General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Data Protection, Competition

M&A in 2024 and Trends for 2025

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/10/2025

Global M&A in 2024 faced geopolitical issues, elevated interest rates, and inflationary pressures, with expanding antitrust, foreign investment, national security, and export regimes adding complexity. But inflation receded...more

CJEU: Competitors Can Sue over Data Protection Violations

White & Case LLP on 10/14/2024

The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof), tasked with resolving a conflict between two competing pharmacists, sought guidance from the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") on interpreting the General...more

AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - Italy

White & Case LLP on 5/23/2024

Italy plays a prominent role in EU AI Act negotiations and engages in political discussions for future laws. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) Currently, there are no specific laws,...more

Fact Sheet on the Digital Markets Act

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 1/25/2024

The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) imposes far-reaching ex ante obligations on the largest digital platforms, so-called “gatekeepers.” It applies in parallel with antitrust rules, national regulation (which can go beyond the...more

AI in Europe: Road Map for Navigating the IP, Data Protection and Regulatory Considerations

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/19/2023

Organizations developing or using generative AI tools should implement cross-functional governance frameworks to develop and continuously monitor their use of such tools. From the earliest stages of generative AI use,...more

EU’s Top Court Rules That Competition Authorities Can Consider Data Protection Breaches in Their Investigations

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/7/2023

In a landmark judgment issued on July 4, 2023, the European top court, the Court of Justice (ECJ), ruled that competition authorities in the EU can consider a company’s compliance with the EU’s data protection rules when...more

EU-US Data Exchange: European Parliament’s Concerns

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing on 2/24/2023

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

EU Court Opinion: Competition Authorities May Consider Data Protection Breaches in Their Investigations

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/11/2022

On September 20, 2022, an adviser to the EU’s top court opined that competition authorities may consider a company’s compliance with the EU’s data protection rules as part of an abuse of dominance investigation....more

Financial Daily Dose 4.7.2021 | Top Story: IMF Boosts Economic Growth Projections But Warns of Uneven Post-Pandemic Recovery

Robins Kaplan LLP on 4/7/2021

Though raising projections for overall economic growth over the next 2 years, the IMF warned this week that “an uneven rollout of vaccines” threatens to add to concerns about a “K-shaped” economic recovery on a global scale. ...more

EU committee calls on Commission to set out common blockchain approach

Hogan Lovells on 3/5/2020

An advisory committee to EU institutions has issued an opinion on blockchain and the EU single market, advising the European Commission on potential next steps, including launching a "comprehensive" blockchain initiative,...more

A Turning Point for Tech – Global survey on digital regulation

Hogan Lovells on 10/31/2019

Whilst political uncertainty may have businesses’ attention fixed, the Hogan Lovells Global Survey on Digital Regulation: ‘A Turning Point for Tech’ suggests that tech companies should be looking elsewhere. During yesterday’s...more

Senate Committee Explores Data Monetization, Consumer Privacy Expectations

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/19/2019

If it makes the individual go “huh, why did that (use of my information) happen?” you, company that provides a service utilizing data, may have a data protection problem on your hands....more

Federal Cartel Office vs. Facebook: When Data Privacy and Competition Law Collide

McGuireWoods LLP on 3/5/2019

On 7 February 2019, the German competition law regulator, the Federal Cartel Office (FCO), concluded a lengthy investigation into Facebook. It found that the company abused its dominant market position by making the use of...more

A point for setting administrative fines under the GDPR

Hogan Lovells on 2/21/2019

Article 83 of the GDPR provides for two levels of administrative fines: a lower level – maximum of €10 million or 2% of the global turnover – for violations relating to record-keeping, data security, data protection impact...more

8-in-8 Recent Trends in European Law and Policy Alert Series Update: Competition and Big Data - Recent Developments in Europe

WilmerHale on 7/13/2018

This is the seventh issue of WilmerHale's 8-in-8 Recent Trends in European Law and Policy Alert Series. Our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting companies doing business in Europe and across...more

2018 EU Trade, Regulatory and Competition Trends

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/9/2018

Our “trends for 2018” are only a selection of interesting developments to watch for in 2018. Within the political and legislative cycle of the European Union, 2018 promises to be an eventful year, given that it is the last...more

In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/25/2018

There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more

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