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GDPR's Global Impact May Be More Limited Than You Think

While the GDPR has changed some behaviors of U.S. companies and offered other countries a template for privacy laws, its approach to privacy isn't being replicated in regulations around the globe, noted a Relativity Fest panel.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Seventh Circuit FSIA Ruling May Open Wider Doors

A discussion of 'Scalin v. Société Nationale,' a suit against the French national railways which the author writes "opens a window to a larger and too-often neglected historical issue"—the role the railroad systems played in the destruction of Europe's Jews during the Holocaust.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Akin Gump Bulks Up International Trade and White-Collar Practices in 2 Partner Hires

The firm brought on Wilmer Hale's former international group co-chair, and a former SDNY prosecutor.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Consumer Outrage Knows No Borders: Lessons from the Global VW Clean Diesel Litigation

"I think practitioners will become more sophisticated in the way that they use what happened in one jurisdiction to give them more traction in another jurisdiction when there is an advantage," says Deborah Hensler of Stanford Law School who co-authored a new report about the VW litigation and the prospect of future cases like it.
12 minute read

Legaltech News

The EU's New SCCs Are a Complex Solution for a More Complex World

The EU released new standard contractual clauses to help businesses navigate the increasingly complex state of modern data transfers. But first, companies will have to figure out how and when to use them.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Tough Nut to Crack: How International Legal Tech Companies Break Into the US Market

Breaking into the U.S. legal tech market requires significant relationship building and responding to region-specific needs. It can be a challenging endeavor, but one that many international legal tech companies can't afford to ignore.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

The New SCCs Are Here. What Does This Mean for Non-EU Companies?

Similar to when GDPR passed in 2018, non-EU companies who are not directly subject to GDPR can expect to find themselves having to comply with additional privacy obligations under the new SCCs by virtue of their interactions with EU-based entities or EU personal data.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

As Regulators 'Vigilantly Monitor' Deutsche Bank, US GC Moves Into Global Anti-Crime Role

Deutsche Bank's Joseph Salama was critical in negotiating settlements with global regulators on the bank's behalf, the bank's chief administrative officer said.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

Outlook Unclear: 3 Reasons EU's Data Privacy Future Remains Cloudy

European privacy experts at Relativity Fest London discussed the complications facing the EU's data regulations, and why the impact of laws such as the GDPR is still being determined.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Legal Tech May Dodge the EU's Proposed AI Rules—For Now

Vendors warn that the days of lax AI rules for legal tech are fleeting—and some in the industry aren't prepared for stiffer requirements.
4 minute read

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