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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

EU Court Rebukes Von der Leyen Over Pfizer Texts in Transparency Ruling

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 5/16/2025

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: In a landmark decision that challenges the European Commission’s transparency standards, the General Court of the European Union has ruled against Commission President Ursula von der Leyen over...more

French Competition Authority Fines Apple €150 Million Over ATT Framework and Market Dominance

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 4/8/2025

ComplexDiscovery Editor’s Note: Apple’s aggressive stance on privacy has earned both praise and penalty, most recently, a €150 million fine from the French Competition Authority. This significant enforcement action challenges...more

eDiscovery Trends for 2025: Navigating Innovation and Challenges

TransPerfect Legal on 2/11/2025

January may already be in the rear-view mirror, but it’s never too late to get ahead of the eDiscovery curve as we accelerate into 2025. Driven by technological advancements and shifting client expectations, legal...more

Navigating the Intersection of Data Scraping and Artificial Intelligence–A Global Data Protection Authorities Take

K&L Gates LLP on 11/13/2024

In alignment with the ongoing concerns from several European data protection authorities publishing guidelines on data scrapping (i.e., the Dutch DPA, the Italian DPA and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office), the Global...more

EDPB Provides Insight for Use of Tracking Tools

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/1/2024

The EDPB released guidance last month to help companies understand their obligations when using newer tracking tools. These include pixels, URL tracking, IP-tracking, and the like. First, some background: an EU law that...more

Implications of the €310 Million LinkedIn Fine for GDPR Compliance

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 10/29/2024

ComplexDiscovery’s Editor’s Note: This recent €310 million fine imposed on LinkedIn by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) marks a powerful moment in GDPR enforcement, underlining the regulatory rigor facing global...more

The Sedona Conference Commentary on Proportionality in Cross-Border Discovery: A Brief Overview

Epiq on 9/18/2024

The Sedona Conference (TSC) and its Working Group 6 on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery, and Disclosure recently published their Commentary on Proportionality in Cross-Border Discovery (Commentary)...more

Three Ways Technology Relieves the Pressure from Expanding Whistleblower Regulations

TransPerfect Legal on 9/6/2024

On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released the Corporate Whistleblower Awareness Pilot Program to incentivize whistleblowers to report corporate misconduct and, in turn, force organizations to strengthen...more

General Data Protection Regulation Guidelines

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 4/9/2024

Parties that have possession, custody, or control of evidence potentially relevant to U.S. litigation or investigations are typically required to identify, collect, preserve, and produce such evidence (with limited...more

eIDAS 2.0: Paving the Way for a Unified Digital Identity Framework in Europe

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 3/28/2024

Electronic identification and trust services (eIDAS) refer to a range of services that include verifying the identity of individuals and businesses online and verifying the authenticity of electronic documents. Since 2014,...more

Deploying Technology-assisted Review in Merger Clearance Proceedings

TransPerfect Legal on 8/3/2023

In today’s ‘big data’ environment, the greatest obstacle to an efficient and streamlined merger clearance proceeding is the sheer volume of electronic documents that modern businesses generate. Fortunately, sophisticated AI...more

[Webinar] Ins & Outs of Cross-Border eDiscovery - EU Corporations with US Entities - June 8th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

Reveal on 5/24/2023

As more European corporations establish a presence in the US, eDiscovery considerations become increasingly complex. Join us for this informative webinar where we will discuss the key challenges faced by legal teams as...more

Illumination Zone: Episode 111 | Ken Withers, Deputy Executive Director of the Sedona Conference, sits down with Kaylee & Mary

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 1/31/2023

Ken Withers, Deputy Executive Director of the Sedona Conference sits down with Kaylee & Mary to recount his journey to eDiscovery, the Federal Judicial Center, and the Sedona Conference. Ken gave us a preview of what he sees...more

Make Sure You Have a Good Data Retention Plan. You Need It.

Fox Rothschild LLP on 12/1/2022

You need a data retention plan. No really. And not just in the European Union. In California too. Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) has fined messaging platform Discord 800,000 EUR for (non...more

More Privacy, Please - May 2022

Troutman Pepper Locke on 5/13/2022

Editor’s Note: Connecticut became the fifth state in the nation to successfully pass a comprehensive privacy bill (now awaiting its governor’s signature), following California, Colorado, Utah, and Virginia. Meanwhile,...more

Recording Requirements for Mobile Devices, Electronic Communications, and Videoconferencing

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/5/2021

MiFID II introduced obligations to record telephone conversations and any electronic communications that are intended to lead to a transaction. Records must be kept for at least five years. The COVID-19 pandemic, which...more

Das Bundesarbeitsgericht lehnt Klage auf Erteilung einer „Datenkopie“ ab

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/28/2021

Von Tim Wybitul, Dr. Isabelle Brams Die Frage, wie weit das Recht auf Erhalt einer Kopie nach Art. 15 Abs. 3 Satz 1 DSGVO reicht, ist in der Praxis heftig umstritten. Mit dem Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG) hat nunmehr erstmalig...more

Latest Sedona Conference e-Discovery Glossary Emphasizes Data Security Technologies

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 3/25/2021

We’re well into the digital age, and most litigators are familiar with the basic nomenclature of modern electronic discovery practice. Electronically stored information, document custodian, metadata, native formats, and...more

Leveraging Technology to Manage Big Data in Antitrust

TransPerfect Legal on 2/26/2021

On 27 January, 2021, TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS) held the second day of the inaugural EU/UK Competition Regulation Virtual Conference. Day one focused on the changing regulatory landscape. Day two turned to the advent...more

Cross-Border Data Transfers and the EU-US Data Privacy Tug of War

Lighthouse on 12/8/2020

Melina Efstathiou of Eversheds joins Bill and Rob to discuss this summer’s surprise decision by the European Court of Justice invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield. The three will also dive into the current state of other...more

An Update on International and Cross-Border Discovery

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 10/7/2020

Parties in the US are allowed broad and liberal discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) relevant and proportional to the claims and defenses in a legal action. When a US-based litigant seeks ESI stored in other...more

[Webinar] Now What? Cross-Border and International Discovery Post-Schrems II - September 15th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 9/1/2020

Cross-border and international discovery can be complicated. And the recent invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Program by the European Union Court of Justice in Irish Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2020 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/15/2020

China Resumes LNG Imports from the U.S. - "Chinese buyers have resumed imports of liquefied natural gas from U.S. exporters, as Beijing started granting waivers to a 25% import tariff." Why this is important: In the...more

Growing pressure on technology companies to disclose customer data quickly

A&O Shearman on 4/2/2019

The U.S., EU and the UK authorities have taken steps to make it much easier and quicker for criminal investigators to access electronic data stored abroad. Digital evidence is required in many cases – around 85% of EU...more

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/25/2019

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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