Mark G. McCreary was featured in the Bloomberg BNA article, Latest Qualification for Cyber Security? No Law Degree." Full text can be found in the February 24, 2016, issue, but a synopsis is below.
As the focus of privacy and data security grows within law firms due to the risk of becoming a victim of cyber attacks, some believe that offering a non-lawyer with technical expertise a position may pose as a threat.
As law firms adapt to the essential task of protecting client data in a fast developing arena, there are many that are unwilling to take on the risk of hiring a non-lawyer due to state bar rules that prohibit law firms from sharing fees with non-lawyers, privilege-protection issues and state bar rules around referrals.
"My opinion is there's not enough upside for me to take
the risk," said Mark McCreary, chief privacy officer and a
partner at Fox Rothschild.
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