Emerging Data Liability Issues

As Data becomes the fuel for business growth, so does it also become a source of potential liability, whether as a result of security breach, or abuse, or misuse. Recent international Safe Harbor regulations are just one example of the steps regulators and policy makers are taking to control the use of data, but there are many examples of common business practice that are beginning to come under scrutiny as well, such as the predictive big data models that are giving rise to unintended discrimination. This presentation will look at the emerging issues in data-related liability that every organizations needs to be aware of.

William is the Head of the Technology Transactions Practice at Arent Fox and the leader of the Health Care IT section. He is a technology, data and IP lawyer, focusing on IT and IP transactions, Health Care IT, outsourcing, cybersecurity, data transactions, cloud services, strategic intellectual property counseling, and the technology and IP aspects of corporate transactions. He advises clients on integrating cloud, mobile, social media, Big Data, and the Internet of Things into existing IT systems and business processes for competitive advantage, risk mitigation and regulatory compliance. William is a Past President of the International Technology Law Association and was named the “Lawyer of the Year" in IT in NY in 2013 by US News & World Report/Best Lawyers and as one of the Top Five IT Lawyers int he U.S. by Who's Who Legal in 2016. He is an Officer of the NY Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM).