Dean Nickles Speaks About Cybersecurity at the New York State Bar Association’s Business Law Section & Corporate Counsel Section 2026 Annual Meeting
January 16, 2026
On January 14, 2026, Cravath of counsel Dean M. Nickles participated in the New York State Bar Association’s Business Law Section & Corporate Counsel Section 2026 Annual Meeting, which was held in New York. Dean spoke as part of a program entitled “Cybersecurity Law and Risk Management: Essential Strategies for Multinational Organizations,” which reviewed how to navigate the cybersecurity legal landscape and covered topics including current regulatory requirements (such as the NY DFS Cybersecurity Regulation), incident response planning, responding to data breaches and ransomware, third‑party vendor risk management, the intersection of cybersecurity with privacy laws and AI security risks.
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J.D., 2016, University of Notre Dame Law Schoolsumma cum laude
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B.A., 2013, Villanova Universitymagna cum laude
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