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

Tools for Combating Cybersquatting

Kate A. Sherlock, partner in Archer's Voorhees office, was recently published in the January edition of Commerce Magazine. The article, "Tools for Combating Cybersquatting," addresses what method trademark owners can utilize to obtain relief from cybersquatting in a quick, cost-effective way. ...read more

Cybersecurity Checklist: 10 Steps To Protect Your Business

Cybersecurity Checklist: 10 Steps To Protect Your Business, By: Kate Sherlock, Esq., Chamber of Commerce Southern NJ, Guest Colum, January 8, 2019 ...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

Robert Egan Featured in Healthcare Info Security Article, "Guarding Against COVID-19 Fraud Schemes"

Robert T. Egan, Chair of Archer’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Group, was featured in the Healthcare Info Security article, "Guarding Against COVID-19 Fraud Schemes" published July 1, 2020. ...read more

Robert T. Egan and Nicholas T. Franchetti Co-Author Security Info Watch Article, "Wawa Data Breach Aftermath: Observations from the Legal Side of Things"

Robert T. Egan, Chair of Archer's Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Group, and Nicholas T. Franchetti co-author the Security Info Watch article, "Wawa Data Breach Aftermath: Observations from the Legal Side of Things" published on June 1, 2020. ...read more

Kate Sherlock Quoted in New Jersey Business Magazine's "Protect Data Privacy or Pay the Price"

Kate Sherlock, a member of Archer's data privacy group, gives her thoughts on how Europe’s GDPR and California’s CCPA could affect New Jersey businesses in this article "Protect Data Privacy or Pay the Price" by New Jersey Business Magazine. ...read more

2025 Business Law Symposium

Archer partner Gianfranco A. Pietrafesa will be serving as the moderator and a speaker at the “2025 Business Law Symposium.” Joining Franco as a speaker at this year’s event will be Archer partner Kate A. Sherlock. Co-sponsored by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (NJICLE) and New Jersey State Bar Association’s Business Law Section, the Symposium brings together attorneys, accountants and other professionals to explore the latest trends in and challenges for business. ...read more

Robert Egan to Serve as Speaker for "Protecting Customer Data: Responsibilities and Liabilities"

Topic: NJCC Virtual Small Business Series - Protecting Customer Data: Responsibilities and Liabilities – What You Need to Know in 2023 ...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