EMLF will apply for 60 minutes of ethics CLE in: IL, IN, KY, OH, OK, TN, TX, PA, WV, and VA. To inquire about other jurisdictions, please e-mail Dawn at dawn@emlf.org.
On Guard! Ethically Avoiding Fraud and Scams
Live Webinar: December 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST
Law firms are increasingly becoming victims of a variety of frauds and scams, ranging from old-fashioned embezzlement by insiders and fraudulent check schemes, to newer spearphishing emails, vishing phone calls, and cyber frauds, now powered by AI. EMLF and its members have been repeatedly targeted!
This session will explore today’s threats, attorneys’ ethical and legal duties to guard against them, and practical safeguards to prevent and respond to them. Updated from the Fall Symposium, this webinar version will include information about additional attacks, including a recent attack caught in realtime monitoring that was trying to export data four minutes after it got access.
Clark Hill
David G. Ries is Of Counsel in the Pittsburgh PA office of Clark Hill PLC, where he practices in the firm’s Cybersecurity, Data Protection and Privacy Group. He has devoted his legal career to helping organizations traverse complex environmental, technology, and data protection challenges. For over 30 years, he has increasingly focused on cybersecurity, privacy, and information governance, including incident response. Dave frequently speaks and writes nationally on legal ethics, technology, and cybersecurity topics. He is a Trustee and Past President of the Energy and Mineral Law Foundation and Chair of the ABA Law Practice Division Ethics and Professionalism Committee. He is a graduate of Boston College and Boston College Law School.