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James W. Quinn | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Editor: Would you give our readers some idea of your background and professional experience? Quinn: I’ve been practicing law since 1971 – virtually the whole time at Weil – having graduated from Fordham University School of Law and University of Notre Dame for undergraduate...

Discovery

Philip Favro, Tish Looper | Symantec Corporation

Nothing surprises us anymore in the world of information retention and electronic discovery. Organizations routinely complain about the exponential growth of information and the associated costs. Those costs have been acutely felt in litigation as courts have heightened their expectations for how...

Cybersecurity

Bruce L. McDonald, Kirk J. Nahra | Wiley Rein LLP

Businesses may wish to take special note of the First Circuit's October 20 decision in Anderson v. Hannaford Brothers Co. (2011 U.S. App. Lexis 21239), because it could well open the door for class actions against companies that suffer data breaches. Thus, it may signal an end to the...