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ROSELAND JERSEY CITY NEWARK NEW YORK CHERRY HILL PHILADELPHIA

Karen Painter RandallChair, Cybersecurity and Data PrivacyT 973.535.0500F [email protected]

56 LIVINGSTON AVENUE * ROSELAND, NJ 07068

PRACTICE AREAS

Professional Liability

Commercial Litigation

Class Action Defense

Insurance Defense

Crisis Management andCatastrophic Loss

Cybersecurity and DataPrivacy

Trial Practice

CLERKSHIPS

Hon. J. Emmet Cassidy ofNew Jersey Superior Court

EDUCATION

Advanced LegalManagement Program,Montclair State UniversitySchool of Business

University of South CarolinaSchool of Law (J.D.)

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

Karen Randall is founder and chair of the Cybersecurity and Data Privacypractice, co-chair of the Professional Liability practice and a senior trialcounsel at Connell Foley. She represents clients in complex litigation, andregulatory compliance and defense matters involving cybersecurity, dataprotection and privacy, social media and professional liability. Karen providescounsel and advocacy in federal and state courts for both professionals andbusinesses across a broad range of industries.

Karen has an extensive background counseling lawyers and law firms, healthcare entities, financial institutions and retail clients by providing proactiveplans to address the myriad cyber risks they each face. She serves as a"breach response coach" across various industries, as well as for cyberinsurance carriers, and offers strategic solutions related to post-breachmatters including statutory notification requirements, class action litigation,regulatory enforcement actions, forensics and crisis management. Karen alsohelps companies conduct risk/security assessments, as well as implementdata security and information governance policies and procedures, andsecurity awareness training for employees.

In addition, Karen maintains a strong professional liability practice, workingclosely with law firms, health care and assisted living institutions, architectsand engineers, directors and officers and accountants. In her complexlitigation work, she handles premises liability matters for major retailers andsubstance abuse treatment centers as well as amusement parks, concertvenues and bowling centers. She defends these entities against diverse



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

ADMISSIONS

New Jersey

United States Court ofAppeals for the Third Circuit

United States District Courtfor the District of New Jersey

United States Supreme Court

claims, including significant sexual molestation and elder abuse matters.

A member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)and co-chair of its New Jersey KnowledgeNet Chapter, Karen is integral tonumerous efforts to educate lawyers on information security and the ethicsof data protection. She has received three ABA presidential appointments toserve on the Cybersecurity Legal Task Force and the Standing Committee onLawyer’s Professional Liability. She is a founder and co-chair of the NewJersey State Bar Association’s Cybersecurity Legal Task Force. Karen alsoserves as Chair of the USLAW Network Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Groupand co-chaired the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance's (CLM) NYCCyber Summit. In addition, she is a member of the HIMSS' Security andPrivacy committee. Karen was selected by Bloomberg BNA to serve as itsNew Jersey Contributing Editor on cyber and privacy issues for BloombergLaw: Privacy & Data Security, focusing on the regulatory and compliancelandscape of data protection laws in the U.S. and around the world. Mostrecently University of South Carolina School of Law selected Karen to lead itsCybersecurity Legal Task Force and serve as Director of the CybersecurityInstitute.

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

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

Experience

Representative experience

● Insider Wrongdoing: Served as breach response counsel for client relatedto insider wrongdoing involving unauthorized access to the personallyidentifiable information of co-workers’ payroll information.

● Website Compromise: Served as breach response counsel for clientregarding unauthorized access to client’s website involving the inadvertentdisclosure of customer’s personally identifiable information including

Karen Painter Randall



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 BlileyAct.

● Social Engineering: Served as breach response counsel to provider of MRO whose employee responded ReplyAll to a phishing email purporting to be from the CEO sending the companies’ W2s for all U.S. basedemployees for the past two years.

● Insider Wrongdoing: Served as breach response counsel for client related to insider wrongdoing involving thetheft of employee personnel files containing personally identifiable information including Social Securitynumbers, bank account numbers/PINS and protected health information.

● Business Email Compromise: Represented professional clients in external system breaches involving phishingemails wherein funds were fraudulently wired.

● Theft of School Files: Represented school district regarding theft of student IEPs from employee’s vehicle, andadvised regarding notification and privacy implications under FERPA.

● Technical Support Compromise: Served as breach response counsel to accounting firm involving a “MicrosoftPremium Technical Support” attack compromising the tax returns of its clients.

● Social Engineering/Ransomware: Served as breach response counsel to a school district infected withmalware indicative of two persistent banking Trojans, Emotet and Trickbot wherein the credentials of itsemployees who entered them into financial institution website and other similar websites werecompromised. 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 returnof 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 bankruptcytrustee.

● Social Engineering: Served as breach response counsel to accounting firm involved in a third-party gainingunauthorized access to email account and firm’s portal storing confidential client PII information.

