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Chapter author, “Navigating the Digital Age: The Definitive Cybersecurity Guide for Directors and Officers,” New York Stock Exchange Publication, 2015.
Chapter author, “E-Discovery in Internal Investigations,” Thompson West Treatise entitled \"E-Discovery for Corporate Counsel\"
Author, “Whether Cyber-Incident Poses 'Material Risk' Needing SEC Disclosure Is Tough Question,” BNA Privacy Law Watch, December 30, 2011.

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