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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: European Data Protection and Cybersecurity in 2019

Data protection laws in Europe evolved substantially in 2018, with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive) becoming...more

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GDPR and eDiscovery: More Benefit Than Burden?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is more benefit than burden. At least that was the argument put forward by the panelists of Relativity Fest’s International eDiscovery session. While they focused primarily on...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

GDPR and U.S. eDiscovery - Who Will Win the Game of Chicken

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Well, it has now happened. The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. In the lead up to G-Day, commentators published a voluminous amount of materials in legal...more

Fenwick & West LLP

EU GDPR eDiscovery — Top Ten Tips for Litigators

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Overview (10. – 6.) - 10. The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. It applies to the processing of “personal data” of EU citizens and residents (a/k/a “data...more

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Draft EU CLOUD Proposal—Enabling Law Enforcement Access to Overseas Data

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The Situation: To strengthen cross-border cooperation in investigations, the European Commission has proposed legislation allowing EU Member State authorities to access, directly from services providers, electronic evidence...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Will the GDPR Ease Cross-Border Data Transfers for Purposes of E-Discovery?

As the clock ticks down to May 25, 2018, when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) becomes fully enforceable throughout the EU, the Internet and airwaves have become saturated with guidance for...more

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Court Refuses to Allow EU Privacy Laws to Shield U.S. Company from Discovery Obligations

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A federal court in Michigan recently became the latest court to weigh in on the extent that litigants could rely on European Union data laws to shield them from producing documents in U.S. litigation. The United States...more

Epiq

Electronic Discovery Without Borders: Your Passport to Managing Multilanguage ESI

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Although litigators today benefit from advanced technology to research and organize their cases, the evolution of electronic data and the internationalization of business are adding new complications that require...more

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Cross-Border Data: Managing the Risks

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Focus on four areas to mitigate the danger of data transfer across borders - Cross-border data transfers are not only frequent, but often crucial components of everyday business. Today’s patterns of global data flow would...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Amendment to Criminal Procedure Rule 41 Impacts Data Privacy in U.S. and Abroad

On December 1, 2016, amended Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (FRCP) went into effect, thus expanding federal law enforcement’s power to search and seize electronic data. The new rule will allow law...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

The Basics of International Privacy Law for Commercial Litigators, Part 3: Cross-Border Discovery Issues

As explained in Part I and Part II of this series, U.S.-based commercial litigators should be aware that other countries’ privacy laws may affect their cases in unexpected ways. Perhaps the most likely stage for these issues...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Microsoft Stands Up in Court for European Privacy Rights?

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A Stored Communications Act (SCA) search warrant case arising out of a New York federal narcotics trafficking investigation is being closely watched by EU data protection authorities, privacy advocates, multinational...more

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