United States: The Administration and Congress are taking initial steps to produce legislation to regulate AI and using interim measures, such as the White House’s recently announced voluntary agreement with seven prominent...more
8/14/2023
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The new EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) has now finally taken effect. Under the FSR the European Commission (EC) will have new powers to intervene against distortions to competition in the EU internal market caused by...more
U.S. companies can now self-certify to permit personal data to freely flow from the Europe to the United States.
U.S. organizations can now self-certify their compliance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) to...more
7/27/2023
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
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U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The interim administrative measures, which are the first comprehensive AI regulations in the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China), apply only to using generative AI technology to provide services to the public within the...more
There will be additional compliance obligations and mandatory contractual provisions introduced for financial entities and outsourced IT service providers.
The new DORA seeks to strengthen the resilience of financial...more
7/21/2023
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Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
Information Technology ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
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The EU’s new Joint Communication on a European Economic Security Strategy proposes a methodology for an EU economic security risk assessment and identifies measures to mitigate these risks. The Strategy is noteworthy because...more
From long-standing laws to incoming legislation, global nonprofits must understand the requirements and prepare for scrutiny in their handling of personal data.
U.S. privacy regulations are currently a complex framework of...more
7/6/2023
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Data Security ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
GLBA Privacy ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Nonprofits ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Popular ,
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UK ,
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On June 8, 2023, the United States and the United Kingdom announced the Atlantic Declaration for a Twenty-First Century U.S.-UK Economic Partnership (“Declaration”). The Declaration re-affirms the need to adapt and reimagine...more
6/30/2023
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Clean Energy ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Energy Sector ,
Export Controls ,
National Security ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Trade Agreements ,
UK
The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”) entered into force on 12 January 2023 and will start to apply from 12 July 2023. Under the FSR, the European Commission (“Commission”) will have powers to intervene against...more
The European Union (EU) has made steady progress in shaping its proposed AI law, known as the “AI Act.” With the European Parliament approving its preferred version, the AI Act has now entered the final stage of the...more
The European Union has adopted the new EU Deforestation Regulation, whereby applicable companies must implement a rigorous due diligence process to ensure that certain products and commodities sold in or out of the EU are not...more
The use of generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, are becoming increasingly popular in the workplace. Generative AI tools include artificial intelligence chatbots powered by “large language models” (LLMs) that learn from (and...more
Takeaways - Sanctions operate prospectively and do not affect payment obligations to a non-sanctioned party accruing before sanctions became effective....more
On February 24 and 25, 2023, the United Kingdom and European Union each adopted additional sanctions against Russia due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. These new measures are summarized below....more
This post marks the third entry in our Year-in-Review series. For prior posts, click here. Many of the first measures that the United States, European Union and United Kingdom collectively took against Russia in 2022 related...more
Establishing and Managing a Business in the UK”, authored by the attorneys of Pillsbury’s London office, is a concise and practical guide for foreign investors in the UK. The guide covers key concerns and topics such as...more
This post marks the second entry in our Year-in-Review series. For prior posts, click here. Few sectors have been more affected by the sanctions on Russia than the energy industry....more
On February 24, 2022, the United States (U.S.), European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK), and other countries issued a barrage of sanctions against the Russian financial sector, cutting off many major banks from the global...more
U’s Ninth Package - On Friday 16 December 2022 the EU issued its ninth package of sanctions against Russia. Under the new package: Asset freezes have been imposed against 174 new individuals and entities including National...more
The EU has published its eighth package of measures and the UK has published a number of new regulations to implement previously announced measures. Split across four regulations, the EU’s eighth package: Introduces new...more
In the final few days of September, the U.S. and global allies issued a number of sanctions and export controls against actors who have supported Russia’s referendums in Ukraine and related attempts to annex four Ukrainian...more
EU update - On July 21, 2022, the EU published its “maintenance and alignment” package of sanctions. This latest package seeks to tighten existing sanctions, perfect their implementation, and strengthen their effectiveness. ...more
American Data Privacy and Protection Act would require organizations to limit collection of personal information, grant consumers access to their own data, enhance data protections for children, mandate implementation of...more
7/11/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
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EU introduces a sixth package of sanctions On 3 June 2022, the EU adopted a sixth package of sanctions against Russia which includes economic, individual, media and diplomatic measures....more
EU introduces a fifth package of measures - New asset freezes - On 8 April 2022, the EU published a fifth round of measures against Russia and Belarus. Spread across four regulations, the new measures include additional...more