Date:  10/31/2007

Time:   Registration: 8:00 am – 8:30 am Program: 8:30 am – 10:30 am

Location:   Morrison & Foerster LLP 555 West Fifth Street, 34th Floor

Speaker:   Timothy F. Ryan, Naomi Fine

Contact:   Stefanie Knapp

Contact Phone:  213-892-5200

Description:  

Loss of confidential data, such as trade secrets and personally identifiable information, can cost businesses millions of dollars in litigation expenses and lost productivity.  Many companies store valuable confidential data in digital form, which is vulnerable not only to external threats, but also to internal threats from untrained or rogue employees.

Yet, many data security breaches can be avoided by relatively inexpensive measures.  This seminar joins data protection and legal experts, who will discuss practical steps companies can take to reduce their risks of data security breaches, including the following:

• Overview of trade secret and privacy laws
• Fiduciary and other obligations regarding confidential data
• Protecting trade secrets in business negotiations
• IT security and physical security
• Avoiding trade secret problems with employees and consultants
• Enforceable non-disclosure, non-solicitation, and non-competition agreements
• The use of training to create a culture of data security
• Trade secret litigation strategy

Speakers:

• Naomi Fine, Chief Executive Officer, Pro-Tec Data
• Timothy Ryan, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP

This seminar will also be presented in the following locations:

Palo Alto, October 3
San Diego, October 30
Costa Mesa, November 1
New York, November 7
McLean, VA, November 8

Morrison & Foerster LLP (provider # 2183) certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.75 hours.