Protect client privilege, trust accounts, and your firm's reputation from targeted cyber attacks
Business email compromise (BEC) is the #1 cyber threat to law firms. Criminals impersonate clients, opposing counsel, or firm partners to redirect settlement funds, steal confidential documents, or initiate fraudulent wire transfers from trust accounts.
Law firms hold some of the most sensitive data in any industry — M&A details, litigation strategy, personal injury records, corporate secrets. A single breach can compromise solicitor-client privilege and trigger regulatory investigation by your law society.
Real estate closings, settlement disbursements, and escrow management make law firms attractive targets for payment redirection schemes. A fraudulent wire transfer from a trust account can create liability exposure well beyond the stolen amount.
Canadian law firms must comply with PIPEDA for client data protection and law society rules regarding technology competence. A breach can trigger investigations from both the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and your provincial law society.
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Yes. Professional liability (E&O) covers negligence in legal services, but not data breaches, ransomware, or social engineering attacks. A client data breach or trust account fraud incident would fall outside most professional liability policies. Cyber insurance fills that gap specifically.
Business email compromise (BEC) is a social engineering attack where criminals impersonate a trusted party — a client, partner, or firm member — to redirect funds or steal confidential information. Law firms are prime targets because they handle large financial transactions (trust accounts, settlements, real estate closings) and possess highly sensitive client information.
Cyber insurance covers the costs of responding to a breach that compromises privileged communications, including forensic investigation, client notification, legal defence for privilege claims, and regulatory penalties. It helps you contain the breach quickly to minimize exposure of privileged material.
Look for coverage that addresses social engineering and BEC losses, client data breach response, trust account fraud, regulatory compliance under PIPEDA and provincial law society rules, ransomware response, and reputational damage management. Use our free policy gap analyzer to check your current coverage.
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