● HIPAA: Represented physical therapist facility related to former employees downloading patient informationprior 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 qualityhealthcare to advise them on potential HIPAA violation associated with information provided from a coveredentity.

● Social Engineering: Represented service provider to insurance carriers in connection with processing premiumpayments 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 emailaccount. Data mining services were deployed.

● Ransomware: Served as breach response counsel to a school district infected by the Sodinokini strain ofransomware. Because their back-up was also encrypted we helped to facilitate the payment of ransom to theattacker in return for the decryption key to its files.

● Ransomware: Served as breach response counsel to a school district infected by the Sodinokini strain ofransomware. The school district maintained sufficient back-up and avoided having to pay the ransomdemand.

● Ransomware: Served as breach response counsel to a school district infected by the Phobos strain ofransomware. The school district maintained sufficient back-up and avoided having to pay the ransomdemand.

● 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 withoutauthorization 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● Founder and Co-chair, Cybersecurity Legal Task Force

● University of South Carolina School of Law● Director, Cybersecurity Institute● Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity● Member, 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

● Speaker, "USLAW Short Takes for Corporate Issues: Cyber Security and Data Privacy," USLAW NETWORKWorldwide Virtual Retreat: 2021 and Beyond; Online Program (October 2020)

● Speaker, "Shifting Sands of Cyber Legal Landscape," In2Risk 2020 Annual Conference, The Institutes CPCUSociety; 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 LegalTask 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 (November2019)

● 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 AnnualConference; 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 & BeachClub, 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 ofSouth 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 BarAssociations," 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 LiabilitySeminar; 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; FlorhamPark, 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; SantaAna 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; NewarkAirport 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 LiabilityExchange; Jersey City, NJ (May 2018)

● Speaker, "Essential Strategies for Insuring GDPR Exposures: What You Need to Know About Cyber Insurancefor GDPR Liabilitis," NJICLE webinar (May 2018)

● Moderator, "The Procrastinator’s Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): What to prioritizeand 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) (September2017)

● Moderator, "Artificial Intelligence and the Coming Age of the Superhuman Lawyer," American BarAssociation'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 HealthcareInformation 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’sConnection; Lake Tahoe, NY (June 2017)




● Speaker, “Data Security Risk Assessments: The Gold of Due Diligence,” ABA’s Spring 2017 National LegalMalpractice Conference; Boston, MA (April 2017)

● Speaker, “The New Normal: Law, Technology, and Innovation,” 6th Annual ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and DigitalEvidence Conference; Phoenix, AZ (March 2017)

● Speaker, "HIPAA" and "Handling a Data Breach from the Beginning," USLAW NETWORK 2016 Data Privacy andSecurity Boot Camp; Dallas, TX (November 2016)

● Speaker, “The Brave New World of HIPAA Enforcement,” Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) 2016Cyber Liability Summit; New York, NY (October 2016)

● Speaker, “Data Privacy Issues and Concerns with International Business,” USLAW/TELFA Cross Border Businessand 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 AssociationTechnology 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; NewBrunswick, NJ (June 2016)

● Speaker, “Compliance Strategies for the C-Suite: The Regulatory Landscape for Cybersecurity,” NJBIACybersecurity Summit; Bridgewater, NJ (May 2016)

● Speaker, “Blurred Line Between Work and Private Time: Acceptable and Unacceptable Monitoring ofEmployees 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 LegalMalpractice Conference; New Orleans, LA (April 2016)

● Speaker, “EMV Chip and Pin Implementation and the Anticipated Litigation,” Data Breach & Privacy Litigationand Enforcement Conference; Philadelphia, PA (March 2016)

● Speaker, “The First 72 Hours: Responding to a Data Breach Quickly and Effectively to Minimize Risk and GetBack to Business,” ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference; Tempe, AZ (March 2016)

● Speaker, “Reputation & Risk: Corporate Reputation & Social Media in Healthcare,” Healthcare TechnicalSolutions, LLC’s webinar (February 2016)




● Speaker, "Cleaning Out the Data Classification Closet," The Voice of the Defense Bar (DRI) Data Breach andPrivacy Law Seminar; Chicago, IL (November 2015)

● Speaker, “Be Prepared or Face the Consequences,” Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) CyberLiability Summit; New York, NY (October 2015)

● Speaker, “Point of Sale Litigation: Update on Cyber and Other Point of Sale Threats,” 2015 USLAW NetworkRetail & Hospitality Law Exchange; Chicago, IL (October 2015)

● Speaker, “Houston, We Have A Problem! (The Mechanics of Data and IP Breach),” Guarding the CompanyJewels: 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 CounselExchange; 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 theDialogue: USLAW’s Professional Liability Exchange 2014 (June 2014)

● Speaker, "Warning! Pitfalls to Avoid in the Changing Technological Climate" - Technology Trends That AreTransforming 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)




