In-house attorneys and other executives are not immune from criminal liability and can be targeted for criminal prosecution for actions taken in connection with corporate matters.
February 18, 2021 at 01:45 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
Data breaches, while frequent in number and severity, remain big news events today. Even more newsworthy is when a corporate in-house attorney is criminally prosecuted in connection with his role in responding to a data breach event.
Such was the case for former Uber Chief Security Officer (CSO) Joseph Sullivan, who was recently indicted for obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony in connection with his alleged attempt to cover up a major hacking incident experienced by Uber in 2016.
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