Wittliff, Saba Named to 2020 Super Lawyers
Wittliff Cutter, PLLC is proud to announce that name partner Reid Wittliff and John Saba have been recognized by Thomson Reuters as Texas Super Lawyers in 2020.
Changes to Privacy Shield in the Wake of Brexit
On January 31, 2020, the International Trade Association’s Privacy Shield Team issued guidance concerning changes to Privacy Shield Framework in the wake of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. For those wondering how Brexit will impact cross-border data transfers, here are a couple items to note.
Partner Reid Wittliff Presents Two Classes Focusing on Technology Law
Partner Reid Wittliff recently taught two classes focused on technology law. On April 5, Reid taught an eDiscovery and Digital Forensics lecture to the University of Texas School of Law Technology in Litigation class. The presentation focused on the effective use of discovery to obtain digital evidence and the process digital forensics examiners use to identify, capture, preserver and present digital evidence in litigation.
Metadata is Important and Discoverable in Litigation
Discovery of metadata – data about data – is becoming increasingly important in litigation. This is because metadata may be able to shed light on the who, what, when and where of digital evidence as metadata contains wide ranging information about digital files.
7 “Creep Factors” of Online Behavioral Advertising
The flood of news stories on the data-collection and online behavioral advertising (“OBA”) practices of search engines, mobile apps, brand advertisers, and social networks is giving many people a distinct feeling: “the creeps.”