Honors

Certified Civil Trial Attorney

Fellow, American Bar Foundation

NJ Digi-Tech Innovators Awards, NJBIZ (2019)

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)

Best 50 Women in Business in New Jersey, NJBIZ (2012)

New Jersey Super Lawyers (2011 - 2020)

Top 50 Female, New Jersey Super Lawyers (2016 - 2020)

Top 100, New Jersey Super Lawyers - (2020)

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

News

Karen Randall Appointed Private Sector Liaison to ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force09.02.2020

Karen Randall Appointed to UofSC's College of Arts and Sciences Board of Visitors07.27.2020

34 Connell Foley Attorneys Named to 2020 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 03.18.2020

Karen Randall Receives UofSC College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award02.24.2020




Karen Painter Randall Appointed to Chair of USLAW NETWORK's Data Privacy & Security Practice Group01.29.2020

Karen Randall Receives 3rd ABA Presidential Appointment to Cybersecurity Legal Task Force05.29.2019

Karen Randall Named to Inaugural Class of NJ Digi-Tech Innovators Award HonoreesNJBIZ, 05.14.2019

38 Connell Foley Attorneys Named to New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising StarsSuper Lawyers - Thomson Reuters, 03.12.2019

Randall Appointed to the Advisory Board for the 2019 ACC Foundation’s Cybersecurity Summit10.08.2018

Randall Reappointed to ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force05.31.2018

Karen Randall Works with ABA to Produce National Legal Malpractice Conference, Promote Attorney WellnessInitiative04.25.2018

39 Connell Foley Attorneys Named to New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising StarsSuper Lawyers - Thomson Reuters, 03.19.2018

Karen Randall Named Contributing Practitioner for Bloomberg Law: Privacy & Data Security02.12.2018

Karen Randall Appointed Co-Chair of IAPP New Jersey KnowledgeNet Chapter01.2018

Karen Randall Presents at NJSBA Cybersecurity Institute11.15.2017

Two Connell Foley Partners Named "Diverse Attorneys of the Year" by NJLJNew Jersey Law Journal, 10.17.2017




Randall Appointed Member of ABA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force06.12.2017

Randall Appointed Co-Chair of NJSBA Cybersecurity Legal Task Force05.16.2017

Randall Quoted in Inside Business Article “Under Constant Cyber Attack, Businesses Have Defense Options”05.01.2017

Randall and Kroll Discuss the Importance of Cyber Due Diligence in M&A04.07.2017

Randall Appointed to HIMSS Security & Privacy Committee03.27.2017

Randall Featured in Cyber Tips from Leading Experts03.27.2017

37 Connell Foley Attorneys Named to New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars03.14.2017

Randall Presents at ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference03.13.2017

Randall Presents on Data Security Risk Assessments for Annual ABA Legal Malpractice Conference02.17.2017

Randall and Kroll Publish Article on The Legal Risks of Risk Registers02.16.2017

Randall Presents at USLAW Data Privacy and Security Boot Camp11.30.2016

Randall Speaks on HIPAA Enforcement for 2016 CLM Cyber Liability Summit09.26.2016

Randall and Kroll Publish Article on Law Firm Cybersecurity Risk09.26.2016




Cromie and Randall Present at USLAW/TELFA Cross Border Business Conference09.23.2016

Randall Discusses Data Protection at Work for USLAW Client Conference09.23.2016

Karen Randall Receives Second ABA Presidential Appointment to Standing Committee on Lawyers’ ProfessionalLiability07.01.2016

Randall to Speak at the NJSBA Legal Considerations in Practice and Technology Symposium07.01.2016

Randall and Kroll Pen Article on Law Firm Cybersecurity06.17.2016

Randall to Speak at Kean University Ransomware Symposium06.15.2016

Randall Authors Article on Increasing Threat of Ransomware06.01.2016

Three Connell Foley Partners Nominated to Prestigious Fellows of American Bar Foundation05.25.2016

Randall Serves on the Cybersecurity Panel for HIMSS Spring Event “Leveraging Technology for Transitions ofCare”05.19.2016

Randall Discusses 6th Circuit Decision on Disclosure of Protected Health Information05.19.2016

Randall Serves as Panelist for NJBIA Cybersecurity Summit05.06.2016

Randall Writes About Evolution of CGL Coverage for Data Breaches05.02.2016




Randall Leads Discussion on Legal Project Management at the ABA National Legal Malpractice Conference04.18.2016

Randall and Kroll Author Continuing Series for USLAW Magazine's "Cybersecurity: The New Professional Risk"04.08.2016

Randall to Present at USLAW Network Client Conference on Best Practices in Monitoring Employees’ SocialMedia Use03.28.2016

