Technology and Ethical Challenges in Modern Remote World

Helena J. Engfeldt | Baker McKenzie

Helena Engfeldt helps companies around the world expand their businesses internationally, especially by taking privacy law compliance global. She focuses on counseling companies on data privacy and protection regulations as they apply to products, business models, and employers. She is licensed to practice law in California, New York and Washington. She regularly writes and speaks about privacy law and was shortlisted for privacy & data protection lawyer of the year in the Americas in 2023 and 2024.

Helena advises private and public companies on international expansion, cross-border transactions, and development and use of new products and services. Her clients include artificial intelligence developers and users, e commerce companies, builders, healthcare and wellness companies, content developers, and telecommunications providers. She regularly counsels clients on compliance with data protection regulations around the world such as CCPA, CMIA, COPPA, GDPR, HIPAA, MHMDA, and PIPL.

Garrett Stallins | Baker McKenzie

Garrett is an associate in Baker McKenzie’s North America Intellectual Property Group and is based in our San Francisco office.

Garrett’s practice focuses on helping clients build effective information governance programs, comply with privacy laws and regulations, and respond to cybersecurity incidents.

As a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Garrett assists clients on state, federal, and international privacy laws and regulations, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

In his cybersecurity practice, Garrett assists clients in identifying and managing risks through their information governance programs. He also assists clients in coordinating their response to cyber incidents from threat discovery through remediation and recovery. Garrett also has experience with data mapping projects and privacy impact assessments.

Jay Dealy | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Jay D. Dealy is Special Counsel at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in New York, focusing on complex commercial litigation, appeals, and international arbitrations. He handles cases involving manufacturing, construction contracts, shareholder disputes, and insurance coverage, and represents clients in governmental and internal investigations. Jay is a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Professional Ethics Committee.

Jay has won significant victories, including reinstating over $1 billion in claims in a construction dispute and securing favorable outcomes in international arbitrations. He has successfully handled high-profile appeals and defended major corporations in regulatory investigations. Jay is also dedicated to pro bono work, improving access to services for people with disabilities.

He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from Middlebury College and is admitted to practice in New York.

Session I – Leveraging Technology and AI in Legal Practice | 1:00pm – 2:00pm

• The importance of leveraging technology to understand data processing/for data mapping including what is happening on a company’s website
• Using AI as part of legal research, due diligence work, and other tasks
• How lawyers could and should work with technologists as part of an attorney client privileged investigation
• Legal guardrails on relying on technology, making sure lawyers stay within their role of providing legal advice, and vetting output of technology

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

Session II – Navigating Ethical Challenges when Working Remotely | 2:10pm – 3:10pm

• Understanding technology competence obligations – ABA Model Rule 1.1 (Competence) and the consequences of inadequate technology competence
• Maintaining client confidentiality in digital environments
• Addressing unauthorized practice of law in remote settings
• Potential privilege issues
• Supervisory responsibilities in remote environments
• Choice of law rules for professional conduct