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Technical Expertise, Bias, and the Internet:  a spicy ethical gumbo!

Moderator: Mary H. Drabnis, McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, Baton Rouge, LA

Responsibility of Attorneys to Develop and Maintain Tech Knowledge
Beth Burgin Waller, Woods Rogers PLC, Roanoke, VA

Professional Consequences of Irresponsible Lawyer Use of Social Media
Professor Dane S. Ciolino, Loyola University, New Orleans College of Law, Metairie, LA

Algorithmic and Data Best Practices and Requirements to Ensure Appropriate Handling of Data and Fair Treatment of Data Subjects
David J. Kappos, Cravath Swaine & Moore, New York, NY

Speakers

• Drabnis, Mary

  Phelps Dunbar LLP | Attorney

  Mary Drabnis is an attorney at Phelps Dunbar LLP. She has been drafting and filing patent applications on a variety of different subjects, primarily on chemical inventions, for more than 20 years. Mary worked as a technical consultant and then as a Patent Agent before attending law school. Ms. Drabnis received her J.D. from Louisiana State University. She earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California, and her Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
• Waller, Beth Burgin

  Woods Rogers | Principal

  Elizabeth Burgin Waller is a Principal at Woods Rogers. As chair of the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice at Woods Rogers, Beth’s practice is fully devoted to cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence (AI). She is a certified Privacy Law Specialist by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), which is accredited by the American Bar Association. In addition, she is a Certified Information Privacy Professional with expertise in both U.S. and European law (CIPP/US & CIPP/E) and a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), also from the IAPP.
• Kappos, David J.

  Cravath Swaine & Moore, LLP | Partner

  David J. Kappos is Co-Chair of Cravath's Intellectual Property Practice. He is widely recognized as one of the world's foremost leaders in the field of intellectual property, including intellectual property management and strategy, the development of global intellectual property norms, laws and practices as well as commercialization and enforcement of innovation-based assets.
• Ciolino, Dane S.

  Loyola University New Orleans College of Law | Alvin R. Christovich Distinguished Professor of Law

  Dane S. Ciolino serves as the Alvin R. Christovich Distinguished Professor of Law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. His current scholarly and teaching interests at Loyola include Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Advocacy, and Criminal Law.