38 Connell Foley Attorneys Named to 2016 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars03.2016

Karen Randall Presents at ACI’s Data Breach & Privacy Litigation and Enforcement Conference03.14.2016

Randall Writes About New Partnerships Exploring the Use of Bitcoin Technology03.04.2016

Randall and Lyons Participate in Reputation & Risk Webinar Hosted by Healthcare Technical Solutions, LLC02.25.2016

Karen Randall Presents at the 5th Annual ASU-Arkfeld eDiscovery and Digital Evidence Conference02.25.2016

Randall Quoted on Technology’s Impact on Insurance Industry02.25.2016

Karen Painter Randall to speak at DRI's Data Breach and Privacy Law Seminar10.23.2015

Karen Painter Randall to speak at the 2015 USLAW Network Retail & Hospitality Law Exchange10.15.2015

Randall and Kroll Publish 2nd Article in 4-Part Series on "Cybersecurity: The New Professional Risk"10.02.2015




Karen Painter Randall to speak at the 2015 Cyber Liability Summit09.22.2015

Randall Authors Two Cybersecurity Articles for LPL eAdvisory08.04.2015

Karen Randall Serves as Panelist for "Eyes on Cyber" Cyber Security Conference06.12.2015

Randall Quoted in Article Regarding Cyber Attack Risks for Contractors05.18.2015

Karen Randall Named Vice Chair of USLAW Data Privacy & Security Practice Group04.28.2015

Connell Foley’s Randall and Kroll Co-author "Cybersecurity: The New Professional Risk - Part 1 of 4: Cyber Crimeand the Vulnerability of the Healthcare Industry" for USLAW Magazine04.20.2015

Randall Presents on Legal Project Management at CLM Annual Conference04.01.2015

Randall Leads ABA Cyber Liability Webinar03.20.2015

35 Connell Foley Attorneys Selected to New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars03.13.2015

Randall Presents on Mechanics of a Data Breach and Initial Response at USLAW Network Legal Leaders andCorporate Counsel Exchange03.12.2015

Randall Presents on Data Security for CLM Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Conference02.13.2015

Randall Pens Summary of President's Proposed Data Privacy Legislation for USLAW Network01.22.2015




Connell Foley partner Karen Painter Randall and associate Steven A. Kroll co-authored the article "How to beSecure in an Unsecure World" for the Fall/Winter 2014 issue of USLAW magazine10.17.2014

Karen Randall Receives ABA Presidential Appointment to Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability09.02.2014

Four Connell Foley Partners Were Active in The Organization and Presentation of USLAW’s “General CounselGlobal Symposium” and The “Driving the Dialogue” Exchange Series07.30.2014

Karen P. Randall speaks on evolving cyber concerns at the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance 2014Chicago Conference07.30.2014

Connell Foley Attorneys Karen Painter Randall and Steven A. Kroll's Article "Getting The Monkey Off Your Back:Whose Privilege Is It Anyway?"07.29.2014

Karen Painter Randall speaks at the 2013 CLM Annual Conference06.26.2014

Karen Painter Randall Spoke at the CLM 2014 Annual Conference04.14.2014

40 Connell Foley Attorneys Selected to New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars03.21.2014

Connell Foley Partner, Karen Painter Randall presents Rainmaking Tips for Women Lawyers03.03.2014

Connell Foley Partner, Karen Painter Randall, Appointed Board Member for the Civil Certification Committee01.24.2014

Tricia B. O'Reilly and Karen Painter Randall Featured in the 2013 New Jersey's Women Leaders in the Law, asSeen in InsideJersey Magazine12.05.2013




Connell Foley Partner, Karen Painter Randall, was selected to speak at the 2014 Council on LitigationManagement and Alliance Annual Conference12.05.2013

Connell Foley Attorneys, Karen Painter Randall and Steven A. Kroll's Article "Users of LinkedIn, Beware!"10.31.2013

Connell Foley Partner, Karen Painter Randall recently selected to serve on the Professional Liability EditorialBoard by the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)09.09.2013

Karen Randall, Neil Mody, and Michael Shadiack Deliver Continuing Legal Education to Hartford FinancialProducts08.27.2013

USLAW Magazine Features Karen Painter Randall and Steven A. Kroll's Article on The Claims File: Friend or Foe08.15.2013

32 Connell Foley Attorneys Selected to New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars03.2013

Karen Painter Randall named President of the newly formed North Jersey Chapter of Claims & LitigationManagement Alliance (CLM)12.11.2012

2012 Super Lawyers: 27 Connell Foley New Jersey Super Lawyers and 10 Rising Stars05.16.2012

Karen P. Randall Named One of New Jersey’s 2012 Best 50 Women in Business by NJBIZ02.10.2012

Karen Randall and Andrew Sayles Appear Before the United States Solicitor's Office in Washington, DC inResponse to United States Supreme Court's Request For Views of the Solicitor General (CVSG)11.18.2011

