Description:
As border agents increasingly target digital devices and border crossings, defense lawyers face a growing threat to the confidentiality of client files. This webinar focuses on the intersection of constitutional law, border policy, and attorney-client privilege. Learn how to protect sensitive data, assert legal safeguards, and challenge unlawful digital searches—before your next border crossing becomes a breach of confidentiality.
DATE: Friday, May 9
TIME: 1:00-2:30 PM ET/ 10:00-11:30 AM PT
CLE CREDIT: not available
COST: Free (Registration Required)
*Zoom link available after registration
Faculty
Esha Bhandari is deputy director of the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, where she works on litigation and advocacy to protect freedom of expression and privacy rights in the digital age. She also focuses on the impact of big data and artificial intelligence on civil liberties. She has litigated cases including Sandvig v. Barr, a First Amendment challenge to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act on behalf of online discrimination researchers, Alasaad v. Wolf, a constitutional challenge to suspicionless electronic device searches at the U.S. border, and Guan v. Mayorkas, in which she represents journalists questioned about their work by border officers. She argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Hansen, a case that significantly narrowed a federal law that, on its face, criminalized First Amendment-protected speech about immigration. Esha is an Adjunct Professor of Clinical Law at New York University School of Law, where she co-teaches the Technology, Law, and Policy Clinic. She contributed a chapter to the treatise Feminist Cyberlaw on the legal landscape for digital journalism and research. She was formerly a member of the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee, Law Enforcement Subcommittee, a body tasked with advising the President on issues in artificial intelligence.
Amir Makled is trial lawyer who specializes in civil rights, personal injury, and criminal defense work. He represents clients in serious injury, civil rights, and complex criminal cases in state and Federal courts. Amir has represented clients in numerous complex cases that gained national and international notoriety. He has accumulated a remarkable success record reflecting his firm commitment to his clients and their interests. Amir began his legal career in 2012 while working alongside his now Partner Attorney, Cyril Hall, to represent civil rights and serious injury victims. He has successfully represented clients in serious injury and wrongful death claims due to negligence or intentional violations of their civil rights. Additionally, Amir continues to represent clients accused of serious criminal charges in federal and state courts. As managing partner, he has built a firm and team committed to exceptional, aggressive, client-centered representation. Amir’s approach to client representation reflects his embrace and commitment to the firms core values and culture. Those values shape the work the firm undertakes to accomplish on behalf of its clients to achieve a just and fair outcome. Amir received a BBA in Finance in 2009 from the University of Michigan, Dearborn, with high distinction, and Wayne State University School of Law Juris Doctor in 2012. With his extensive experience, Amir has developed a well-known and respected reputation as a winning, aggressive, and relentless trial lawyer.
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