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Personal Information Protection Act deep dive

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The Personal Information Protection Act ("PIPA") comes into full force on 1 January 2025. All organisations in Bermuda are expected to be in compliance with it by that date – time is running out! The Privacy Commissioner...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Question of the Week: Given recent changes in cybersecurity and privacy, what are the biggest challenges facing the M&A market...

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"Today, nearly every company is or wants to be a business capable of leveraging information and advances in technology. At the same time privacy and cybersecurity laws are changing, becoming more complex and requiring more...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Big-Ticket Fines and Veil-Piercing Cases Raise Portfolio Company Liability Risks for PE Parents

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How can private equity firms identify and mitigate inherited liability risk from vulnerable portfolio companies? Ongoing big ticket regulatory fines coupled with high profile corporate veil cases indicate that private...more

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Considering an M&A Transaction? Don’t Forget to Conduct Privacy Due Diligence

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The British privacy protection agency (the Information Commissioner’s Office, or ICO) recently announced its intention to impose on international hotels chain Marriott a fine of about GBP 99 million for violating the GDPR,...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Inadequate Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Due Diligence Alleged in Starwood Deal as UK ICO Fines Marriott $125M for GDPR...

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On July 9, 2019, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) publicly announced its intent to impose a £99M (approximately $123M) GDPR fine on Marriott as a result of its acquisition of Starwood and the subsequent...more

White & Case LLP

UK ICO issues major fines and criticises lack of data protection due diligence in corporate acquisitions

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The UK Information Commissioner's Office announced more than £280 million of fines last week, in connection with data protection breaches. It singled out the perceived failure of buyers to conduct proper data protection due...more

White and Williams LLP

Announced GDPR Fine Against Marriott Raises Reporting and Coverage Implications

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Last week on July 9, 2019, the United Kingdom’s Information Commission Office (ICO) announced its intention to fine Marriott International £99.3 million (about $124 million), or 2.5% of Marriott’s worldwide annual revenue, in...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Why Every M&A Deal Should Include Data Privacy Due Diligence

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Milk, meat, fruits, breads … and data protection. These are the new food groups for your M&A deal. Just 24 hours after the notice of intent to fine British Airways 183 Million GBP, the UK ICO issued an intent to fine...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Trade Finance - Documenting to Improve Regulatory Compliance

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In a world of ever increasing regulation, are there areas in trade finance documentation where parties can show they are addressing the concerns and taking steps to protect their position against a review by Regulators of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

International News: Focus on Health Care - Fall 2017

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Nationalism and Cross-Border M&A: Navigating Populist Politics in Deal Making - More than half of the G20 countries voted-in campaigns that focused on harming foreign, outside interests as a means to strengthen domestic...more

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