Karen Randall Selected to Serve as New Jersey State Chair for Council on Litigation Management06.21.2011




Connell Foley Files a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court05.18.2011

2011 Super Lawyers: 20 Connell Foley Attorneys, Top 50 Women New Jersey Super Lawyers, and Rising Stars04.29.2011

Cromie, Falanga, Randall, and Shadiack Present at USLAW Fall Client Conference10.28.2010

Randall Offers Guidance to Achieving Successful Business Relationships11.16.2009

Randall Presents to Group of Attorneys on Risk Management03.30.2009

Randall Moderates AIPLA Webinar on Procuring Insurance for IP Claims03.03.2009

Randall Appointed to DRI Professional Liability Steering Committee10.24.2008

Connell Foley Expands Involvement in USLAW Network09.25.2008

Randall Appointed Chair of Insurance Benefits Standing Committee for New Jersey State Bar Association05.13.2008

Randall Addresses Colleagues at USLAW Conference05.09.2008

Cromie and Randall Named to Leadership Posts at USLAW Network10.17.2007

Connell Foley Partner Karen Painter Randall Tapped by the State and National Bar Association Leadership07.03.2006




Speaking Engagements

Karen Randall Joins Panel Discussion on the Importance of Judicial Privacy ProtectionsWebinar, 10.14.2020

Connell Foley Partners Present at USLAW NETWORK's Worldwide Virtual Retreat: 2021 and BeyondVirtual Program, September 30 - October 9, 2020

Karen Randall Presents on the Shifting Cyber Legal Landscape at "In2Risk 2020"Virtual Presentation, October 7-9, 2020

Karen Randall Joins Panel Discussion on How Cybersecurity Is a D&O LiabilityWebinar, 09.23.2020

Karen Randall Presents "Pandemic Cybersecurity and Loss Prevention: Finding a New Normal"Virtual, 07.22.2020

Karen Randall Presents on Cyber Claim Trends & Issues at CLM Cyber, Management & Professional LiabilityConference07.08.2020

Karen Randall Presents on Business Email Compromise and Wire Fraud for Cyber Risk Summit07.01.2020

Karen Randall Presents Cybersecurity Legal Task Force Webinar "Pandemic Cybersecurity, Ethics and LossPrevention: Finding a New Normal"06.09.2020

Karen Randall Presents USLAW Webinar "Pandemic Cybersecurity-Related Issues and the New Normal"06.02.2020

Karen Randall Presents Cybersecurity Playbook for Working from HomeWebinar, May 13-15, 2020

Karen Randall Presents on Ransomware Attacks for National Cybersecurity Legal InstituteUniversity of South Carolina School of Law, 03.05.2020




Karen Randall Spearheads Discussion on Ever-Changing Landscape of Cybersecurity in Law Firms for ManagingPartner ForumLas Vegas, NV, February 10-11, 2020

Karen Randall Speaks to Corporate Counsel on Latest Data Privacy and Cybersecurity RisksNew Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ, 01.30.2020

Connell Foley & Grassi Present "2020 Forecast: Construction Predictions and Trends"Connell Foley LLP - 56 Livingston Avenue, Roseland, NJ 07068, 01.16.2020

Karen Randall Discusses Cybersecurity for CEOs in Travel and TourismOmaha, NE, 01.12.2020

Karen Randall Leads 3rd Annual NJSBA Cybersecurity and Data Privacy InstituteNew Jersey Law Center, 12.05.2019

Karen Randall Presents on the Ransomware Threat Landscape and Mitigation Strategies for MunicipalitiesAtlantic City, NJ, 11.19.2019

Karen Randall Joins Panel of Federal Experts on Fighting CybercrimeWebinar, 10.29.2019

Karen Randall Moderates Discussion on Latest Cybersecurity Trends Impacting CISSPsOrlando, FL, 10.28.2019

Karen Randall Presents on Business Email Compromise at 2019 NetDiligence Cyber Risk SummitSanta Monica, CA, October 15-17, 2019

Karen Randall Presents on Increase in Cybersecurity Risks for NJ Public SchoolsMount Laurel, NJ, 07.24.2019

Karen Randall Presents on the Evolving Nature of Wire Transfer Fraud and Compromised Business EmailsRenaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel 606 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210, July 10-12, 2019

Karen Randall Presents on The History of Women in the Workplace at USLAW Women’s ConnectionCliff House - Cape Neddick, Maine, June 20-22, 2019




Karen Randall Speaks at Fourth National Institute on Cybersecurity and Data ProtectionNYU - Law Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan Street, New York, NY, 06.20.2019

Karen P. Randall Leads Workshop on Best Practices for Handling Cyber ClaimsPhiladelphia, PA, June 12-14, 2019

