The European Parliament voted on June 14, 2023 to adopt its position on the draft EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) that would impose a comprehensive regulatory regime on AI. More rules are expected to follow for...more
Welcome to the 35th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
The European Commission (Commission) is adopting an Adequacy decision for certain transfers of personal data to the United States. This adoption would foster trans-Atlantic data flows and address the concerns raised by the...more
Welcome to the 34th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
The European Union (EU) Commission released its Draft Adequacy Decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework on December 13, which, in conjunction with President Biden’s executive order issued on October 7, will further...more
The European Commission recently released a draft adequacy decision for the European Union and United States Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework (TDPF). If the decision is finalized, data transfers between the European Union...more
The European Court of Justice in a recent judgment nullified a key provision in the 2018 version of the EU Money Laundering Directive requiring that information regarding beneficial owners registered in the European national...more
Welcome to the 33rd edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
US President Joseph Biden issued an Executive Order On Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities on October 7, which establishes safeguards relating to the handling of personal information in the...more
US President Joseph Biden signed the long-anticipated Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguard for United States Signals Intelligence Activities (EO) on October 7, 2022, providing enhanced protections in an effort to restore...more
The European Union adopted its 8th sanctions package of restrictive measures against Russia on 6 October 2022 in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. ...more
10/10/2022
/ Asset Freeze ,
Cryptoassets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Bans ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Policy ,
Maritime Transport ,
National Security ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Ukraine
The Swiss government has drafted a proposed list of countries that are approved to receive personal data transfers out of Switzerland. Japan and South Korea are excluded from the current and proposed lists, requiring...more
The German Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe (OLG Karlsruhe) recently repealed the July 13, 2022, decision of the Procurement Chamber of the German state of Baden-Württemberg that had argued that the mere risk of access to...more
World events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have accelerated the need for business operations to grow more digitally reliant and driven. As the global network grows and becomes more interconnected, privacy and...more
9/15/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Popular
Welcome to the 32nd edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
7/22/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Automotive Industry ,
Competition ,
Driverless Cars ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Manufacturers ,
Mergers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Safety Standards ,
Supply Chain
As the challenges to and requirements governing data protection continue to evolve, data privacy remains a hot topic on the minds of security and compliance professionals around the world. If the last few years provide any...more
Welcome to the 31st edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
The German Conference of DPAs (the DSK) has released new (legally non-binding) detailed Guidelines dated February 18, 2022 with respect to direct marketing in Germany. ...more
Welcome to the 30th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
A new contract type has been introduced in the German Civil Code for the supply of digital content or services by companies to consumers in Germany: The German Federal Parliament has added 22 new sections (337-327u) on the...more
Welcome to the 29th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
The recent reform of the German transparency register affects almost all companies in Germany and greatly expands the reporting obligations for German entities. The Transparency Register and Financial Information Act...more
The European Commission has finally approved two decisions on 28 June granting the United Kingdom the cherished status of having “adequate” data protection laws so that transfers of personal data from the European Union are...more
Importers of EU data will need to analyze each data transfer for compliance with the new Standard Contractual Clauses; solely relying on data subjects’ consents may not be sufficient. Since the European Court of Justice...more
6/15/2021
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses
Welcome to the 27th edition of our newsletter on developments in the automotive industry published by Morgan Lewis’s automotive and mobility team with contributions from lawyers in our offices around the globe. We counsel our...more
4/27/2021
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Automotive Industry ,
Connected Cars ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Driverless Cars ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Manufacturers ,
Merger Agreements ,
Microchip Technology ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Supply Chain