Tech Law Talks

How to win an Alice Motion

Christine Morgan, whom The Daily Journal recognizes as “one of the country’s leading experts on what is, and what is not, an abstract idea” under the Alice defense, joins Hallie Wimberly to discuss how to successfully navigate the complex issues related to Section 101 of the U.S. Patent Code, including how to protect clients from expensive patent litigation on abstract patents by invalidating them early on in litigation.

What to expect from the new ICO Enforcement Actions

In Q1 2022, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued 26 enforcement actions. Reed Smith associates Angelika Bialowas and Aselle Ibraimova compare these with enforcement actions from last year and share their predictions of what to expect in the future.

M365 in 5: e-discovery considerations with Teams channels and sites

Anthony Diana and Samantha Walsh join Lighthouse’s Matthew Newington to discuss the complex e-discovery considerations of Teams, including challenges with data preservation and collection, determining whether to treat Teams channels as a custodial or non-custodial data source, identifying “relevant” channels, and preserving and collecting third party application data.

M365 in 5: e-discovery challenges with SharePoint Online

Anthony Diana and Kiriaki Tourikis join Lighthouse’s Matthew Newington and Justin Marsh to discuss the features and e-discovery challenges with SharePoint Online, including potential downstream issues with versioning, limitations on preservation hold library collection, as well as tips on proactive preservation.

NIST software supply chain and cybersecurity practice guidance

Catherine Castaldo and Christine Gartland discuss the recent National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on practices for software supply chain security and how it can be applied to private businesses and their respective software supply chains and cybersecurity practices.

M365 in 5: Microsoft OneDrive for Business – New e-discovery challenges

Lighthouse’s John Holliday joins Reed Smith’s Anthony Diana and Samantha Walsh to discuss the unique features/functions of OneDrive for Business that distinguish it from a traditional home or personal drive, new artifacts stored in OneDrive for Business, and the new e-discovery challenges that those differences create.

Impact of recent enforcement actions on the use of analytics cookies

Andreas Splittgerber and Aselle Ibraimova discuss the recent decisions by EU data protection authorities and courts in the EU that are affecting the use of analytics cookies on websites. They explore why website operators are being told to stop the use of analytics cookies and what can be done to overcome the issues.

Negotiating with artificial intelligence vendors

Reed Smith lawyers Sarah Bruno, Cynthia O'Donoghue, and Jordan Tanoury discuss issues that may arise when onboarding and negotiating with artificial intelligence providers, and why it is possible to negotiate mutually beneficial contracts.