The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) marked a turning point in privacy and data protection practices globally and transformed how American companies approach the protection of personal data....more
In our second installment of what privacy professionals should know before they start the summer, we provide you with highlights from the draft regulations from the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) and...more
The EU and US recently announced that they have reached “an agreement in principle” on a new framework to enable EU-US data transfers following the highly impactful EU ruling that dismantled the prior Privacy Shield...more
Long-awaited SCCs for EU Data Transfers Adopted by European Commission with 18-month Transition Period -
The EU has a cross-border data transfer framework gift for you! On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (“EC”)...more
On March 11, 2021, the Spanish Data Protection Authority (“AEPD”), imposed the regulator’s largest ever fine, totaling €8.15 million ($9.378 million), upon Vodafone España, S.A.U (“Vodafone”), a telephone operator, for...more
A discussion between Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Amanda Witt and Nicole Beranek Zanon, founding partner of de la cruz Beranek Rechtsanwälte AG, on the new Swiss Data Protection Act and its impact for U.S. clients....more
9/18/2020
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Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Amanda Witt, Professor Nico Härting, and Nicole Beranek Zanon discussed the consequences of the Schrems II decision of the ECJ for international data transfers during a recent webinar. Each gave...more
Any organization that relies on certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework and/or entering into the Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs” or “Model Clauses”) to effectuate personal data transfers from the...more
7/22/2020
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On September 13, 2018, the International Section of the Georgia Bar sponsored a presentation entitled “EU GDPR Status Updates – Lessons Learned Since May 25th” at the Atlanta offices of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP. The...more