Gerald L. Jenkins

Jerry Jenkins heads the Information Technology and E-Commerce Law Group at Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd. Mr. Jenkins has worked closely with both web-based and traditional companies that are deploying e-commerce and Internet strategies. He advises clients on a variety of electronic security and privacy issues, electronic communication and contracting, web site development, intellectual property and non-competition agreements and numerous data ownership issues. Mr. Jenkins has negotiated and documented a variety of transactions, including software licensing and development agreements, technology transfer agreements, advertising agreements between content providers and Web hosts/ISPs, intellectual property distribution agreements, confidentiality agreements, and outsourcing agreements. He has also drafted policies governing e-mail, phone mail, Internet access and web site development.

Mr. Jenkins has monitored discussions and served as a panelist on several technology related subjects and is a frequent lecturer on information technology issues. He recently launched the Chicago Cybersecurity Roundtable with the discussion, "Computer Security: Protecting Yourself in an Unruly World" (November 2001). He was also a presenter for the Federal Reserve Bank in several cities in 2001 on the topics "Essentials of Computer Security Assessment" and "Fundamentals of Privacy and Security in a Banking Environment." He presented "Current Issues Relating to HIPAA Proposed Security Regulations" HIPAA Awareness and Compliance Education Workshop (2001); "Managing Collateral Consequences of the Privacy Rules Imposed on Financial Institutions," Institute International Research (2000); "The Law of the Internet: Jurisdiction," National Business Institute (2000). As Adjunct Professor of Law at John Marshall Law School, he has taught courses on the security and privacy aspects of transnational data flows.

Mr. Jenkins has also authored numerous articles regarding technology, security and privacy issues.

• "A Legal Analysis of Computer Security Issues," E-Lawyering: Practicing Law in the Information Age, IICLE (upcoming).
  
• Co-author, "Phoning From Home: Security Issues Arising from Telecommuters Logging into Corporate Systems," I-Street (November 2001).
  
• "A Practical Look at Gramm-Leach-Bliley," Collections & Credit Risk Management (2001).
  
• "Feeling Secure in a Gramm-Leach-Bliley World," Profitwise (2001).
  

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