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EU’s General-Purpose AI Obligations Are Now in Force, With New Guidance

- What is new: The EU AI Act’s obligations on general-purpose AI providers have now come into force alongside the publication of guidance, a code of practice and a disclosure template that flesh out GPAI model providers’...more

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Top 5 Things Employers Need to Know About the EU’s Latest AI Guidance

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The European Union just provided much-needed clarity on what’s prohibited under its landmark EU AI Act, releasing guidance earlier this week on how businesses can comply with the law right as it begins to take effect across...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ESG: A Review of 2024 and Key Trends To Look for in 2025

In this article, we reflect on key trends in ESG over the second half of 2024 and look ahead at trends that may emerge in 2025. We analyze developments in the latter half of 2024, which were similar to those highlighted in...more

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EDPB Adopts Guidelines on Calculation of GDPR Fines and on Facial Recognition Technology in Law Enforcement

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On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the independent body of data protection supervisors that promotes consistent data protection rules and application thereof throughout the European Union (EU),...more

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BCLP Global Data Privacy FAQs: What counts as a “transfer” of data under the EU GDPR? New draft EU Guidelines released

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It is well known that the EU GDPR (specifically, Chapter V) restricts transfers of personal data from the EU to a “third country” (i.e. a jurisdiction outside the EEA) or to an international organisation. But what is meant by...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Revised Merger Assessment Guidelines Codify UK Interventionist Approach to Dynamic Markets

The U.K.’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has released new merger assessment guidelines that confirm the U.K. regulator’s intensified approach to merger control.1 The guidelines largely codify the CMA’s recent output,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New EU Guidance Creates Legal Uncertainty for Merger Control and a De Facto ‘Killer Acquisition’ Review Power

The new Article 22 EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) Guidance released by the European Commission (EC) enables the EC to review any acquisition, even those that do not qualify for notification under national (or EU) merger control...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

No Silver Linings: EDPB Issues a Grim Forecast on U.S.-Based Cloud and Data Access with New Guidance

On November 10, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued highly anticipated guidance intended to clarify how data exporters could legally transfer data to “third countries” under GDPR following the Schrems II...more

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July 2020: The Top 17 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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EDPB Guidelines – What is the Territorial Reach of the GDPR?

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After the recent two-year anniversary of the GDPR, one fundamental question remains — who does the GDPR apply to? Last month marked the two-year anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but its...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

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The Implications Of Brexit On The Competition Law Landscape: Key Takeaways From The CMA’s ‘Guidance On The Functions Of The CMA...

The UK will no longer be a Member State of the European Union (the “EU”) as of 11 p.m. on 31 January 2020 (“Exit Day”). A ‘transition period’ will run from Exit Day until 11 p.m. on 31 December 2020 (the “Transition Period”)....more

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GDPR Guide to National Implementation - A practical guide to national GDPR compliance requirements across the EEA

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Foreword - European data protection laws have made significant strides in the last two decades. Privacy and data protection laws have undergone dramatic changes over the last 20 years, in a race to keep up with technology....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

E-Commerce Businesses Beware: The Freedom to Contract does not Trump Reasonable Privacy Expectations

The EDPB’s new Guidelines on Article 6(1)(b) may severely limit e-commerce business’ ability to enhance data processing by unilaterally defining contractual services....more

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European Commission Issues ‘Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI’

Following extensive consultations, the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on AI released ethics guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence. Three broad principles emerged from those guidelines, suggesting...more

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New EU Guidelines on Disclosure of Climate-Related Information

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The European Commission has published new, non-binding Guidelines on reporting climate-related information. The new Guidelines are supplementary to the guidelines issued by the Commission in 2017 on reporting non-financial...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - May 2019

UNITED STATES: JANUARY - MARCH 2019 UPDATE - In the first quarter of 2019, vertical merger enforcement continued to be a hot topic for the US antitrust agencies. The Court of Appeals upheld the district court’s decision in...more

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New Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

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On 8 April 2019, the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on AI (“HLEG AI“) published its ethics guidelines for trustworthy artificial intelligence (the “Guidelines“). ...more

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How Green Are You? EU Proposes Climate-Related Update to Guidelines on Non-Financial Reporting

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The Situation: The European Union continues to roll out its Action Plan for Financing Sustainable Growth with its latest proposal concerning climate-related disclosures and the European Commission's launch of a public...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2019

In this month's edition, we examine cybersecurity-related state Supreme Court rulings in Pennsylvania, Vermont and Illinois; the Department of Health and Human Services' cybersecurity guidelines for the health care industry;...more

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UK Immigration: Government Issues Guidance for EU Nationals in No-Deal Brexit Scenario

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 28, 2019, the UK government issued guidance in relation to the rights of EU nationals in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The proposals, subject to parliamentary approval, allow for a transition...more

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European Patent Office Issues New Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

On November 1, 2018, the European Patent Office (“EPO”) issued new guidelines for the patentability of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning (“ML”) inventions which indicate that applications within this subject...more

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EU Court Provides New Guidance on Price Discrimination

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The Situation: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has provided guidance in assessing the validity of discriminatory pricing practices under EU competition law. The Result: The CJEU followed its recent...more

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European Court Ruling May Reinvigorate Enforcement Against Excessive Pricing

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The Ruling: The European Court of Justice recently provided widely anticipated guidance on the concept of excessive pricing, clarifying the use of key legal criteria in identifying an excessive pricing abuse under Article 102...more

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