7/28/2023 10:43:55 AM ECJ: national competition authorities may assess infringements outside competition law when establishing a dominance abuse By Andy Splittgerber Michaela Westrup Miriam Sahner Four years after a landmark decision by the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) (decision of 6 February 2019, B6-22/16) finding that a...
3/3/2022 2:20:55 PM Recent Chinese data security laws could increase roadblocks for litigants seeking discovery in U.S. courts By Michael Lowell Two new data security laws are making it increasingly difficult to obtain discovery materials located in China for U.S. litigants. The...
10/14/2021 9:31:31 PM Emerging digital technology, data privacy, and the surveillance economy: all high priorities for state AGs By Divonne Smoyer Roger Gibboni State attorneys general (AGs) have in many ways been the tip of the spear on prioritizing consumer protection in conversations around...
10/12/2021 6:18:30 PM DOJ announces Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative with significant implications for government contractors By Leigh Hansson Bart Huffman Liza Craig Josh Turner Jordan Rose +2 more... Show less Consistent with the Biden Administration’s keen focus on improving the nation’s cybersecurity, as articulated in Executive Order 14028...
3/16/2021 7:18:49 PM Virginia passes second state-level consumer data privacy law in the U.S. By Divonne Smoyer Samantha J. Sedivy Charles Pierre On March 2, 2021, Virginia joined California as the second state to enact comprehensive data privacy protections for its residents. The...
6/2/2020 10:56:06 AM Cryptocurrency and digital asset fraud in the Asia-Pacific – how can you mitigate the risk? By Calvin Chan Hagen Rooke Nicholas Seng Jun Yi Ho +1 more... Show less The Asia-Pacific region has a flourishing cryptocurrency and digital-asset ecosystem, but despite comprehensive regulatory frameworks,...
5/22/2020 12:20:48 PM 8 key considerations when handing data privacy risks in Asia-Pacific corporate investigations By Calvin Chan Charmian Aw Nicholas Seng Investigations can be fraught with a range of data privacy issues; addressing these issues quickly is critical if there is a possibility...
12/9/2019 10:05:27 PM France’s discriminatory Digital Services Tax prompts hefty tariff proposal from the USTR By Michael Lowell Manasi Venkatesh Sarah Wronsky On December 2, 2019, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Section 301 Investigation Report on France’s Digital...
10/3/2019 9:11:25 PM Ninth Circuit rejects privacy argument in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp.; raises antitrust concerns By Gerard Stegmaier Christopher Brennan Michelle Mantine Gregory Vose +1 more... Show less On September 9, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected LinkedIn’s privacy argument in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp.,...
9/23/2019 9:26:54 PM Riding the cybersecurity compliance wave: How defense contractors can navigate the rising tide of cybersecurity regulations By Elizabeth Leavy Liza Craig Cybersecurity attacks targeting government information have drastically increased, and both the federal government and private industry...