Peter Guffin Panelist at Practising Law Institute Fundamentals of Privacy Law 2024: Vendor Security and Information Security Program Basics

In this Practising Law Institute (PLI) program, Pierce Atwood privacy and data security attorney Peter Guffin will participate in a panel discussion covering the basics of information security and vendor contract management, focusing on vendor due diligence, contracting, and incident response. After completing this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the legal and regulatory basis of data security
• Identify specific contracting issues for security in the cloud and where responsibilities may overlap
• Better understand how to handle a data security incident

PLI’s Fundamentals of Privacy Law 2024 is a one-day program that will give general practitioners, litigators, corporate counsel, and transactional attorneys a solid grounding in how privacy rules intersect with other practice areas. The program will also introduce the basics of security obligations for personal information and regulatory enforcement.

In-person and online attendance options are available. Please visit PLI for more information and registration instructions.

Pierce Atwood attorney Peter J. Guffin is co-chair of the firm’s Privacy and Data Security Practice Group, Professor of Practice at the University of Maine School of Law, and a frequent author and speaker on the subjects of privacy law, cybersecurity, governance, and compliance.