Good afternoon. I’m Matt Olsen and I am the Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the United States Department of Justice. I’m very pleased to be here at CyCon. Thank you to Lucas for moderating this panel, to my esteemed fellow panelists, and to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense […]
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Criminal Law Defense Online Marketing Practices For Your Firm
Criminal law is a complex and ever-changing field. Every case is different, making it difficult to create a one-size-fits-all marketing strategy. However, there are some basic principles that all criminal defense attorneys can follow to grow their practice. In this post, we will discuss some of the most effective ways […]
Detroit Michigan Healthcare Fraud Lawsuit Defense Strategies
Healthcare providers in Detroit who are being investigated for healthcare fraud face serious repercussions if they are convicted. Not only can both the institution and the individuals running it be subject to hefty fines, but officers can be sentenced to prison and the provider can lose access to the healthcare […]
Copyright Act’s Fair Use Defense & Other SCOTUS Cert Cases
On March 28, the Supreme Court agreed to consider the following three questions: Is a work of art that copies from a prior work but that conveys a different meaning than the prior work necessarily “transformative” for the purpose of the Copyright Act’s fair use defense? Does California’s Proposition 12 […]
New York City White Collar Crime Legal Defense Strategies
The best way to defend against an allegation of white-collar offenses or crimes in New York City will depend on the facts or circumstances of the particular case, as well as the specific law that has allegedly been violated. However, some defense strategies come up more often than others. Here […]
Budget Agreement Continues to Drive Overall Increase in Defense Dollars to States
The U.S. government spends defense dollars in every state through purchases of military equipment, wages for service members and civilians, pension payments, health care services, and grants to states. In fiscal year 2020—the most recent year for which data is available—the federal government spent $678 billion on defense in the […]
Justices allow Kentucky’s attorney general to take over legal defense of state’s abortion law
OPINION ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Mar 3, 2022 at 12:51 pm The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Kentucky’s attorney general should have been allowed to intervene to defend a state law restricting abortion after another state official declined to do so – even when the U.S. Court of […]
Information Regarding Criminal Drug Counterfeiting Defense
Thursday, February 17, 2022 Introduction: What is Drug Counterfeiting? Selling fake drugs may subject you to criminal liability under 21 U.S.C. § 331. Section 331 makes it illegal to sell a misbranded or adulterated drug in interstate commerce. The sale of counterfeit drugs must involve interstate commerce. If you sell […]
Covid Spousal Death Case Threatens Workers’ Compensation Defense
Matilde Ek’s claim that her husband died after he contracted Covid-19 she got from working on a See’s Candies factory assembly line will move forward, signaling that employers may have to defend such wrongful death cases despite state workers’ compensation shields. A California appellate court in Los Angeles recently rejected […]