Connell Foley Partners Present at NJSBA Annual Meeting on Cybersecurity, Corporate GovernanceBorgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City, NJ, May 15-17, 2019

Karen Randall Presents on Business Email Compromise Attacks for Cybersecurity Legal InstituteSouth Carolina, 04.04.2019

Karen Randall Speaks on Importance of Breach Response Planning and Cyber InsuranceNashville, TN, March 28-30, 2019

Karen Randall Presents on the "Cyber Hot Seat"Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, Bermuda, March 13-14, 2019

Connell Foley Hosts "Local Governments’ Cybersecurity Crisis: Be Prepared or Face the Consequences" forCounty Mayors' Meeting03.09.2019

Karen Randall Presents on Ransomware for Cybersecurity Legal Webinar02.20.2019

Karen Randall Presents at ACC Foundation Cybersecurity SummitAmerican University Washington College of Law, 01.29.2019

Karen P. Randall Presents at the National Conference of Bar PresidentsCaesars Palace - Las Vegas, NV, January 23-28, 2019

Karen Randall Presents on Cybersecurity at United Motorcoach ExpoFort Lauderdale, FL, 01.08.2019

Karen Randall Chairs 2nd Annual Cybersecurity InstituteNew Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, NJ, 12.10.2018




Karen Randall Presents at 2018 DRI Professional Liability SeminarNew York, NY, 11.29.2018

Karen Painter Randall Presents at Cyber Security U.S. ConferenceNew York, NY, November 27-28, 2018

Karen Randall Speaks at SC Logistics Tech TalkCharleston, SC, 10.31.2018

Connell Foley Sponsor the Women in Cyber Leadership ReceptionTavern 29, in The Hamilton Room, 10.24.2018

Karen Painter Randall Presents at CIANJ Executive Forum MeetingPark Avenue Club - Florham Park, NJ, 10.18.2018

Randall Presents at National Legal Malpractice ConferenceLas Vegas, NV, September 26-28, 2018

Karen Randall Presents at ATA Forum for Motor Carrier General CounselSanta Ana Pueblo, NM, July 15-18, 2018

Randall Discusses Cyber Ethical Obligations for ABA Webinar06.2018

Karen Painter Randall Presents at NJBIA's 2018 Cybersecurity SummitNewark Airport Marriott, 06.15.2018

Karen Randall Moderates CISO Cyber Panel at HIMSS-NJOcean Place Resort & Spa - Long Branch, NJ, 06.07.2018

Karen Randall Speaks at the Metro Women's Leadership SummitNewark Airport Marriott Hotel, 06.01.2018

McGovern and Randall Present at USLAW Professional Liability Exchange05.17.2018

Karen Randall Presents at NJICLE Cyber Insurance for GDPR Liabilities Webinar05.02.2018




Karen Randall Moderates IAPP KnowledgeNet Presentation on GDPRConnell Foley LLP - Roseland Office, 04.19.2018

Karen Randall Discusses Security Nightmares Keeping Law Firm Management Up at Night03.22.2018

Karen Randall Presents on Cyber Risk at ASU eDiscovery and Digital Evidence ConferenceSandra Day O’Connor College of Law; Phoenix, AZ, March 6-8, 2018

Karen Randall Presents at USLAW Data Privacy & Security Boot CampDallas, TX, March 5-6, 2018

Karen Painter Randall Speaks at the USLAW Network Managing Partners ForumDallas, TX, 02.2018

Karen Painter Randall Discusses Ethics and Artificial Intelligence at Law SymposiumUniversity of South Carolina School of Law, 02.09.2018

Karen Randall Co-Chairs NJSBA Cybersecurity Institute11.17.2017

Karen Painter Randall Presents on Ransomware at Cyber Resilience ProgramRamapo College, 11.08.2017

Karen Randall Discusses Cybersecurity Regulations & Insurance09.26.2017

Karen Randall Presents on Information Security Considerations with Population HealthWebinar, 09.19.2017

Karen Randall Presents on AI for ABA Legal Malpractice ConferenceSeptember 13-15, 2017

Karen Randall Presents "Six Steps to Getting Closer to Law Firm Cybersecurity"Webinar, 08.31.2017

Karen Randall Presents at CLM on Cybersecurity Due Diligence in M&ASheraton Boston Hotel, July 26-28, 2017




Randall Presents on Leading Organizations Through ChangeYankee Stadium - New York, 06.19.2017

Randall Presents at Kean University Cyber Security CenterKean University, 06.08.2017

Randall Presents on Guarding Against Cyber Attacks and Security Breaches at USLAW Women's ConferenceThe Ritz Carlton, 06.02.2017

Publications

Featured, "BEC Panel Tackles the Changing Landscape of Wire Fraud"NetDiligence, 08.27.2020

Quoted, "Client Alert: Are Forensic Reports Privileged"EPIC Client Advisory, 07.2020

