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Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

The EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Are You in Compliance?

The U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce, as well as the European Commission recently launched the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”), marking a significant shift from the previous frameworks such as Safe Harbor and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 18th Annual Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance - April 29th - 30th, Washington, DC

For over eighteen years the “who’s who” in the global sanctions’ community has attended 18th Annual Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance– which is widely regarded as the premier conference for...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: UK and US Agree to “Data Bridge”

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On the heels of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), another bridge has been built across the Atlantic to streamline data transfers between businesses. In July, the European Commission adopted its much-anticipated...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: European Commission’s Adequacy Decision Sets Standards for US Companies to Receive Personal Data from EU Under the...

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission concluded that the US ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to US companies under the new EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Based...more

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Significant improvements for international transfers of personal data - adequacy decision for the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy...

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On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“Adequacy Decision”). This ends a three-year journey to set up a successor to the EU-U.S. Privacy...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Third Time’s the Charm? “Privacy Shield 2.0” Emerges as EU Approves New Data Transfer Deal with the United States

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Nearly three years after the European Union’s (“EU”) high court struck down the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, the European Commission (the “Commission” or “EC”) adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy...more

Wiley Rein LLP

European Commission Adopts EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Adequacy Decision

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On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Framework). The adequacy decision procedure was established by the European Union’s (EU) General Data...more

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U.S. Fulfills Its Commitments to Implement the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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On July 3, 2023, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the U.S. fulfilled its commitments that were prerequisites to the implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Framework). These steps are...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The EU-U.S. Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework Moves Closer to Approval: Why It Matters for Your Business

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President Biden recently signed the Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities and supporting regulations (collectively, the “Executive Order”), enhancing privacy and civil...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Executive Order on EU-U.S. Data Sharing Signed

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On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed the Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities Executive Order (Executive Order or EO), which implements the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF)....more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Tuesday, May 24, 2022

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The U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Labor are issuing this advisory to highlight growing risks to American businesses and individuals...more

Morgan Lewis

Update: Extensive Sanctions on Russia Focus on Luxury Goods

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The European Union, United Kingdom, and United States have introduced a number of extensive sanctions against Russia in relation to the delivery, sale, transit, and export of luxury goods, with the intention of focusing on...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Privacy Shield Agreement Announced

Last week the Biden administration and the European Commission jointly announced a new trans-Atlantic data flow agreement. While no specifics have yet been made public, a recent press release gives the high-level facts of...more

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US, EU Issue Guidance on Expectations for Due Diligence to Address Forced Labor Risks

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On July 13, 2021, the US Department of State, US Department of the Treasury, US Department of Commerce, US Department of Homeland Security, Office of the United States Trade Representative, and US Department of Labor issued...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

November 2020 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s November 2020 Trade Law Newsletter, you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •The EU imposed tariffs on the U.S. following a WTO decision on Boeing...more

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Regulators React to Invalidation of Privacy Shield

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As discussed in a previous advisory, the European Union’s supreme court, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield) in its July 16, 2020 decision in...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

European Court Invalidates Privacy Shield, Large Implications for U.S. Companies Likely

U.S. companies will face restrictions on transferring and storing information about European residents after the European Court of Justice ruled that such transfers exposed Europeans to American government surveillance...more

Epstein Becker & Green

ECJ Invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework

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On July 7, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield framework in its ruling in Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (Case C-311/18). More than...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

European Data Protection Board Provides FAQ On Schrems II Privacy Shield Case

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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued its much anticipated FAQs on the Court of Justice of the European Union's (CJEU) Schrems II decision. This document does not yet contain the "supplementary measures" that...more

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The US Department Of Commerce Makes Its Statement On Schrems II

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“The EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks were designed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the European Commission and Swiss Administration, respectively, to provide companies on both sides of the Atlantic...more

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EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Program For Transfer Of Personal Data To U.S. Found Invalid

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The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program is invalid, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) declared on July 16, 2020, in the matter of Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland and Schrems (C-311/18) (Schrems...more

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Time To Reassess International Data Transfers After Court Declares EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Invalid: A 4-Step Action Plan

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The Court of Justice of the European Union just ruled that an important data protection scheme established between the European Union and the United States is invalid, calling into question many aspects of important data...more

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EU Court Strikes Down EU-US Privacy Shield

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The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) on July 16, 2020, invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as an approved mechanism for transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States. This decision...more

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One Cross-Border Mechanism Invalid, Another Upheld: Thoughts after the CJEU’s Schrems II Decision

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On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) invalidated Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield, ruling, among other things, that U.S. domestic law...more

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European Court of Justice Declares the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Invalid and Provides Additional Obligations on Companies Using...

On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) announced its judgment in the so-called Schrems II case (Case C-311/18), declaring that the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield is invalid because it does not provide an...more

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