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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

EU Court Upholds EU-US Data Flows in Latombe v Commission

Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Commission can issue “adequacy” decisions allowing data to be transferred from the EU to a non-EEA country without additional security measures such as...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

EU-US Data Privacy Framework on Personal Data Transfers Survives Legal Challenge

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EU General Court confirms United States ensured an adequate level of protection for EU personal data transfers to the US. ...more

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The EU-US Data Privacy Framework Survives an Annulment Challenge

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On 3 September 2025, the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) dismissed the action of a Member of the French Parliament, Mr. Philippe Latombe, who had sought annulment of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”)....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

EU Court Upholds Data Privacy Framework Despite Challenge: Implications for Transatlantic Data Transfers

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Key point: The European General Court has upheld the European Commission’s adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, confirming that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data...more

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EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework: Navigating the Legal Landscape After the General Court’s Verdict

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On September 3, the General Court of the European Union published its much-anticipated judgment in Latombe v. Commission (Case T-553/23), rejecting the challenge to the European Commission’s 2023 adequacy decision for...more

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EU General Court Upholds EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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On September 3, 2025, the General Court of the European Union dismissed an action for annulment brought by a French member of Parliament against the European Commission's decision recognizing the adequacy of the level of...more

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EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Survives First Challenge

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The EU General Court has dismissed a French MEP’s challenge to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”) for the transfer of personal data between the European Union (“EU”) and the United States (“U.S”). While the decision...more

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Transatlantic data transfers: EU General Court upholds Data Privacy Framework

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On 3 September 2025, the General Court (GC) of the European Union's Court of Justice dismissed claims in Latombe v. Commission to annul the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EU Court Upholds the Validity of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

On September 3, 2025, the EU General Court (the General Court) (the second-highest court in the European Union (EU)) upheld the validity of EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) in Philippe Latombe v European Commission...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The UK’s New Amendments to the UK GDPR Become Law and Get a Nod from the EU. What happens now?

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The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act received Royal Assent last Thursday, June 19th, bringing into law some significant changes to the country’s post Brexit data protection framework, among an array of other, related rules (on...more

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Data in the Balance: Political Influence on EU-U.S. Data Transfers

In politically uncertain times, is your organisation’s data transfer compliance unquestionable? The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) serves as a useful mechanism for transatlantic data transfers, and it can assist...more

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Latombe Case: First hearing for annulment of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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On April 1st, 2025, the General Court of the European Union held its first hearing on the request initiated by member of French parliament Philippe Latombe for annulment of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”) further...more

Alston & Bird

European Commission Moves to Extend Free Flows of Personal Data to the UK

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On March 18, 2025, the European Commission proposed to extend its adequacy decision in favor of the United Kingdom (‘UK’) for an additional six-month period. This would allow free flows of personal data from the EU to the UK...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

EU Fines EU?!: Alleged Unlawful Data-Transfer Dust-Up

Following a German case brought against the EU Commission, the EU General Court found that the Commission had made an improper transfer of personal information to the US. The plaintiff, a German citizen, alleged (among other...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Australia’s Privacy Reforms: Claus for Concern?

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In the six years since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) took effect, governments around the world have updated their data protection laws to reflect the seismic changes in data processing that were created...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The European Commission Reports on the First Year of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

In July 2023, the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), as we previously reported. This permitted the free flow of personal data from the EU to DPF participating...more

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New Report Latest to Cast Uncertainty over EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

A new report issued in May 2024 by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), an independent thinktank, is the latest installment to cast concerns over the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), predicting that it will...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

The EU-US Data Privacy Framework: Are You in Compliance?

The U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce, as well as the European Commission recently launched the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”), marking a significant shift from the previous frameworks such as Safe Harbor and...more

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New Mechanism for Cross-Border Data Transfer: The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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On June 10, 2023 the European Commission (the “Commission”) issued an adequacy decision on the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “DPF”). The decision restored free transfer of data between the EU and U.S. after three...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

UK government establishes UK-U.S. Data Bridge

The United Kingdom has announced its decision to establish the UK-U.S. Data Bridge. The UK-U.S. Data Bridge will allow UK businesses and organizations to transfer personal data to organizations in the United States that have...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: UK and US Agree to “Data Bridge”

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On the heels of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), another bridge has been built across the Atlantic to streamline data transfers between businesses. In July, the European Commission adopted its much-anticipated...more

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EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework vs. EU Standard Contractual Clauses for Transatlantic Transfers of Personal Data

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The European Commission has approved the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) for transferring data from the EU to the United States. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team discusses what companies should consider when...more

Ius Laboris

[Webinar] The EU/US Data Protection Framework- What HR needs to know - September 26th, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm CEST

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On 10 July, three years since a ruling which upturned ‘business as usual’, the European Commission has finally released its ‘Adequacy Decision’ for the EU/US Data Protection Framework. Transfers between the EU/UK and US are...more

Gardner Law

Data Privacy Framework Across the Pond

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If Washington State’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMDA”) “turned the beat around” on drug and device makers, then the Schrems I and II decisions by the European Court of Justice had companies on both sides of the Atlantic...more

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EU-US Data Privacy Framework Goes Live: What Are the Practical Implications?

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The new framework provides an additional route for personal data transfers from the EEA to the US. On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (EC) took the final step to enable businesses to start relying on the new EU-US...more

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