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Business Insurance Interviews Das on “Legal Team of the Year” Award
October 27, 2020
Anjali Das (Partner-Chicago), chair of the firm’s national Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice, was interviewed on her team’s work in tackling cybersecurity issues, which earned it Business Insurance’s 2020 U.S. Insurance Award for Legal Team of the Year. In “2020 U.S. Insurance Awards: Wilson Elser, Legal Team of the Year,” which appeared in the October 16 issue, Anjali noted a huge uptick in cyber-related claims: “COVID-19 has actually multiplied the number of claims because the reality is that with the current remote workforce, there is a lot more potential for hacking and cyber threats.” She added that while organizations are responding and making cybersecurity a serious priority, the issue is not going away anytime soon. “Organizations need to realize that this isn’t just a blip,” she said. “I think the long-term trend will be for more organizations to be virtual.”