News & Insights

Unchartered Waters: The AI Phishing Wave Is Here

Attorneys, Kate A. Sherlock and Nicholas T. Franchetti, authored the article, "Unchartered Waters: The AI Phishing Wave Is Here," for the New Jersey Law Journal writing, "AI is poised to make both traditional and spear phishing cheaper and more effective." For traditional phishing, AI can generate and send thousands of emails in virtually no time, whereas an individual threat actor would have needed minutes or hours to write each underlying email. Moreover, as AI has become more sophisticated, studies have shown that AI-generated emails are now indistinguishable from those written by humans. AI’s effect on spear phishing has been even more pronounced.  ...read more

Cultivating a Cannabis Brand

Archer Partner Kate Sherlock was recently published in Issue 260 of NJ Cannabis Insider. In the article, “Cultivating a cannabis brand,” Kate discusses the necessary steps to cultivating and protecting a cannabis brand by walking through several alternative options to combat the inability to register cannabis trademarks at the federal level and protect their cannabis trademarks. ...read more

UDRP: Still a Powerful and Efficient Tool for Combatting Anonymous Cybersquatters

Archer partner, Kate Sherlock, has won numerous UDRP actions on behalf of her clients. In her recent article, “UDRP: Still a Powerful and Efficient Tool for Combatting Anonymous Cybersquatters,” published by the Legal Intelligencer, Kate discusses the UDRP process and why it continues to serve as a powerful and efficient tool for IP owners to stop cybersquatters and protect their business’s goodwill. ...read more

U.S. Justice Department Establishes New Data Security Program to Prevent Foreign Adversaries from Exploiting Americans’ Sensitive Data

U.S. companies that collect and store sensitive personal data have until July 8, 2025 to comply with a new Department of Justice rule, known as the Data Security Program (“DSP”). What is the Data Security Program? The DSP prohibits U.S. companies from sharing bulk sensitive personal data with individuals or entities from countries identified as foreign adversaries, including but not limited to China, Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran (“Covered Person(s)”). Under the program, sensitive personal data is defined broadly and is not limited to traditional "PII", such as social security numbers and bank account information.  Instead, the DSP aims to protect a much broader scope of information, including but not limited to human genomic information, geolocation information, biometric and health information, and financial information. Additionally, the DSP applies to government-related data, including any precise geolocation data and sensitive personal data that a transacting party markets as linked or linkable to certain current or recent former U.S. government employees. ...read more

New Jersey’s Comprehensive Data Privacy Law Now in Effect

New Jersey’s comprehensive data privacy law goes into effect today, January 15, 2025.  The law gives New Jersey consumers greater control over their data and imposes significant obligations on businesses that collect and process such data.  Some of the obligations include publishing a privacy policy detailing the business’s data collection, processing, and disclosure practices, providing consumers with the option to opt-out of the collection and disclosure of their information, and entering into written data processing agreements with third-party vendors that will be accessing or processing personal information.  For more information about the law, please see our prior published client alerts here and here.  If you need assistance in evaluating your business’s privacy compliance or if you have any questions or would like more information on the issues discussed in this Alert, please contact Kate Sherlock in Archer’s Voorhees office at 856-673-3919 or ksherlock@archerlaw.com  ...read more

Governor Murphy Signs NJ Legislation Protecting Consumer Data

On January 16, 2024, Governor Murphy signed legislation protecting New Jersey consumer privacy rights and data (S332/A1971). Under the legislation, website owners and online providers are required to notify their customers and website visitors of their data collection, processing, and disclosure practices, in addition to providing New Jersey consumers with the option to opt-out of collection and disclosure.  New Jersey is the 13th state to pass a comprehensive privacy law granting consumers greater control over their data. Below is a summary of the law’s key provisions. ...read more

Kate Sherlock to Serve as Board Counsel for Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey

Archer partner, Kate A. Sherlock, will serve as general counsel to the Board of Trustees of the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey (RMHSNJ). Kate is a member of Archer’s Intellectual Property and Business Counseling Groups and represents companies and non-profit organizations of all sizes across various industries, including the technology, healthcare, automotive, food and beverage, entertainment, and fashion industries. ...read more

Eric Yun Discusses His Promotion to Partner with Law360

In the Law360 article, "Archer Names 6 Partners in 3 States," newly appointed Archer Partner, Eric Yun, discusses his recent promotion. ...read more

Archer Names Six New Partners

Archer proudly announces that six attorneys have been named partners of the firm. Attorneys Michael J. Forino, Bruce M. Gorman Jr., Brian M. McGovern, Jennie A. Owens, Kate A. Sherlock, and Eric I. Yun have been promoted to partner. ...read more

Kate Sherlock to Speak at Rutgers Law School Gender Diversity in IP Law Seminar

Archer partner Kate Sherlock will be a panel speaker at the Rutgers Law School seminar, Gender Diversity in IP Law. Kate and the other panel speakers will discuss their careers, challenges and triumphs. The seminar is being presented by Rutgers Intellectual Property Law Association, Rutgers Women's Law Caucus, and Rutgers Institute for Information Policy and Law. ...read more

Archer & CCSNJ Present "Preparing for the Next Chapter of COVID-19: Legal Guidance for Uncertain Times" Webinar Series Week 4

Archer has teamed up with the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey to present a six week webinar series. ...read more

Robert T. Egan and Kate A. Sherlock to Speak at the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Virtual Event, "Defending Your Data Against Cyberthreats"

On Wednesday, June 3rd, Archer's Robert T. Egan and Kate A. Sherlock will speak at the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia Virtual Event, "Defending Your Data Against Cyberthreats".  The workshop will focus on what companies should do in response to a cyber attack, how to prevent them, and why it is important to understand the legal implications of cybersecurity. ...read more