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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

  Beth Burgin Waller is a cybersecurity and data privacy attorney who uses her significant experience in technology to counsel clients on cybersecurity risk management, incident response, and privacy laws.
• 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.