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Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Data Privacy

Mar. 10, 2025

Consider confidentiality before you post

As online platforms become essential for business development and communication, lawyers must navigate the ethical responsibility of maintaining client confidentiality in their digital commentary.

Shari L. Klevens

Partner, Dentons US LLP

Phone: (202) 496-7500

Email: shari.klevens@dentons.com

Alanna G. Clair

Partner, Dentons US LLP

Email: alanna.clair@dentons.com

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The legal community - whether in business development, marketing, or client communications - has largely pivoted to being online. This wave of technology, even more evident since the pandemic, encourages growth and broadens the ways people are able to connect with one another. It makes sense, then, that lawyers capitalize on these resources. Many lawyers and law firms tap into social media platforms to market, network, discuss the decisions of large...

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