Aaron Williamson and Meredith S. Heller, to the firm. Aaron Williamson counsels software companies and other technology-focused clients on business transactions, intellectual property issues, regulatory compliance, and related matters. As former Senior Staff Counsel at the Software Freedom Law Center, Aaron has extensive experience with legal issues related to free and open source software, including licensing and compliance. Aaron joins the firm from the legal and compliance department of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), where he advised IEEE’s operating units on privacy compliance, commercial contracts, export control regulations, standards development, nonprofit compliance issues, IP licensing, and more. Meredith S. Heller represents clients in criminal matters before state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels. She has argued cases before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and the New York Court of Appeals, and tried several cases to verdict. An experienced legal ethics advisor, Meredith counsels attorneys facing discipline and bar applicants in the admissions process. She is the chair of the New York City Bar Association’s Lawyers Assistance Program Committee, a member of the City Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee, and a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Professional Discipline Committee. She speaks frequently on legal ethics issues.]]]]> ]]>
The Washington Post – The Cybersecurity 202: There’s finally a Supreme Court battle coming over the nation’s main hacking law
Elissa Stanton
May 6, 2020
“Computer researchers are constantly afraid that a security test they run is going to run them afoul of the law,” Tor Ekeland, an attorney who