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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Three Ways Technology Relieves the Pressure from Expanding Whistleblower Regulations

TransPerfect Legal on 9/6/2024

On August 1, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released the Corporate Whistleblower Awareness Pilot Program to incentivize whistleblowers to report corporate misconduct and, in turn, force organizations to strengthen...more

General Data Protection Regulation Guidelines

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 4/9/2024

Parties that have possession, custody, or control of evidence potentially relevant to U.S. litigation or investigations are typically required to identify, collect, preserve, and produce such evidence (with limited...more

eIDAS 2.0: Paving the Way for a Unified Digital Identity Framework in Europe

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on 3/28/2024

Electronic identification and trust services (eIDAS) refer to a range of services that include verifying the identity of individuals and businesses online and verifying the authenticity of electronic documents. Since 2014,...more

Deploying Technology-assisted Review in Merger Clearance Proceedings

TransPerfect Legal on 8/3/2023

In today’s ‘big data’ environment, the greatest obstacle to an efficient and streamlined merger clearance proceeding is the sheer volume of electronic documents that modern businesses generate. Fortunately, sophisticated AI...more

[Webinar] Ins & Outs of Cross-Border eDiscovery - EU Corporations with US Entities - June 8th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

Reveal on 5/24/2023

As more European corporations establish a presence in the US, eDiscovery considerations become increasingly complex. Join us for this informative webinar where we will discuss the key challenges faced by legal teams as...more

Illumination Zone: Episode 111 | Ken Withers, Deputy Executive Director of the Sedona Conference, sits down with Kaylee & Mary

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 1/31/2023

Ken Withers, Deputy Executive Director of the Sedona Conference sits down with Kaylee & Mary to recount his journey to eDiscovery, the Federal Judicial Center, and the Sedona Conference. Ken gave us a preview of what he sees...more

Make Sure You Have a Good Data Retention Plan. You Need It.

Fox Rothschild LLP on 12/1/2022

You need a data retention plan. No really. And not just in the European Union. In California too. Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) has fined messaging platform Discord 800,000 EUR for (non...more

More Privacy, Please - May 2022

Troutman Pepper on 5/13/2022

Editor’s Note: Connecticut became the fifth state in the nation to successfully pass a comprehensive privacy bill (now awaiting its governor’s signature), following California, Colorado, Utah, and Virginia. Meanwhile,...more

Recording Requirements for Mobile Devices, Electronic Communications, and Videoconferencing

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/5/2021

MiFID II introduced obligations to record telephone conversations and any electronic communications that are intended to lead to a transaction. Records must be kept for at least five years. The COVID-19 pandemic, which...more

Das Bundesarbeitsgericht lehnt Klage auf Erteilung einer „Datenkopie“ ab

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/28/2021

Von Tim Wybitul, Dr. Isabelle Brams Die Frage, wie weit das Recht auf Erhalt einer Kopie nach Art. 15 Abs. 3 Satz 1 DSGVO reicht, ist in der Praxis heftig umstritten. Mit dem Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG) hat nunmehr erstmalig...more

Latest Sedona Conference e-Discovery Glossary Emphasizes Data Security Technologies

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 3/25/2021

We’re well into the digital age, and most litigators are familiar with the basic nomenclature of modern electronic discovery practice. Electronically stored information, document custodian, metadata, native formats, and...more

Leveraging Technology to Manage Big Data in Antitrust

TransPerfect Legal on 2/26/2021

On 27 January, 2021, TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS) held the second day of the inaugural EU/UK Competition Regulation Virtual Conference. Day one focused on the changing regulatory landscape. Day two turned to the advent...more

Cross-Border Data Transfers and the EU-US Data Privacy Tug of War

Lighthouse on 12/8/2020

Melina Efstathiou of Eversheds joins Bill and Rob to discuss this summer’s surprise decision by the European Court of Justice invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield. The three will also dive into the current state of other...more

An Update on International and Cross-Border Discovery

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 10/7/2020

Parties in the US are allowed broad and liberal discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) relevant and proportional to the claims and defenses in a legal action. When a US-based litigant seeks ESI stored in other...more

[Webinar] Now What? Cross-Border and International Discovery Post-Schrems II - September 15th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 9/1/2020

Cross-border and international discovery can be complicated. And the recent invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Program by the European Union Court of Justice in Irish Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2020 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/14/2020

China Resumes LNG Imports from the U.S. - "Chinese buyers have resumed imports of liquefied natural gas from U.S. exporters, as Beijing started granting waivers to a 25% import tariff." Why this is important: In the...more

Actual Impact of 2018 U.S. CLOUD Act Still Hazy

Dechert LLP on 7/22/2019

Over a year following enactment of the U.S. “Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data” or CLOUD Act, significant questions remain unanswered about the law and its potential impact on global investigations involving cloud stored...more

Growing pressure on technology companies to disclose customer data quickly

A&O Shearman on 4/2/2019

The U.S., EU and the UK authorities have taken steps to make it much easier and quicker for criminal investigators to access electronic data stored abroad. Digital evidence is required in many cases – around 85% of EU...more

Skadden's 2019 Insights: European Data Protection and Cybersecurity in 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/25/2019

Data protection laws in Europe evolved substantially in 2018, with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive) becoming...more

Complying With a Data Subject Access Request: What Data Controllers Need to Know

Dechert LLP on 12/4/2018

A data subject (defined in the GDPR as an identified or identifiable natural person) has a right under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to make a data subject access request (DSAR) to find out what personal data...more

How a European Union Privacy Law is Shaping North Carolina Business and Litigation

Womble Bond Dickinson on 10/15/2018

These days, it has been commonplace for data breaches and data privacy issues to pervade the news cycle. Earlier this summer, data privacy also likely pervaded your inbox in the form of dozens of emails from companies...more

eDiscovery Strategies to Reduce GDPR Risk

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 6/26/2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) poses significant new risks in copying, transferring and using EU-based data in US legal matters. The problem is acute for US companies with employees in Europe. The GDPR’s...more

EU GDPR eDiscovery — Top Ten Tips for Litigators

Fenwick & West LLP on 6/20/2018

Overview (10. – 6.) - 10. The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018. It applies to the processing of “personal data” of EU citizens and residents (a/k/a “data...more

Take Charge of G** D@m% Protection Regulation (GDPR) with Legal Workflow Automation

Mitratech Holdings, Inc on 6/7/2018

GDPR. It’s all over the news. G** D@m% PR. Nearly everyone’s flustered by it. And, if you’re not already sick of hearing about it, your company’s probably still scrambling to duct-tape together a last minute patch to comply...more

How will the GDPR impact international investigations?

Epiq on 5/4/2018

GDPR: A Snapshot - The GDPR updates the EU’s 1995 framework data privacy law—which is outdated due to the technological advances that have occurred since the mid-1990s. The European Commission proposed the GDPR in 2012,...more

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