Successfully sweeping it under the carpet means you don't get sued for the mistakes you made.
Legal isn't there to make sure the company complies with the laws. Legal is there to advise on and minimize legal risk.
Legal isn't there to make sure the company complies with the laws. Legal is there to advise on and minimize legal risk.
"It's not like we're building bridges or something." -- any legal department when faced with engineers' ethical duty to report a hack.
Breaking laws is one sure way to increase legal liability.
I'm sure someone in legal knows someone at the AG's office who might be "considering the private sector" in the near future.