In this month's update: AI Regulatory Landscape: Three Things To Know How will Trump’s “AI Action Plan” and Executive Orders impact U.S. tech and federal procurement? Which companies are subject to “general-purpose” AI...more
8/18/2025
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Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
California ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Donald Trump ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) has been a looming presence in the European privacy landscape since Edward Snowden first leaked the PRISM files in 2013. Surveillance authorized under FISA 702...more
This is an update to our previous coverage of the Digital Services Act (“DSA”). The final text of Europe’s (EU) Digital Services Act (“DSA”) was recently approved by the Council of the EU Member States. That means that the...more
After more than a year of negotiations the final text of Europe’s (EU) Digital Services Act (“DSA”) has been agreed upon by the EU Parliament, the French Presidency of the Council of the EU, and the European Commission (“EU...more
The United States ("U.S.") and the European Commission ("EU Commission") recently announced an “agreement in principle” to develop a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (“Framework”). The Framework is intended to...more
We expect many of the trends of 2021 in health data privacy to continue to pick up steam this year. See below for six noteworthy trends that life sciences and healthcare companies should continue to keep an eye on in 2022: ...more
On June 7, 2021, the European Commission (Commission) published its long-awaited Implementing Decision adopting standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries referred to as the new Standard...more
Artificial Intelligence (AI) regulation is coming, and companies considering implementing AI or already utilizing AI should be prepared. Below are 10 steps that companies can take now to harness the benefits of AI in a fair...more
7/2/2021
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
Code of Conduct ,
European Commission ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology Sector
Orrick's Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation and IP Licensing & Technology Transactions groups cover the top 10 things you need to know about the new Standard Contractual Clauses ("SCCs") published today by the European...more
6/7/2021
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Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Model Clauses ,
Model Contracts ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK ,
UK ICO
Assessment List for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence -
On July 17, 2020, the European High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (“AI HLEG”) presented its final Assessment List for Trustworthy Artificial...more
8/20/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Ethics ,
European Commission ,
Human Rights ,
Information Governance ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Transparency
The European Court of Justice (CJEU) published its highly anticipated judgement in the case of Data Protection Commissioner Ireland v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems, colloquially known as “Schrems 2.0”. There...more
7/17/2020
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Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Safe Harbors ,
Standard Contractual Clauses