Many businesses are generally aware of the regulatory penalties they risk invoking courtesy of a malfunctioning or improperly utilized piece of technology. But a new “How to Prevail When Technology Fails” report released by the law firm of Hogan Lovells last week indicates that company leadership may be heightening the jeopardy their organizations face by excluding legal departments at key decision points.

“Everyone is being innovative and developing new technology and see that as their growth strategy, right? But it doesn’t mean that their senior executives or boards are assessing the risks that go along with that,” said Stephanie Yonekura, leader of the global investigations, white-collar and fraud practice at Hogan Lovells.