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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

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European Commission Begins Process for Adoption of US Adequacy Decision

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Since Schrems II invalidated the US/EU Privacy Shield, the flow of personal data from the European Union to the United States has been subject to intense regulatory scrutiny. Companies transferring personal data to the United...more

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[Webcast Transcript] You’ve Got to Move It: Data Protection and Privacy with Cross-Border Transfers

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...This session, led by industry-acknowledged experts in areas ranging from data protection and privacy to data transfer and legal discovery, provided a professional forum for the explanation of the best approaches,...more

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Data transfer to Russia and China in times of crisis

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In light of the “changed security policy situation” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Norwegian data protection regulator recently encouraged any company that exports personal data to Russia and Ukraine to review...more

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GDPR, Cookies, and the Ever-Filling Jar of European Data Protection

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European regulators unofficially announced the major theme of this new year, through the release of several decisions pertaining to cookies and other tracking technologies in the first 10 days of 2022. As the General Data...more

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Data Transfers from the EU – Further Guidance Issued

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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has provided further guidance on data transfers. Specifically, this most recent guidance clarifies what constitutes a “transfer.” While the concept of a transfer may seem...more

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Europe OPTS for Pragmatism with New SCCS and ICO Opens Consultations on UK SCCS — What Companies Need to Do Next

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The dust has settled on the new EU standard contractual clauses for cross-border data transfers (“New SCCs”), but confusion still reins on how the New SCCs cover data transfers and what companies need to do to take advantage...more

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German Data Protection Authorities Want To Know What Companies Are Doing With Customer Data

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Several German Data Protection Authorities commence independent investigation of cross border transfers of personal data in violation of Schrems II...more

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European Commission Adopts Two New Sets of Standard Contractual Clauses: What Employers Need to Know

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission adopted two new sets of standard contractual clauses (SCCs): one for data transfers from data controllers to data processors and one for data transfers from data exporters to data...more

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Better Than Santa Clauses? New and Improved Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)! And a form DPA!

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Long-awaited SCCs for EU Data Transfers Adopted by European Commission with 18-month Transition Period - The EU has a cross-border data transfer framework gift for you! On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (“EC”)...more

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Portugal Puts Halt on Data Transfers Between INE and Cloudflare

The Portuguese data protection authority issued a recent resolution ordering the Portuguese National Institute of Statistics (or INE) to stop sending personal census information to any countries outside of the EU that do not...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Update on European Data Protection Law

In mid-January 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced by press release that it has adopted jointly with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) written Opinions on the European Commission’s drafts...more

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Keep Your Personal Data Flowing – How to Navigate the Changing Tides of the New EU Guidance and UK-EU Brexit Deal

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Concerns are mounting for companies around the world as they consider their ability to transfer data from the EU following the recent decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Data Protection Commissioner v....more

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New Guidelines for EU-US Data Transfers

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Last week saw major innovations in the law of data transfer from the European Economic Area (EEA) to other countries, including the United States. This alert covers one of them: new guidelines from the European Data...more

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In wake of the Schrems II, CNIL challenges use of Microsoft cloud storage to host public health data lakes (the Health Data Hub...

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On October 8, 2020, France’s data protection authority (CNIL) provided the French Administrative Supreme Court (Conseil d’Etat) with a brief presenting its arguments against the hosting of some French public health data by...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Does the Schrems Decision Open the Door to New Cyber Insurance Exclusions?

The shockwaves continue from the October 6, 2015 ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the European Union’s highest court, invalidating the U.S.-EU “Safe Harbor” data transfer regime in a controversy...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

EU Court Opinion Puts Pressure on Reform of U.S.-EU Safe Harbor for Data Transfers

A European court has taken an initial step toward invalidating the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework, one of the primary means for transferring personal data of Europeans to the U.S. It adds more pressure on EU authorities and...more

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