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Data Privacy Guide - Romania

Governing Data Protection Legislation - 2.1. Overview of principal legislation - The General Regulation Data Protection (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), as implemented by Law 190/2018 is the principal data...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Romania (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality, or setting up a unit of a foreign mother company,...more

White & Case LLP

Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

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Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Romania (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality, or setting up a unit of a foreign mother company,...more

White & Case LLP

Compliance in France in 2022

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The year 2021 and early 2022 proved eventful for compliance and white-collar crime in France, especially for anti-bribery and compliance activity. Agencies are continuing to build on Sapin II by incrementally defining...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up: Recent Developments in Criminal Antitrust for Busy Corporate Counsel - Q1 2022

Since the last edition of the QCC, there has been a series of dramatic developments in the criminal antitrust enforcement space in the U.S. from the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (Division)....more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Romania (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality, or setting up a unit of a foreign mother company,...more

White & Case LLP

Foreign direct investment reviews 2021: Romania

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Investments relevant to national security are subject to review - As a matter of principle, foreign direct investment (FDI) that falls under the scope of the economic sectors defined under the law as relevant to national...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Romania (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality, or setting up a unit of a foreign mother company,...more

Morgan Lewis

European Cybersecurity for 5G: Member States Widely Differ in their Approaches

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With the imminent rollout of new 5G mobile networks, the European Union (EU) and its member states are looking to adequately frame and safeguard the secure implementation of this new key technology. On top of that, foreign...more

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GDPR Guide to National Implementation: Romania - A practical guide to national GDPR compliance requirements across the EEA

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Q1/ Applicable legislation - (a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation? Old legislation has been updated in addition to new legislation being...more

Dechert LLP

Intra-EU Arbitral Award Enforced in the U.S. – Achmea Objection Dismissed by D.C. District Court for the First Time

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A federal court in Washington, D.C. has recognized and enforced a US$331 million arbitral award against Romania under an intra-EU BIT—notwithstanding the objection of the European Commission that the award is incompatible...more

Orrick - Antitrust Watch

A New Twist in the Micula Case

The Micula case refers to what started as an intra-EU arbitration dispute between two Swedish investors and Romania and might end—or not—as a State aid case. After the recent EU judgment of June 2019, which marks a new twist,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

International Arbitration, Investment Protection and EU State Aid Rules: the General Court of the EU Annuls the European...

In a long-awaited ruling of June 18, 2019, the General Court of the EU (GCEU) annulled the European Commission’s State aid 2015 decision in the Micula case (joined cases T-624/15, T-694/15 and T-704/15). The factual...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Romania

1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality or setting up a unit of a foreign mother company,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

European Court of Human Rights Sets New Boundaries on Monitoring Employees in the Workplace

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has clarified the law surrounding the monitoring of employees’ private communications in the workplace. The decision overturns the earlier ruling of the lower...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

Looking the Other Way: European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber Determines Employer Monitoring of Electronic Communications...

In a case highlighting the European Continent’s approach to worker privacy, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that employers may violate employees’ rights when monitoring their electronic...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

European Court Restricts Employer Access to Employee’s Private Communications

With its recent ruling in Barbulescu v. Romania (application no. 61496/08), the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) made a decision of enormous impact for employers in Europe. The decision makes clear...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

European Court Rules On Employee Monitoring Programs And Privacy

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The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued its decision in the case of Barbulescu v. Romania (application no. 61496/08) on September 5, an appeal from a determination by the Romanian courts...more

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European Court Provides Further Clarity on Employee Monitoring

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The September 5, 2017, decision of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Barbulescu v Romania (Barbulescu) has interrupted a recent trend toward limiting privacy in the European workplace. The...more

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English Courts Stay Enforcement of ICSID Award

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On 20 January 2017, the English Commercial Court handed down an important judgment addressing the intersection of a State’s public international law obligations in investment treaty arbitration and its obligations under...more

A&O Shearman

Romanian Legal Update: A new Market Abuse regime under directly applicable EU legislation

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Regulation 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (also known as the Market Abuse Regulation, hereinafter referred to as MAR) became directly applicable in all EU Member States...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

International Arbitration Newsletter - July 2016

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Privy Council clarifies the nature of arbitration clauses, but uncertainties about the clauses’ effect still remain. “Non-exclusive” arbitration clauses provide that disputes “may” be referred to arbitration (rather than...more

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Romanian Legal Update: New Package Of Laws On Public Procurement And Concessions Enters Into Force In Romania

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Public procurement and concessions will be regulated by four new laws, namely (i) the public procurement law, (ii) the sectorial public procurement law, (iii) the concessions law and (iv) the law on remedies (the New Laws)....more

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Rules on Monitoring an Employee’s Private Internet Use at Work: a new ECHR decision

In a decision rendered on January 12, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) held that the dismissal of an employee for having used his professional email account for personal purposes during working hours did not...more

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