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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

Loeb & Loeb LLP

The DOJ’s New Bulk Data Transfer Rule: What Every Business Needs to Know—and Do—Now

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In a sweeping move to bolster national security and safeguard sensitive information, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has introduced a transformative regulation: the Bulk Data Transfer Rule. ...more

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China Issues First Administrative Penalty for Unlawful Cross Border Transfer of Personal Information

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On September 9, 2025, China announced the landmark administrative penalty against Dior (Shanghai) over unlawful cross-border transfers of personal information, with the primary violation being the failure to satisfy the...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

It's All Relative: Analysing The CJEU's Judgment On The Scope Of Pseudonymous Personal Data

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In a decision with significant legal and operational ramifications for organisations of all shapes and sizes, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) last week confirmed that pseudonymised data will not always and...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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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

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European Court of Justice Ruling on Works Agreements: Reinforcing GDPR Compliance in the Workplace

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently delivered a decision that significantly impacts how employers and works councils across the European Union approach the processing of employee data. The ruling clarifies that works...more

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End of Grace Period: Implementation of Brazil’s Standard Contractual Clauses in International Transfers of Personal Data

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Resolution CD/ANPD No. 19/2024 (the “Resolution”) deepened the provisions of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (“LGPD”) regarding International Data Transfers (“IDT”) and brought the country closer to European...more

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Businesses Must Be Ready for Additional October Compliance Obligations under the DOJ’s Bulk Data Transfer Rule when Interacting...

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On April 8, 2025, the Bulk Data Transfer Rule went into effect. It became enforceable on July 8, 2025; however, many of the technical enforcement obligations under the Bulk Data Transfer Rule become enforceable on October 6,...more

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Brazil Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) May Be Required Starting August 23, 2025. Is Your Company Ready?

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In August 2024, Brazil’s Data Protection Agency—Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD)—issued the International Transfer Regulations, including the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) template. The SCCs are currently...more

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Uganda: Data Protection Regulator Clarifies Compliance Requirements for Offshore Entities

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In a decision issued on 18 July 2025 against Google LLC, the Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) has affirmed that the data protection compliance obligations under Ugandan law apply to all entities that handle the personal...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What the Sensitive Data Rule means for “bulk data” and National Security compliance

As of July 9, the U.S. Department of Justice has begun full enforcement of a sweeping new data regulation known as the Sensitive Data Rule, or “SDR.” Implemented under President Biden’s Executive Order 14117, the SDR marks a...more

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Dubai International Financial Centre: Updates to the DIFC Protection Laws

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The DIFC Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020 (DIFC Data Protection Law) was amended on 8 July 2025 to introduce several substantive changes....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Adequacy Holds Firm Under New Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

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The DUAA introduces several reforms to UK data protection law, but their implications are relatively limited in practice. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA) was enacted on 19 June 2025 and amends rather than...more

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The Data Shift: UK Sets a New Course With 2025 Data (Use and Access) Act

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The Data (Use and Access) Bill passed both Houses of UK Parliament and received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, now becoming the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUA Act”). This is the final iteration of the Data Protection and...more

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EDPB clarifies assessment for disclosing EU data to foreign authorities

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On 4 June 2025, the European Data Protection Board published guidelines clarifying how EU-based companies should assess requests from foreign authorities for access to EU personal data. The EDPB emphasizes that such requests...more

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Reform of the GDPR in the UK

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On 19 June 2025 the Data (Use and Access) Act (the "DUA Act") received Royal Assent and became law in the UK, having been passed by the UK Parliament on 11 June 2025. The DUA Act principally reforms the General Data...more

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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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

China’s New CBDT Regime: One Year On

China rolled out its “new,” streamlined cross-border data transfer (CBDT) regime on March 22, 2024, with the issuance by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) of the Provisions on Facilitating and Regulating...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

German Federal Labor Court Grants Damages Under the GDPR for the Use of Employee Data: 7 Things for Companies to Consider

On May 8, 2025, the Federal Labor Court Bundesarbeitsgericht (“BAG”) issued a significant ruling concerning an employee’s claims for damages due to unlawful data transfers within a corporate group. The BAG ruled that works...more

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DOJ’s Bulk Personal Data Rule Becomes Effective–Resources for Compliance

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The new Department of Justice (DOJ) rule governing international transfers of Americans’ information, codified at 28 C.F.R. Part 202, became effective on April 8, 2025....more

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Navigating the DOJ’s New Data Transfer Rule: Implications and Compliance Requirements

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On January 8, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule under Executive Order 14117, which established the Rule Preventing Access to US Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern...more

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Is My U.S.-Based Company Subject to the GDPR? Clearing Up European Data Privacy Law Misinformation

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If you are a compliance professional for a U.S.-based company, you have probably been told at some point that you have to worry about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Have you encountered one of these...more

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DOJ Limits Enforcement During First 90 Days of US-China Data Export Rules

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In a Press Release issued April 11, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) indicated that it would prioritize “facilitating compliance” over civil enforcement actions for the first 90 days of its new US-China data...more

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