Lawline: Generative AI: Generating Increasing Cyber Security Risks for Lawyers, Law Firms & Clients
CLE 
Jon Mechanic · 
Joseph I. (“Joe”) Rosenbaum · June 5, 2025
In their latest Lawline course, Rimon Partners Jon Mechanic and Joseph Rosenbaum deliver an essential program on the cybersecurity threats posed by generative AI, offering practical guidance for attorneys, law firm administrators, and in-house counsel on mitigating AI-driven risks to client confidentiality, data protection, and professional integrity.
Overview of the Course
This critical program addresses the expanding cybersecurity threats that generative AI presents to legal practitioners, designed for attorneys, law firm administrators, and in-house counsel responsible for risk management and data protection in an AI-driven legal environment. As generative AI technology becomes increasingly sophisticated and accessible, cybercriminals are exploiting these tools to create more convincing phishing attacks, deepfakes, and social engineering schemes that specifically target the legal profession’s sensitive client data and privileged communications. The program examines how AI-powered attacks compromise traditional security measures and create new vulnerabilities across brand integrity, intellectual property, confidentiality, privacy protection, and operational security.
Led by cybersecurity and technology law experts Jon Mechanic and Joseph Rosenbaum, this comprehensive program provides practical guidance on identifying, preventing, and responding to AI-enhanced cyber threats that affect legal practice. Participants will explore real-world case studies of AI-driven attacks, including deepfake CEO fraud schemes, algorithmic bias in legal systems, and the inadvertent disclosure of privileged information through AI platforms. The program covers essential risk mitigation strategies, from implementing secure AI usage policies to ensuring compliance with emerging regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions, enabling legal professionals to harness AI’s benefits while protecting themselves and their clients from its evolving security risks.
Jon Mechanic’s practice focuses on all aspects of entertainment law. Mr. Mechanic advises his film and television producer clients, based in the United States, Canada and Europe, on all aspects of development, financing, tax credit structuring, production legal, distribution, and errors and omissions and clearance matters. He also represents lenders (both institutional and non-institutional) active in the entertainment industry, advising them on film and television financing transactions, including tax credit, pre-sales, and gap financing. Mr. Mechanic provides outside general counsel to many of his entertainment industry clients, assisting them on matters relating to employment, privacy, regulatory compliance, French language laws, and compliance with changes to the law, among other things. Read more here
Joe Rosenbaum is a New York‐based partner at Rimon, P.C. and Chair of Rimon’s Global Alliance. Rimon is an innovative and highly selective entrepreneurial firm that combines dynamic client service, teamwork, the agility of a high‐end boutique law firm and the deep multidisciplinary experience of a large global firm. Prior to private practice, Joe served for 17 years as an in‐house lawyer for American Express, including 4 years in Toronto as Vice President & General Counsel of Amex Canada. Joe is an internationally recognized, highly valued multi‐disciplinary corporate‐commercial lawyer, known for his strategic, legal, regulatory and policy guidance, as well as his legal skills and judgment. As a trusted advisor to senior executives, Joe has also negotiated executive and board level agreements and is routinely sought out by senior management and board members for advice and counsel regarding strategic plans, revenue growth, product and business development, nationally and globally. Read more here