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How to Mitigate Common Commercial Risks to Prepare for a Major Transaction Image

How to Mitigate Common Commercial Risks to Prepare for a Major Transaction

Are you preparing for financing or M&A due diligence now or planning to in the future? If a third party started due diligence on your company today, would you be putting your best foot forward? When you prepare for a major transaction, financing, or exit, an investor or an acquirer…

Preparing for the New Age of U.S. Data Privacy Laws Image

Preparing for the New Age of U.S. Data Privacy Laws

At the start of this year and continuing throughout 2023, several new general data privacy laws in four states (VA, CO, CT, and UT) and the update to California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law started to go into effect, marking a significant shift in the data privacy landscape in the United…

KO Law Firm Promotes Data Privacy Attorney Erin Locker to Partner Image

KO Law Firm Promotes Data Privacy Attorney Erin Locker to Partner

Koenig, Oelsner, Taylor, Schoenfeld & Gaddis PC (KO Law Firm) has announced the promotion of leading data privacy attorney Erin Locker to partner, effective January 1, 2023. “As a leading data privacy attorney and trusted business advisor, Erin’s expertise in serving companies in this highly specialized space is invaluable to…

Data Privacy Series Part 4: Best Practices to Modify Your Data Processing Addendum Image

Data Privacy Series Part 4: Best Practices to Modify Your Data Processing Addendum

With the imminent rollout of several new state and the update to California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law taking effect in 2023, KO’s data privacy and security team launched a four-part educational video series to help businesses prepare to operate under the evolving patchwork of privacy laws. In the first three…

Data Privacy Series Part 3: Overview of Consumer Requests and Consent Management Image

Data Privacy Series Part 3: Overview of Consumer Requests and Consent Management

As businesses prepare for the rollout of new state privacy laws and the update to California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law that will all take effect in 2023, KO’s data privacy and security team recently launched a four-part educational video series to help businesses prepare to operate under the evolving patchwork…

Data Privacy Series Part 2: Practical Tips to Modify Your Privacy Policy Image

Data Privacy Series Part 2: Practical Tips to Modify Your Privacy Policy

As businesses prepare for the rollout of new state privacy laws and the update to California’s comprehensive consumer privacy law that will all take effect in 2023, KO’s data privacy and security team has launched a four-part educational video series to help businesses prepare to operate under the evolving patchwork…

KO Hosts Data Privacy Education Event Image

KO Hosts Data Privacy Education Event

State legislatures across the country have been proposing and enacting comprehensive privacy bills that will begin to take effect on January 1, 2023. Without a doubt, 2023 is guaranteed to be a foundational year for privacy compliance. On September 15, 2022, KO’s data privacy experts Chris Achatz, Erin Locker, Malia Rogers, and…

Preparing for a Data Breach: Five steps companies can take now to help prepare for security incidents and cyber events before they happen Image

Preparing for a Data Breach: Five steps companies can take now to help prepare for security incidents and cyber events before they happen

As the holiday season approaches, regulators and law enforcement continue to remind companies that cyber events are on the rise. Holidays and weekends, when offices are closed and employees are on break, can make businesses more susceptible to cyber attacks, including ransomware, phishing scams, data theft, DDoS attacks, and more.…