Quoted, "Prevalence of Cyber Attacks During COVID-19"ROI-NJ, 05.27.2020

Featured, "Digital Ears Everywhere: Lawyers' Home IoT Devices Stoke Privacy Concerns"Legaltech News, 04.20.2020

Featured, “Ransomware and Other Cyber Threats”TAG Cyber Law Journal (formerly CyberInsecurity News), 04.2020

Quoted, "Ransomware Is Not Just Someone's Scary Story"CyberInSecurity News, 03.2019

Quoted, "Dealing with a Data Breach"New Jersey Business Magazine, 02.2019

Co-author, "The customer is always right: How clients are pushing their outside counsels to adopt strictercybersecurity standards and protections"ABA Journal, 08.2018

Featured, "Three Cybersecurity Threats Keeping Business Owners Up at Night"New Jersey Business Magazine, 06.14.2018




Co-author, "Here Today Gone Tomorrow: Wire Transfer Fraud"USLAW Magazine, Spring/Summer 2018

Quoted, "The Digital Landscape Evolves"New Jersey Business Magazine, 03.29.2018

Featured, "Storm of Cyberattacks Could Spur Beefed-up Cybersecurity Laws"ROI-NJ, 11.08.2017

Quoted, "Implementation Deadline Nears for Major Cyber Security Rule"Business Insurance, 11.06.2017

Quoted, "Cybersecurity: A Subject Attorneys Can’t Afford to Ignore"NJSBA Blog, 10.30.2017

Author, "Protecting Data Security Risk Assessments from Disclosure in Subsequent Breach Litigation"USLAW Magazine , Fall/Winter 2017

Co-author, "Data Security Problems for Sale: Cyber Risk Challenges and the M&A Landscape"04.07.2017

Co-author, "Risk Assessment Landmines in Data Security Breach Litigation"New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, 03.24.2017

Quoted, “Under Constant Cyber Attack, Businesses Have Defense Options”03.2017

Co-author, "The Legal Risks of Risk Registers"Risk Management, 02.01.2017

Co-author, "Part 4 of 4: Law Firms -- The New Soft Underbelly of American Cybersecurity"USLAW Magazine, Fall/Winter 2016

Co-author, “Getting Serious About Law Firm Cybersecurity”New Jersey Lawyer magazine, 06.2016

Author, “Ransomware: The New Cyber Scam Threatening Businesses”APRI CyberPro Magazine, Spring 2016




Author, "Sixth Circuit Denies Improper Disclosure of Protected Health Information as Claim Under False ClaimsAct"USLAW DigiKnow, 05.05.2016

Author, “New Found CGL Coverage for Data Breaches in the Fourth Circuit"USLAW DigiKnow, 04.18.2016

Author, “NAIC sets new cybersecurity principles”04.08.2016

Co-author, "Part 3 of 4: Will a Cyberattack on the Energy and Transportation Industries Become the Next GlobalCrisis?"USLAW Magazine, Spring/Summer 2016

Author, “Increase in Ransomware Leading to Start-Up Company Specializing in the Technology Behind Bitcoin"USLAW DigiKnow, 03.2016

Quoted, "Technology’s Impact on Insurance Industry"Claims Management magazine, 02.2016

Co-author, "Cybersecurity: The New Professional Risk - Part 2 of 4: Keeping Customers' Data Close to the Vest -Cybersecurity Challenges in the Retail, Restaurant and Hospitality Industry"Fall/Winter 2015

Authors, “NAIC sets new cybersecurity principles"LPL eAdvisory, newsletter from the ABA Standing Committee of Lawyers' Professional Liability, 07.2015

Co-author, "Cybersecurity: The New Professional Risk - Part 1 of 4: Cyber Crime and the Vulnerability of theHealthcare Industry"Spring/Summer 2015

Author, “Smaller Companies Seek Cybersecurity”06.28.2015

Author, “Plaintiffs survive motion to dismiss in Sony class action lawsuit”LPL eAdvisory, newsletter from the ABA Standing Committee of Lawyers' Professional Liability, 06.2015




Quoted, "You’ve Been Hacked…But You Can Hack It!"04.14.2015

Author, “Data Security and Privacy Issues Are Top Priority in State of the Union Address”01.20.2015

Co-author, "Getting The Monkey Off Your Back: Whose Privilege Is It Anyway?"Spring/Summer 2014

Co-author, "How to be Secure in an Unsecure World"Fall/Winter 2014

Co-Author, "Users of LinkedIn, Beware!"10.2013

Co-author, "The Claims File: Friend or Foe"Spring/Summer 2013

Author, "A Dangerous New Twist in the Tripartite Relationship"12.11.2012

Co-author, "The Evolving Affirmative Duty to Investigate Social Media Evidence and its Impact on the Standard ofCare"Fall/Winter 2012

