GALLANT ACHIEVES GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY STANDARD

July 2019

We are pleased to announce that our firm has successfully reached the international cybersecurity standards for law firms set by Meritas, the global alliance of independent business law firms. Our firm is a member of Meritas and, in order to retain membership in good standing, is required to self-report our compliance with the Meritas Cybersecurity Standards for keeping client data and information secure.

The standards define 10 essential cybersecurity requirements that the 182 independent law firms that are Meritas members and future new members of the organization are expected to meet. As part of the process, we completed an assessment of cybersecurity best practices and readiness to take our practices to the next level, implemented cybersecurity enhancements in key areas to respond to ever-changing online risks, and then underwent a compliance review against the Meritas standards. In order to successfully meet the standards, we have information security, risk assessments, technical and physical safeguards, employee training, third-party risk management and business continuity plans in place, along with a breach response process. As part of our Meritas membership renewal, our firm will regularly complete a cybersecurity assessment to maintain our level of security for safeguarding information.

Meritas is the only law firm alliance with an established and comprehensive means of monitoring the quality of its member firms—a process that saves clients time validating law firm credentials and experience. Meritas membership is selective and by invitation only. Please click here for more information on how a law firm keeps information secure.

About Meritas

Founded in 1990, Meritas is an international alliance of commercial law firms working across jurisdictions to provide clients the best of both worlds: a local legal partner with full-service capabilities and the cost efficiency and personal attention unmatched by mega law firms. Each member law firm is required to adhere to rigorous and specific service standards on a regular basis. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Meritas has member firms in 245 global markets and more than 7,000 lawyers. To find a Meritas law firm or for more information, please visit meritas.org.