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A Blawg Makes Library of Congress

By Bill Gratsch

Hat tip to Legal Pad for pointing out (Library of Congress Highlights Privacy 'Blawg' ) the recent news that law firm Proskauer Rose's Privacy Law Blog has been added to the Library of Congress' historical internet archive.  

From Proskauer Rose's press release on the subject:

Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with more than 750 lawyers worldwide, is proud to announce that its Privacy Law Blog (privacylaw.proskauer.com) has been selected for inclusion in the Library of Congress historic collection of Internet materials. Launched in 2007, the blog is authored by lawyers in the firm's international Privacy and Data Security Practice Group and covers recent case law and regulatory activity, new developments, and important issues in the area.

As you might imagine, such news certainly won't hurt Proskauer Rose's reputation in the area of privacy law.   Its blawg on the subject is obviously already paying dividends.

As an aside, I also noticed a couple of other paragraphs from the same press release: 

Proskauer's Privacy and Data Security Practice Group works with companies to help them understand and comply with the various laws that regulate the collection and sharing of personal data. The group also assists in the development of best practices that not only help businesses with legal compliance, but also identify them as having a genuine concern for personal privacy and the protection of private data.

The practice is an outgrowth of the firm's Internet, intellectual property, labor and employment, health law, First Amendment, international law, and litigation practices. Indicative of Proskauer's experience and reputation in this relatively new field of law is the fact that the venerable Practising Law Institute (PLI) asked the firm to create its first-ever treatise on the subject of privacy and data security law, "Proskauer on Privacy," which was published in 2006.

I really like the idea of this privacy treatise.   It seems like an unconventional, yet effective, way to market the firm's strengths in advising clients on privacy issues.  And, it specifically attempts to leverage the too often underutilized intellectual capital that law firms possess. 

Great stuff.

Full post as published by Blawgs Blog by Bill Gratsch on February 04, 2008 (boomark / email).