Mike Regitz and Dustin Mauck of RegitzMauck PLLC will be making data privacy presentations in Arlington (November 30th), San Antonio (December 5th), and Houston (December 8th) at the 2017 TSCPA (Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants) Expo. The presentation “Data Privacy Law: What Are You Doing with My Data?” will provide conference attendees with an overview of data privacy law and recent developments in the area, including new statutory regimes that could drastically change the data privacy landscape in the United States. The TSCPA Expo is a two-day annual conference that includes three separate educational tracks and is held in three Texas cities (Arlington, San Antonio, and […]
RegitzMauck is proud to be a sponsor of the St. Thomas More Society for the 2017-2018 Program Year. The purpose of the St. Thomas More Society (STMS) is to encourage Catholic lawyers to live a Christian vocation by sanctifying their daily work and promoting high ethical principles in the legal profession as exemplified by the life of St. Thomas More. On October 14, 2017, Mike Regitz, Dustin Mauck, and guests of RegitzMauck attended the 2017 Red Mass at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe and Dinner Reception at the Petroleum Club, where Professor Gerard V. Bradley of the University of Notre Dame was presented the […]
Mike Regitz of RegitzMauck spoke about Intellectual Property and Cybersecurity issues at the Plano Chamber of Commerce on September 27, 2017. Along with Asilia Backus, Director and Senior Attorney with American Airlines, Mike presented on the topic “Is Your Business Secure?” Earlier in the week, on September 25, 2017, Mike spoke about “Trademarks and the Internet” during the 2017 IP Aggies Forum that was held at the Texas A&M University School of Law. RegitzMauck PLLC is an intellectual property boutique based in Dallas, Texas. The firm focuses on providing value-based legal services to cost-conscious clients seeking high-quality legal representation in intellectual property, cybersecurity, and data privacy matters […]
Mike Regitz of RegitzMauck PLLC has been selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list in the practice area of Intellectual Property. Selection to the 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list is an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 5% of attorneys in Texas receive this distinction. Earlier this year, RegitzMauck partner Dustin Mauck was named to his third consecutive Texas Rising Star list in the practice area of Intellectual Property Litigation (2015, 2016, 2017). Both Mike and Dustin are registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and are Certified Information Privacy Professionals. Mike focuses his practice on commercial litigation, the […]
As I was delving into my newest “book club” book, Thomas More – A Portrait of Courage, I couldn’t help but recognize my firm’s values in the example set by Thomas More, and I tried to imagine a world in which all outside counsel acted accordingly: As a lawyer, he acquired a reputation for honesty and integrity. One early biographer reports that “to his clients [More] never failed to give advice that was wise and straightforward, always looking to their interests rather than to his own. In most cases he used best endeavors to get the litigants to come to terms. If he was unsuccessful in this, […]
Plaintiff, Medidata Solutions, filed a 2015 lawsuit against Federal Insurance Company for coverage of a $4.8M fraudulent wire transfer (Cause No. 1:15-cv-00907 S.D.N.Y). According to the facts of the case, Medidata notified its finance department of a potential acquisition that could require urgent assistance in the summer of 2014. With knowledge of this transaction, the cyber thief used common social engineering tactics to consummate the fraud. He spoofed the e-mail address of Medidata’s president in numerous requests and impersonated an attorney over the phone to dupe an accounting employee to complete the fraudulent wire. Medidata held a $5M insurance policy with Federal that contained a “Crime Coverage […]
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee agreed not to use his name in connection with cybersecurity products or services in order to settle a lawsuit against Intel Corporation, which purchased McAfee Associates in 2011 for $7.7 billion. McAfee and MGT Capital Investments, Inc., where McAfee serves as CEO, filed the suit last year seeking a declaration that the renaming of MGT Capital Investments to “John McAfee Global Technologies, Inc.” or the use of his name in connection with the company would not infringe any Intel trademarks. According to the complaint, McAfee resigned from the company he founded in 1994 and sold his remaining shares in the company in […]
If cybersecurity is not currently at the top of your company’s to-do list, then it should be. Anthem Inc., the nation’s second largest health insurer, agreed to a $115M settlement package to end litigation surrounding a 2015 data breach that affected nearly 80 million people. According to the deal, Anthem will (1) provide two years of credit monitoring, in addition to the two years that were previously offered after the breach in 2015, (2) cover out-of-pocket expenses, (3) compensate customers that already purchased credit monitoring products, and (4) make improvements to its data security systems. And the lawyers representing the class will cash in on $38M in […]
RegitzMauck provides legal counsel on data security and privacy issues and disputes. RegitzMauck attorneys are Certified Information Privacy Professionals (CIPP/US).
RegitzMauck partners Mike Regitz and Dustin Mauck have earned the ANSI-accredited Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). “Due to the constant threat of cyber attacks and the ever-changing privacy landscape, RegitzMauck felt that it was important to confirm its strong commitment to cyber security and data privacy by getting credentialed,” Mauck said. In addition to intellectual property matters, RegitzMauck assists its clients with legal issues surrounding cyber security and data privacy. With the rapid growth in cyber attacks and data breaches, RegitzMauck clients were the driving force behind the firm’s motivation to offer these legal services. When clients […]