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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 -

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - July 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/26/2024

To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

Shareholder Activism Continues To Increase and Spread in Europe

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/15/2024

Key Points - - The number of activist campaigns launched against European companies rose again in 2023, with a new focus on German targets. - Many activists surveyed believe that France offers them good opportunities. -...more

Seven Myths About the US Law Banning Imports Made With Forced Labor | Insights

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 2/13/2024

Key Points - - In light of the vigorous enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, boards in their oversight role should ensure that their companies conduct heightened diligence on their supply chains, including...more

A View from Abroad: Unpacking DOJ’s M&A Safe Harbor Policy, Part II

White & Case LLP on 12/4/2023

On October 4, 2023, United States Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco announced a new Department of Justice (DOJ) Mergers & Acquisitions Safe Harbor policy that encourages companies to self-disclose criminal misconduct...more

The Significance of the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) on Global Supply Chains

NAVEX on 5/24/2023

On January 1, 2023, Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (abbreviated LkSG in German) entered into force, imposing extensive due diligence obligations on companies to identify, prevent, or address human rights or...more

Class Action Filings on the Rise in Europe, Especially in Product Liability Cases Ahead of Full Implementation of the EU’s...

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 3/2/2023

Under the timeline imposed by the EU’s Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers, the EU’s 27 member states were required to...more

European Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Legislation – Preparing for the Future

J.S. Held on 12/21/2022

Sustainable social development is increasingly viewed as critical to ensure the future stability of the global economy and planet. This often-overlooked element of the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) agenda is...more

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - October 2022

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/12/2022

To help organisations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

German Federal Labor Court announces mandatory recording of working hours in Germany

Littler on 9/14/2022

On September 13, 2022, the German Federal Labor Court published a decision (Case No. 1 ABR 22/21) with important ramifications for employers. The court held that it is (and has always been) an employer’s duty to record...more

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - April 2022

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/11/2022

To help organisations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison & Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main European digital regulatory and...more

CJEU ruling on EU Blocking Regulation provides some clarifications but leaves difficult questions to national courts

White & Case LLP on 12/27/2021

The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has opined for the first time on the controversial 1996 EU Blocking Regulation,1 which prohibits EU companies from complying with certain US sanctions...more

German DPA Publishes Schrems II Transfer Compliance Checklist and Suggested Modifications to SCCs

Alston & Bird on 8/27/2020

On August 24, 2020, the data protection authority of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (the “DPA”) published guidance (the “Guidance”) on international transfers of personal data following the Schrems II judgment....more

Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/17/2020

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

Special Report - 2019 IP Law Year in Review – European Issues

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/12/2020

The last year of the 2010s has been prolific in terms of important new pieces of legislation and case law within the European Union, and in France and Germany in particular. Indeed, the European Parliament and the EU Council...more

Algorithms in the spotlight of antitrust authorities

Hogan Lovells on 11/18/2019

Joint study by the Bundeskartellamt (German Cartel Office) and the Autorité de la concurrence (French Competition Authority) indicates need for higher compliance standards - Digital ubiquity, and the resulting rules, do not...more

German regulator issues record fine for keeping personal data too long

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/6/2019

The Data Protection Supervisory Authority for the state of Berlin (Die Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, “Supervisory Authority”) recently issued a fine for GDPR violations against Germany’s...more

German Data Protection Authorities Adopt New GDPR Fine Model

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/4/2019

Data protection violations may result in German authorities imposing significantly increased fines. The Conference of the German Data Protection Authorities (DSK) ? the joint body of the German data protection authorities...more

Déjà vu as EU court revisits online platform liability for infringing content uploaded by users

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 9/5/2019

The European Union’s highest court will have another opportunity to consider the issue of the liability of online platforms for copyright infringing content uploaded and shared by users. Two referrals from national courts...more

High GDPR Fines: German Data Protection Authority Joins the Club

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/28/2019

Following in the footsteps of the CNIL and the ICO, the Berlin DPA will impose a multimillion-euro fine for breach of the GDPR. The Berlin Data Protection Authority (Berlin DPA) recently announced that it will issue a...more

Germany Seeks to Mandate Human Rights Due Diligence for Companies and Their Global Partners

Littler on 4/26/2019

In February 2019, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (“Development Ministry”) introduced a draft law (the “Draft Law”) that seeks to mandate human rights due diligence for German companies...more

EU Data Protection Authority Rewards “Exemplary Cooperation” With Moderate Fine

King & Spalding on 12/17/2018

On November 21, 2018, the data protection authority of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (“LfDI”) imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on a German social media company for failing to encrypt user passwords, the first fine issued...more

Data Protection Authority of Baden-Württemberg Issues First German Fine Under the GDPR

Hogan Lovells on 11/26/2018

In the first fine issued by a German data protection authority under the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), on 21 November 2018 the authority of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (“LfDI”) imposed a fine...more

Use a Third-Party Platform? You Might Be a “Data Controller”

Perkins Coie on 6/12/2018

The European Union’s top court ruled last week that the operator of a Facebook fan page is a “joint controller,” along with Facebook, with respect to personal data collected on such pages. The decision has implications for...more

European Labour & Employment Update - September 2017

Jones Day on 9/28/2017

In this edition, we report from around Europe on some interesting case law developments that affect the way employers manage their employees. The range of issues covered shows that, despite the breadth of directives issued by...more

New German Foreign Investment Rules Threaten Deal Timetables

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/7/2017

The German government has tightened the rules for its review proceedings for M&A involving non-EU investors, with changes to its German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung) that significantly...more

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