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I am a multilingual, international business lawyer who has extensive in-house experience in more than 25 countries and expertise in areas ranging from complex and general commercial matters and corporate transactions to finance and engineering and construction.

Many of us travel year-round on business. But in the United States, where I happen to be located, we are just entering the summer vacation season. Therefore, I thought I'd provide some travel tips having to do with technology.

The end of the year is fast approaching, and it is November, the beginning of a new season — and the start of my time as chair of this illustrious institution.

A day in the life of Justin Coss, Group legal counsel and company secretary at
 AUB Group Ltd. in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

If you are traveling to Chile for the first time and look it up on the map, you will be surprised by its length (north to south), and its narrowness (east to west).

By accepting where we are in the moment, keeping an eye open for opportunities to move past our fears, and making the best of the resources available to us, we can all successfully tackle any obstacle we encounter, whether it’s on the running trail or our office desk.

Getting back in touch with the student experience in this way has helped to re-illuminate the early portion of my professional journey and, in turn, has helped me shed a little light on the path of those just starting out.

By generating these metrics, the ECI focuses its attention on what matters most — the key social dynamics in organizations that drive behavior. These are far more important than policies, procedures, or internal controls. There are written rules and then there are the real, cultural rules embedded in the organization that everyone follows.

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.”

As technology evolves and security risks rise, lawyers are confronted with an increasing challenge to satisfy their ethical duties of competence and confidentiality, making the issue of securing data and mitigating breaches increasingly severe. This article will explore data breaches in detail, discussing how counsel can respond to these events, and outlining practical ways to implement a tiered approach to securing a company’s crown jewels.