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Understanding DORA: An Overview of the Digital Operational Resilience Act

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an EU regulatory framework, aimed at enhancing the financial sector’s ability to withstand and recover from ICT (information and communication technology) disruptions....more

A&O Shearman

Zooming In on AI - #6: AI under financial regulations in the U.S., EU and U.K.

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Many governments are grappling with the question of how to regulate artificial intelligence to ensure it is adopted safely and used responsibly without hampering innovation. Governments have generally indicated similar...more

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European Commission’s First-Ever Abuse of Dominance Probe for Shelving of a Novel Pipeline Therapy

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The European Commission (EC) has launched a formal investigation under its abuse of dominance rules into US life sciences company Zoetis in the area of novel veterinary medicines. The EC alleges that the discontinuation of a...more

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Europe's Highest Court Affirms 'Broad' Opportunities for Intervention by Professional Associations

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Introduction - Allowing third parties to intervene in front of judges raises several issues of fundamental importance. For example, the need for decision makers to have access to all relevant information, and the...more

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The EU Data Act: A new European legal framework with rules for data access, switching cloud providers and interoperability

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On 22 December 2023, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, the Data Act, in the Official Journal of the EU. The Data Act is a new regulation providing harmonised rules on access to data, switching cloud providers and...more

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Understanding the Updates and Implications of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

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On February 23, 2022, the European Commission released a proposal for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or the Directive). The Directive aims to mandate both EU and non-EU companies that conduct...more

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Disagreement rather than consensus: The concrete implementation of the Directive on representative actions remains unclear

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When two people quarrel, someone else has the last laugh. It remains to be seen whether this saying proves true in the case of the transposition of the EU Directive on representative actions (EU 2020/1828) ("the Directive")...more

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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 20

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Pelosi Statement Dims the Lights on ADPPA - The prospects for the nation’s first comprehensive data privacy law, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (the “ADPPA” or the “Bill”), dimmed after House Speaker Nancy...more

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EU General Court quashes Qualcomm antitrust fine for "exclusivity payments", and censures the EU Commission for multiple due...

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The General Court of the European Union delivered a blow to the European Commission in fully annulling its Qualcomm (exclusivity payments) decision of 2018 and a EUR 997 million fine. Qualcomm v Commission1 is the first...more

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Examining the ABC risks as the mining & metals sector gains critical momentum

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Key considerations around bribery and corruption risks, as the mining & metals sector is gaining critical momentum in the world's energy transition toward a low-carbon future. Mining & metals in a low-carbon world - The...more

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EDPB Ruling Provides Takeaways For DPA Standard Contractual Clauses

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The EDPB issued an opinion on the draft Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) for a controller-processor data processing agreement under Article 28 (Data Processing Agreements) submitted by the Lithuanian supervisory authority. ...more

Perkins Coie

Fintech Week in Review - April 2021 #2

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FDIC Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights Fair Lending Risks - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has issued the March 2021 edition of its Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights. The publication was...more

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French Court: Use Of Vendor With U.S. Parent May Require Additional Security Measures

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Even in the absence of a cross-border transfer of personal data from the European Union to a third country, if you are using a vendor that has a U.S. parent company, get ready to implement supplementary measures, says the...more

MoFo Life Sciences

COVID-19: State Intervention In Times Of Vaccine Shortages

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The European Union (“EU”) and its Member States are struggling with the pace of their vaccination programs. This is partly due to shortages of vaccine availability. Germany, like the rest of the EU, is scrambling to obtain...more

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IAB Europe Updates Advice On Ad Targeting Without Third-Party Cookies

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IAB Europe has updated its Guide to Post Third-Party Cookie Era. The guide provides a detailed overview of the various targeting techniques used today and some options and consideration going forward. Key Takeaways- ...more

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EU General Court rules sports associations cannot stop athletes from competing in third-party events

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On 16 December 2020, the General Court largely confirmed the European Commission’s Decision according to which the International Skating Union’s (the “ISU”) rules on eligibility are contrary to EU competition law....more

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CJEU: Website operators are "jointly responsible" for embedding social media or 3rd party code

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Website and app operators are jointly liable with Facebook for violations of European data protection law - In its judgment of 29 July 2019 (ref.C-40/17), the European Court of Justice has ruled on two essential points...more

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E-Concessions and Competition Law

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The events of 2020 have caused many brands to re-evaluate whether they are fully utilizing the internet as a tool to reach out to consumers with many enhancing and upgrading their own brand websites. Some brands are now also...more

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What types of “interests” are sufficient to justify processing based upon the legitimate interests of a controller?

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The GDPR prohibits a company from processing personal data unless one of six “lawful purposes” are present. One of those lawful purposes occurs when processing is necessary for a “legitimate interest pursued by the controller...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Competition Law Litigation in the UK

On December 4, 2019, Skadden hosted a discussion with Sir Marcus Smith QC, a Justice of the High Court and a chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal). Sir Marcus has presided over leading cases in the U.K. on...more

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German insolvency law: Group payments (sometimes maybe) not per se voidable?

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Germany has notoriously broad voidability laws. As a rule of thumb, any payment by a third party has high voidability risks if the third party has no obligation to make the payment under the contract....more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

A Comprehensive Whistleblower Protection for the EU

On April 23, Kramer Levin reported on the European Parliament’s approved proposal for the adoption of a whistleblower protection directive. On Oct. 7, the Directive on protection of persons reporting breaches of Union law...more

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CJEU: Consent on the Internet Means ‘Opt-In’

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On 1 October 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down a crucial decision impacting the way that consent is obtained on the internet. The judgment relates to Case C-673/17....more

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Under Helms-Burton Act, Entities With Business Ties to Cuba Now at Risk of Lawsuits

In April 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. government would allow a private right of action, created by Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996 (also known as...more

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US Lawsuits Commence against Non-US Persons for Confiscated Cuban Property, EU Raises Concerns

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On May 2, 2019, claimants began filing lawsuits for the first time under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act against third parties alleged to be "trafficking" in property of US nationals confiscated by the Cuban Government...more

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