Instructor
Jonathan Ziss is co-chair of the firm’s Management and Professional Liability practice, chair of its Aviation Litigation practice, and a member of its Commercial Litigation and Cybersecurity practices. He devotes much of his practice to the representation of professionals, including accountants, attorneys, bankers, design professionals, insurance agents/brokers, directors and officers, and fiduciaries, before administrative licensing boards and civil courts. He counsels and defends not-for-profit entities such as museums, homeowners’ associations, faith-based organizations, and others, in management liability litigation as well as non-litigated disputes. Jonathan counsels clients and litigates, arbitrates, and mediates commercial disputes in a wide range of industries, from healthcare to hospitality. In addition, as a member of the firm’s cyber incident response team, he manages compliance and loss mitigation campaigns in the aftermath of data breaches. Based on Jonathan’s extensive experience with the ethics of the accounting and legal professions, he is frequently hired to represent individual practitioners and firms in civil and administrative matters arising from ethics complaints. He chairs the firm’s Professional Guidance Committee, which addresses professional ethics across the firm’s more than 450 attorneys.
Instructor
Irene Walton is a U.S. benefits consultant with more than 40 years of experience advising associations and professional organizations on complex professional liability and health and welfare risks. She began her career in 1980 with Mather & Co. in Philadelphia and has since held senior leadership roles overseeing association and affinity programs through multiple industry mergers, including Bollinger Insurance and Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
Throughout her career, Irene has been trusted to analyze, price, and manage high-risk benefit programs where accuracy, compliance, and long-term stability are critical. She specializes in developing customized benefit solutions for associations, affinity groups, and sole practitioners, and is known for her steady leadership and ability to deliver clarity and confidence in highly regulated environments.
Instructor
This CPE-eligible webinar provides CPAs with a practical, education-focused overview of cyber liability and data breach risk. Participants will examine common cyber claims impacting CPA firms, the true costs associated with a breach, and the full lifecycle of a cyber claim—from incident discovery and response through resolution. The session also explains how cyber insurance is designed to respond at each stage, including forensic investigation, legal and regulatory obligations, client notification, and business interruption. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of cyber risk management considerations relevant to today’s CPA practices.