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International Edition

Taking a Page From GDPR, China's New Data Transfer Regime Can Reduce Government Involvement

The new draft Personal Information Protection Law introduces two cross-border personal information transfer mechanisms that do not seem to directly require government approval
6 minute read

International Edition

Litigation Firm Launches Class Action Against Facebook Following Cambridge Analytica Scandal

The firm is launching a claim on behalf of almost a million users in England and Wales who were affected by the scandal.
3 minute read

International Edition

Seyfarth Shaw's Cyberattack Highlights Firms' Heightened Pandemic Risk—And Their Preparation

The trend to move email, document management systems and other functions to the cloud may be helping to buffer law firms' business continuity against future cyber crimes. But even so, firms are still being proactive with cyber drills in this pandemic era.
4 minute read

International Edition

Am Law 100 Firm Targeted by Weekend Cyberattack

The firm said it shut down many of its systems as a precautionary measure after what seems to have been a ransomware attack.
2 minute read

International Edition

Taylor Wessing Cybersecurity Head Joins Baker McKenzie

Paul Glass is leaving Taylor Wessing after 14 years and is the second partner departure in a month.
2 minute read

International Edition

Law Firms in Asia at High Risk of Cyberattacks

More lax regulatory regimes and an overall lack of cybersecurity risk awareness made firms based in the region more vulnerable to hacking.
6 minute read

International Edition

Squire Patton Boggs Nabs Wilmer Counsel in Brussels

It's the latest U.S. firm to expand in Brussels, as lawyers anticipate that European regulators will increase scrutiny of their clients.
2 minute read

International Edition

Brazil's Barbosa Müssnich Aragao Adds Data Privacy Partner

Top law firms in the country are preparing to advise clients on data security as a new legal framework sets stiff penalties for privacy breaches.
2 minute read

International Edition

Mishcon Strikes Back With London Litigation Hire From US Firm

It comes after the firm lost two disputes partners to U.K. rivals earlier this month.
2 minute read

International Edition

A&O-Backed LawTech Centre Launches University Degree in Northern Ireland

The advanced degree program is designed to deliver "lawyers who are fluent in tech", Mark Potkewitz, director of the legal innovation centre said.
2 minute read

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