Hacked Washington law firm fights SEC subpoena in effort to protect attorney-client privilege
Publishing timestamp: 2023-03-01 08:50:46
Summary
Covington & Burling, an international law firm in Washington, D.C., is fighting the Securities and Exchange Commission in court over the SEC's attempts to compel the firm to hand over the names of nearly 300 clients. The SEC is trying to access client information in order to ensure that no illegal trades were made as a result of a cyberattack on Covington's systems in 2020. Covington has argued that the SEC's attempts to access client information are unprecedented and would breach client confidentiality. The case has received support from more than 80 of the most influential law firms in the country.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/01/covington-burling-was-hacked-sec-is-now-suing-the-dc-law-firm.html