Counsel Erika Vela and Associate Pierce Cox presented a CLE for the Houston Leadership Council on Legal Diversity titled “Privacy and Cybersecurity,” May 14, 2025, in Houston. The presentation covered:
- Current trends in privacy law and organizational cybersecurity
- Key contractual considerations related to security incidents
- Frameworks for evaluating and managing third-party cybersecurity risks
- Data incident preparedness and response
- Offering recourse to contractual parties in the event of a breach
- Recent activity in state comprehensive privacy statutes
- IT vulnerabilities based on studies of past cyberattacks
