State Law Privacy Video Series | Privacy and Sensitive Information
Podcast: CFIUS Update: Key Takeaways from the FIRRMA Implementing Regulations
While the US federal government is largely scaling back its rulemaking and compliance efforts, one critical exception is where personal data and technology intersect with national security. Exemplifying this trend, on April...more
Le 26 mars 2025, le Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada (le « CPVP ») a déployé, à l’intention des organisations, un outil d’autoévaluation du risque réel de préjudice grave à la vie privée (l’« outil »)....more
On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) issued new rules required by then-President Biden’s February 2024 Executive Order (EO) 14117 to establish a new regulatory framework aimed at “Preventing...more
The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) sweeping new rule on cross-border data transactions is set to take effect in substantial part next month, with broad implications for companies that transfer U.S. personal data or...more
The rule imposes substantial new diligence, reporting, cybersecurity, and auditing obligations on companies. On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a final rule implementing Executive Order...more
It’s the turn of South-East Asian countries to update their data protection laws. Here is our summary of the proposed new data protection laws in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Organisations are advised to update their data...more
In today's digital era, the volume of electronic data generated by organizations is staggering. For law firms conducting due diligence, managing this data while ensuring compliance with stringent data privacy regulations is a...more
We are pleased to announce that several of the firm’s practice groups and attorneys were recognized in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a directory of leading law firms and attorneys. Chambers and Partners annually...more
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) became law on June 16, 2023. Texas becomes the 11th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, joining California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa,...more
We’ve had two seismic, discipline-altering events in Records Management in the last 20 years: 2006: change to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures brought electronic records management to the forefront. 2011:...more
A recent SEC settlement shed light on data security and privacy concerns that public companies should keep in mind when drafting and filing periodic reports. The SEC settlement concerned a 2018 data breach at Pearson Plc that...more
Based on China’s Cybersecurity Law (effective from June 1, 2017), the latest draft of Personal Information Protection Law and draft of Data Security Law, the new draft regulations would apply not only to automobile producers...more
In a notable event on Election Day this November, California voters approved amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and enacted a new statute – the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The new statute...more