Blockchain technology and the movement toward self-sovereign identity is enabling individual control over data, if properly architected and instituted. Managing data rights and protecting assets has never been more paramount.

Property cannot be left unattended; owners must protect their assets. Yet, cyber-squatters, counterfeiters, and other thefts and dilutions occur regularly. Governance and legal protections can protect digital assets.

Beside individual data rights, there are increasing needs to construct collective protections, such as university NIL programs, collective bargaining instruments, and other governance mechanisms to protect collective interests in valuable data assets.

Regulators are aggressively pursuing oversight of the crypto and NFT marketplaces. Risk disclosures to protect consumers is one dimension, while property rights, anti-money laundering, and other legal issues permeate this emerging market.

Athlete performance monitoring (wearable tech), authorized data usage, advanced directives around data, licensing, misuses - the field of sport, AND INCLUDING ELECTRONIC GAME SYSTEMS - is replete with privacy and digital identity issues.

Cyberattacks in the modern era persistently implicate state actors. Law enforcement and governmental coordination often comes into play after a data breach. Having the right legal team is essential!!

Sophisticated cyberattacks require cyberlaw experts who engage in “breach coaching” to orchestrate the investigation with an eye toward potential litigation and minimizing legal exposure.

When to involve law enforcement, whether to pay the ransom, how legal risks affect the decision process, how to recover … these and other difficult questions surround dealing with a ransomware attack.