The world’s largest gathering of women technologists gets underway in Houston today. The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing will draw more than 15,000 people from over 80 countries for discussions, presentations and networking to increase the role of women in technology in industry, government and academia. A broad contingent of Thomson Reuters people …
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IACP and Thomson Reuters Honor Homeland Security Investigations Cyber Division for its Efforts to Confront Child Sexual Exploitation
Thomson Reuters and the International Association of Chiefs of Police today announced that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cyber Division has been recognized with their annual Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation. In 2015 alone, HSI seized nearly six petabytes of data in the course of criminal investigations, with more than half of this data coming …
Raising the Bar for Law Firms: How to Move Outside Counsel into Integrating and Delivering Managed Services – ACC Panel
The traditional hourly billing model still predominates, and many legal departments are still comfortable with their outside counsel using it. But there has been a shift over the recent years to more use of alternative fee arrangements (AFAs), flat fee structures or value-based pricing. At the Association of Corporate Counsel annual meeting, a panel discussed …
Insider Threats: Who is Watching Your Employees? ACC 2016
Edward Snowden may be the most well-known example of an insider threat. But for corporations, government agencies and non-profit organizations, the risk of insider threats may not even be those that are intentional. In many cases, employees take intellectual property when they leave the organization because they had a hand in its creation and think …
A Preview of the West Coast Corporate M&A and Integration Forum
On Oct. 19, Legal Executive Institute will host the West Coast Corporate M&A and Integration Forum in at the San Francisco. And like its companion event in New York earlier this year, the event will welcome experts from across the business landscape to discuss best-practices in mergers and acquisitions and managing post-merger integration. We sat …
Cyber Threats to State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Law Enforcement Agencies, Departments and Personnel – IACP Panel
The impact of technology on law enforcement agencies has been a continuous thread throughout International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference (IACP) this year in San Diego. While many agencies seek to build community policing strategies with technology in mind, an equal number are working to confront the ever-present threat of bad actors in the …
Transforming Communities Through Intelligence-Led Policing – IACP 2016 Panel
During his address before the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in San Diego today, IACP President Terrence Cunningham — who also serves as chief of police in Wellesley, Mass. – offered an apology to minority communities in the U.S., “for the actions of the past and the role that our profession has played …
FBI Director James Comey on the Current State of Law Enforcement – IACP Conference
It was standing room only as FBI Director James Comey addressed attendees at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference (IACP) in San Diego today. IACP President Terrence Cunningham introduced Director Comey, who shared his thoughts on the current state of law enforcement, violent confrontations with the public, the culture of policing, the global …
Improving the Collection and Utility of Law Enforcement Use of Force Data – IACP 2016 Session
Unlocking and harnessing the power of “big data” is a common challenge for modern professionals, and that’s just as true for those in law enforcement as well. That was the central theme of one of the opening sessions – “Improving the Collection and Utility of Law Enforcement Use of Force Data” – from the 123rd …
Blowing the Whistle on the SEC Whistleblower Program
Since passage of the Dodd-Frank Act overhauling federal securities laws, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program has been gradually growing in scope and significance. In 2015, the SEC received more than 4,000 tips. But some recent developments may be “blowing the whistle” on the whistleblower program itself. Jonathan Shapiro of Baker Botts LLP discusses …
