On November 7, 2024, the Transportation Security Administration (the “TSA”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) that would mandate cyber risk management (“CRM”) and reporting requirements for...more
2/4/2025
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The incoming Trump administration is expected to make several policy changes likely to impact tech transactions. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to reduce regulation and cut federal bureaucracy, which he says have...more
1/9/2025
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On February 28, 2024, President Joe Biden issued a landmark Executive Order titled “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern” (the...more
On December 8, 2023, representatives of the European Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”). Although the final text of the AI Act remains...more
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (“Order”) that drastically increased the U.S. government’s engagement with artificial intelligence (“AI”). The sweeping Order touches on everything from bias in...more
11/1/2023
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In advance of its September 8, 2023 board meeting, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”), the state’s privacy regulatory body, has unveiled draft regulations that could significantly impact cybersecurity...more
9/7/2023
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State Privacy Laws
On July 23, 2023, the Biden administration announced that seven AI companies have made voluntary commitments to adopt measures to develop safer AI technology.1 These companies made these commitments in recognition of the...more
On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) voted to approve final rules governing cybersecurity disclosures of public companies (“Final Rules”). The Final Rules make meaningful changes to the current and...more
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (the “Commission”) adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “Framework”).
The Framework provides companies that opt in with a legitimate means of...more
7/14/2023
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Welcome to Vinson & Elkins’ Securities and ESG Updates. Our aim is to provide insights into notable developments in securities reporting and the environmental, social and governance space over the quarter and, where...more
7/13/2023
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