Author, "Fair Debt Collection Practice Act Minefield"Fall 2011

Co-author, "Informed Consent and Legal Malpractice"05.2009

Author, "Conflicts of Interest, Informed Consent and Legal Malpractice"05.2009

Co,author, "Mistakes That Lead to Malpractice–Common Sense Approaches to Reduce Your Risk"Spring/Summer 2008




Author, "Director and Officer Insurance: A Primer on Coverage and Issues"2006

Co-author, "When Attorneys are Subpoenaed: How to Navigate the Evidentiary and Ethical Minefield"New Jersey Lawyer Magazine, 02.2006

Co-author, "Professional Ethics and The Retention of Closed Clients’ Files"04.2003

Blog Posts

Guidelines for Working Securely While Working RemotelyLegal Blogs and Updates, 03.27.2020

Top Coronavirus Cyber Scams to Watch for NowLegal Blogs and Updates, 03.26.2020

New Jersey Moves to Expand Online Breach Notification RequirementsLegal Blogs and Updates, 09.13.2019

DNC Hacking Lawsuit against Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign and Others DismissedLegal Blogs and Updates, 08.05.2019

Cyber Incident Exposes Potential Vulnerabilities Onboard Commercial VesselsLegal Blogs and Updates, 07.29.2019

FEC: Campaigns Can Use Discounted Cybersecurity ServicesLegal Blogs and Updates, 07.18.2019

An Employer Must Take Reasonable Efforts to Protect Its Employees’ Personal DataLegal Blogs and Updates, 01.07.2019

N.J. Creates New Data Privacy and Cybersecurity UnitLegal Blogs and Updates, 07.09.2018

Colorado Toughens Data Protection LawLegal Blogs and Updates, 06.01.2018




GDPR Makes the EU Toughest on Data PrivacyLegal Blogs and Updates, 05.25.2018

PCI DSS Version 3.2.1 Released: What You Need to KnowLegal Blogs and Updates, 05.21.2018

Seventh Circuit Provides Plaintiffs a Leg to Stand OnLegal Blogs and Updates, 04.30.2018

Proposed Legislation Will Make It a Felony Not to Report BreachesLegal Blogs and Updates, 12.04.2017

Federal Government Assists Small Businesses with CybersecurityLegal Blogs and Updates, 11.13.2017

Key Equifax Stakeholders Sell Stock Days after Data BreachLegal Blogs and Updates, 09.18.2017

Delaware Tackles CybersecurityLegal Blogs and Updates, 08.22.2017

New Jersey Courts Extend Jurisdiction For Out-Of-State Hackers Targeting New Jersey ResidentsLegal Blogs and Updates, 07.20.2017

Connection Request AwayLegal Blogs and Updates, 07.10.2017

Law Firm Best Practices: Being Prepared for a Ransomware AttackLegal Blogs and Updates, 06.30.2017

Presidential Executive Order Seeks to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and CriticalInfrastructureLegal Blogs and Updates, 05.12.2017

No More Ransom to the RescueLegal Blogs and Updates, 05.01.2017




The Race to File - Cybersecurity Risks Involving Tax ReturnsLegal Blogs and Updates, 03.15.2017

The Business Judgment in Cyber Security DecisionsLegal Blogs and Updates, 01.24.2017

New York Proposes New Cybersecurity Rules for Financial InstitutionsLegal Blogs and Updates, 12.21.2016

WikiLeaks Publishes Sony Emails and Documents Stolen in Recent Data BreachLegal Blogs and Updates, 04.28.2015

FCC Fines AT&T $25m for Data Privacy LapseLegal Blogs and Updates, 04.15.2015

The Consumer Plaintiff Class Settles with Target for a Package Including $10 millionLegal Blogs and Updates, 03.19.2015

Financial Institutions Face Risks Regarding Coverage for Cyber Risks Under GL PolicyLegal Blogs and Updates, 02.28.2015

HHS Announces First HIPAA Breach Settlement Affecting Less Than 500 IndividualsLegal Blogs and Updates, 02.23.2015

Recent Data Breach of Hospital Employees Sparks LawsuitLegal Blogs and Updates, 02.18.2015

Retail Cyber Attacks Fewer, But More DamagingLegal Blogs and Updates, 02.09.2015

Health Insurer Anthem Struck By Potential Largest Healthcare Related Data Breach in HistoryLegal Blogs and Updates, 02.04.2015

Both the Financial Institution Plaintiff Class and the Consumer Plaintiff Class Defeat Motions to Dismiss in TargetBreach LitigLegal Blogs and Updates, 01.30.2015




New York’s Appellate Division Examines Data Breach PolicyLegal Blogs and Updates, 01.20.2015

Obama’s Data Breach Proposal Seeks to Arrive at a Single Breach Notification RubricLegal Blogs and Updates, 01.12.2015
