How do
they think about confidentiality?
How should entrepreneurs
think about confidentiality while raising money?
Not exact matches
«They may not share information [
about their estate], because they
think it might negatively impact their child's work ethic or because of
confidentiality — if they
think their children might talk
about it with their friends or other family members,» said Connie Torabian, senior vice president and market trust director for U.S. Trust, who works exclusively with high - net - worth clients.
He cared passionately
about the reputation of the Church, but did not understand how practices once
thought judicious are now ammunition for destroying that reputation in a new world where
confidentiality is condemned as secrecy and discretion as dissembling.
While intellectual property lawyers and those who handle corporate secrets probably understand the need for strict security measures, «the average lawyer probably spends far less time
thinking about data and
confidentiality risks,» Foster says.
But it would also be reasonable to conclude that their interest is in preventing employees from comparing salaries, and your purpose in talking
about salary is something unrelated, so you would have no reason to
think that the
confidentiality clause is relevant to you until after you are an employee.
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) looming ahead of us next year, legal teams need to
think about the wider argument, and where the right to privacy ends and
confidentiality begins.
As I
thought about the implications of the NSA revelations on client security and
confidentiality, the best I could conclude was that we must carry on and keep a stiff upper lip.
When I
thought about moving into this space, a lot of attorneys that I talked to were like, «Oh, what
about client
confidentiality?
Second, in this decision, the Divisional Court confirms that
confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements can be strongly enforced, encouraging grievors to
think very carefully
about disclosing the terms of a settlement agreement that contains a
confidentiality clause.
I
think many people have higher expectations of
confidentiality about emails travelling in unknown web servers than snail mail travelling in unknown mail offices.
Recognizing the boundaries of client
confidentiality that must always be respected, I can't help but feel that there is more that can and should be done to harness that talent and bring to the forefront some of the compelling individual stories and successes that lawyers, law firms and their clients so frequently encounter, and to let prospective clients see their own issues and
thought processes reflected in the discussions and materials
about the law that we produce.
It's all fine and dandy to
think about these issues and blog
about them, but too often writing
about technology and privacy /
confidentiality / privilege amounts to panic mongering.
If you have to fire an employee — do it in person, do it gently and for high - profile employees,
think seriously
about offering a reasonable amount of money in exchange for their contribution, an iron - clear release and a strict
confidentiality undertaking.
The legal blogosphere would benefit tremendously, I
think, from a discussion
about client
confidentiality and the blogging lawyer.
Each Collaborative professional and each party commits to full
confidentiality, so that you and your spouse feel safe to be as honest as possible
about what is important to each of you and to feel free to explore and
think outside of the box
about possible options for resolution.