All too often, companies think that if they don't maintain consumers' personal information, their risk of falling victim to a cyberattack is low. Unfortunately, these incidents occur in companies of all sizes and industries — and they are happening with increasing frequency. Companies should no longer anticipate that these breaches may happen. They should instead take the viewpoint that an attack will happen, and they will be prepared.
Cyber preparedness, including a cybersecurity incident response plan (SIRP), has become a baseline requirement of any company's overall risk management strategy. In the immediate wake of a crisis, companies should be able to quickly determine, among other things, who is making decisions, how internal and external communication will be handled, and what steps can be taken to quickly restore confidence and operating continuity. In this program, attorneys Jessica Cohen, Jocelyn Strauber, and Marc Gerber discuss SIRPs and how the first 24, 48 and 72 hours can mean the difference between a breach that is manageable and one that gets out of control. In addition, they address the fact that a company's Board of Directors plays an important role in overseeing cyber preparedness and how investors increasingly scrutinize Boards' actions in this area.
Marc S. Gerber concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate and securities matters. Mr. Gerber has represented purchasers and sellers in a wide variety of transactions, including private acquisitions and divestitures, negotiated and contested public acquisitions, and proxy fights. Mr. Gerber also counsels clients in private equity transactions and in cross-border joint ventures and other strategic alliances.
Mr. Gerber advises numerous clients on a full range of corporate governance and related matters, including advising clients on compliance with the corporate governance provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ Stock Market. In addition, he counsels clients on matters concerning their annual meetings and proxy statements, including responding to shareholder proposals and interacting with shareholders and proxy advisory firms. Mr. Gerber also advises companies, boards of directors and board committees on corporate governance topics such as shareholder rights plans, advance notice bylaws, proxy access, board independence and board self-evaluation. He was listed in Best Lawyers in America in 2016.
Some of Mr. Gerber’s significant transactions include the representation of:
Bar Admissions
New York
District of Columbia
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1993 (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, articles editor, Georgetown Law Journal)
B.S.E., University of Pennsylvania, 1989
Experience
Law Clerk, Hon. Richard J. Cardamone, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Jessica Cohen focuses on intellectual property and technology issues in a wide variety of transactions, including licensing and development agreements, outsourcing agreements, service agreements, strategic alliances, and mergers and acquisitions. As part of Skadden’s Intellectual Property and Technology Group, Ms. Cohen counsels clients both large and small on intellectual property protection and ownership issues, and technology implementation and maintenance issues. Ms. Cohen also advises clients on general commercial contract issues, including those arising in manufacturing and supply arrangements.
Projects on which Ms. Cohen has worked include representing:
Ms. Cohen serves on the advisory board for the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, a neighborhood-based family and social services organization dedicated to improving the lives of residents in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Jocelyn Strauber represents companies and individuals in a wide array of criminal and civil enforcement matters. Prior to joining Skadden in 2013, Ms. Strauber held numerous roles at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, including, most recently, co-chief of the Criminal Division’s Terrorism & International Narcotics Unit. In this role, she supervised investigations and prosecutions involving terrorism and national security, arms trafficking, money laundering, violations of export controls and economic sanctions, and global narcotics trafficking.
Ms. Strauber supervised the successful prosecution of several high-profile terrorism and national security cases, including Faisal Shahzad (attempted Times Square bomber) and Mansour Arbabsiar (in connection with a conspiracy to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States). She also was part of the team that secured the guilty plea of Jamaican drug lord Christopher Coke. In 2011, she was the recipient of the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Strauber clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. She also served as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice and clerked for the Hon. A. Raymond Randolph in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Ms. Strauber’s experience includes representing, among others:
Publications
“United States,” Getting the Deal Through: Government Investigations (2015)
“Rule 180.1: The CFTC Targets Fraud and Manipulation,” New York Law Journal, April 7, 2014
Great materials -- thank you!
Enjoyed the course, very good
Significant practical material in this one!
Thank you for your thoughtful presentation.
Great overview (but sufficiently detailed) for non-cyber lawyers
Great Course!
Incident response is a critical component of Cyber Security safety and this presentation delivers vital information in this area.