HBS Welcomes Phillip Friduss as Of Counsel to the Atlanta Office and Kirk Carter to the Brunswick Office
HBS is pleased to welcome Phillip E. Friduss as Of Counsel in the Atlanta office and Kirk A. Carter as an Associate to the Brunswick office. Mr. Friduss’ practice focuses on the defense of high exposure cases in the areas of governme
Navigational Tips for the Legislative Changes and “240 Process”
A misunderstood area of workers’ compensation defense exists in the notorious “240 process.” As we often see, an employee’s Facebook pictures, or perhaps his comments to a physical therapist, may be inconsistent with his complaints to th
Third Circuit Rules in Favor of FTC Having Authority to Regulate Data Security
On August 24, in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp., the Third Circuit Court of Appeals found that the FTC had authority to regulate cyber security under the “unfairness” prong of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Practices Act. The background of
John Parkerson Selected to Join Board of Directors of the Atlanta Council on International Relations
Hall Booth Smith international business attorney John Parkerson has been selected to join the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Council on International Relations (“ACIR” http://atlantacir.org). The ACIR is a non-profit and non-partisan
Cyber Scam Gets Executive to Wire Funds to the Hackers
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. was recently the victim of a cyber scam in which the thieves sent spoof communications to executives to trick them into wiring funds to the fraudsters to the tune of $46.7 million. Go to Krebs on Security, http://krebson
HBS Attorneys Honored by The Best Lawyers® in America
Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is pleased to announce eleven lawyers from the firm were honored in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This award is based on an evaluation process that includes a collection of client and lawyer eva
Richard Sheinis’ Lunch and Learn: Privacy and Cyber Liability, Protecting Your Business
Partner Richard Sheinis will be speaking August 27th at the Soup to Nuts Lunch & Learn, sponsored by Sovereign Risk Solutions. He will be speaking on “Privacy & Cyber Liability, Protecting Your Business”. The event is from 11:30 A
FDA Urges Hospitals to Discontinue Use of Hospira Infusion System Due to Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
In a warning that is the first of its kind, on July 31, 2015, the FDA encouraged healthcare facilities to stop using the Hospira Symbiq Infusion System due to cybersecurity vulnerabilities. (http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNoti
Michael Meyer von Bremen Participated in the Friedrich Naumann Foundation Conference
Michael S. Meyer von Bremen, Managing Partner of Hall Booth Smith, P.C.’s Albany office, participated for the sixth consecutive year in a conference on international government relations and the promotion of diplomatic relations sponsore