Posts by John Lande

John Lande primarily represents financial institutions, privately held businesses, and municipal utilities. He has experience dealing with a variety of legal topics including creditors’ rights in bankruptcy, business torts, agency regulatory actions, municipal lawcontract disputes, and business dissolutions. John has represented clients in numerous hearings and trials in Iowa district court, federal court, and appeals to the Iowa Court of Appeals, Iowa Supreme Court, and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

John advises financial institutions on a variety of topics including cybersecurity, internal/criminal investigations, check and wire fraud, insider transactions, collections, examinations, and enforcement actions. His focus is on helping banks implement best practices to avoid litigation and disputes in the future. John has appeared at hearings before the Iowa Division of Banking, FDIC, and Federal Reserve in Iowa and Washington D.C.

John also serves as general counsel to municipal utilities. He advises utilities on governance, open record and meetings laws, rates, public bidding, and any other legal issues they may confront.

John is chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity, Data Breach, & Privacy practice group. He regularly contributes to the firm’s Cybersecurity Law and Banking Law Blogs.

Posted on 05/06/2019 at 01:36 PM by John Lande

HHS Releases Cybersecurity Threat Mitigation Guide

  The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has released the “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managin...

Posted on 02/04/2019 at 12:48 PM by John Lande

The $2 Million Phish

Earlier this year, the Tokyo fish market grabbed headlines when a blue fin tuna sold for a record $3 million. Less well...

Posted on 01/11/2019 at 12:42 PM by John Lande

SEC: No Really, ICOs Are Securities

A common trope is that technology is evolving too fast for the law to keep up. Companies like Uber, Tesla, and Coinbase...

Posted on 12/28/2018 at 09:51 AM by John Lande

Bank May be Liable for Unauthorized Wire Transfers

With cyberattacks and data breaches now a routine part of life, banks and depositors need to make sure they secure funds...

Posted on 12/07/2018 at 11:13 AM by John Lande

Employer Owes Employees More than a Paycheck

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently decided that employers have a duty to take reasonable steps to protect sensitive...