, Co.; Chicago, IL (1999)
  • Speaker, “Risk Management for Dentists,” NJ Dental Association; Atlantic City, NJ (1990-1994)

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Speaking Engagements

Publications

Blog Posts

Honors

Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney (1992-2022)

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

NJBIZ

  • Leaders in Law (2021)
  • NJ Digi-Tech Innovators Awards (2019, 2021)
  • Best 50 Women in Business (2012)

ROI-NJ "Influencers"

  • Law (2022)
  • Women in Business (2021, 2022)

University of South Carolina, College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award (2020)

Diverse Attorneys of the Year, New Jersey Law Journal (2017)

New Jersey’s Women Leaders in Law, Complex Litigation (2013)

National Finalist, CLM Litigation Management Professional of the Year (2012)

New Jersey Super Lawyers (2011-2023)

  • Top 50 Women, New Jersey Super Lawyers (2016-2021)
  • Top 100, New Jersey Super Lawyers - (2020, 2021)

Prominent Woman Among Women and Minority Attorneys in New Jersey, New Jersey Law Journal

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Clerkships

  • Hon. J. Emmet Cassidy of New Jersey Superior Court

Education

Organizational Cybersecurity Information Sharing, CIAS and The Department of Homeland Security FEMA

Advanced Legal Management Program, Montclair State University School of Business

University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D.)

University of South Carolina (M.A., Public Administration)

University of South Carolina (B.A., Honors College)

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