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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

UK Government Targets Reform of the Investment Manager Exemption

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/6/2025

On 28 April 2025, the UK government published draft legislative amendments to: - Align the UK’s domestic tax rules on permanent establishments (PE) with the 2017 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)...more

Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures Publishes Draft Guidance on Nature Transition Planning at COP16

A&O Shearman on 11/7/2024

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures has published a discussion paper setting out draft guidance on nature transition planning for corporates and financial institutions developing and disclosing a transition...more

Guidance on Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit

King & Spalding on 1/11/2024

The trajectory of the hydrogen sector in the United States hinges on a critical question: what criteria will be used to define the term “clean hydrogen” for tax purposes? As previously outlined in our Field Guide to Clean...more

Swiss Banks Launch Crypto Offerings; GAO Addresses SEC Crypto Bulletin; UK and Hong Kong Publish Crypto Guidance; DOJ and SEC...

BakerHostetler on 11/6/2023

Swiss Banks Launch Tokenization Pilot, Crypto Custody and Trading Services - A recent press release announced a pilot by “SIX, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and six commercial banks” that seeks “to test, in a live...more

Environmental sustainability agreements: final UK guidance to cooperating competitors

A&O Shearman on 10/19/2023

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final Green Agreements Guidance on how UK antitrust rules apply to green cooperation agreements between competitors (UK Green Guidance). The UK Green Guidance...more

Recent Developments for Directors - October 2023 Edition

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/18/2023

SEC Adopts Final Rules on Cybersecurity Disclosures - The SEC has adopted rules requiring companies to provide disclosure within four business days of determining that a material cybersecurity incident has occurred, and...more

Bank Launches Blockchain Network; Stablecoin Initiatives Launch in Foreign Markets; New Crypto Guidance Published; Reports Provide...

BakerHostetler on 10/16/2023

U.S. Bank Launches Blockchain Network, Crypto Bank Gains Securities License - According to recent reports, the largest bank in the U.S. has gone live with its blockchain-based Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN) and...more

January 2023 AFS Privacy Report: Colorado Department of Law Issues Updated Draft CPA Rules

ArentFox Schiff on 1/13/2023

Colorado Department of Law Issues Draft CPA Revisions - On December 22, the Colorado Department of Law issued updates to the draft Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules. These revisions build on written comments and feedback from...more

2021 Data Privacy Overview: New Regulations and Guidance

Lighthouse on 1/12/2022

While everyone hoped that 2021 would be less tumultuous than 2020, it certainly did not turn out that way in the end. The same was true in the world of data privacy – with sweeping new data protection regulations and guidance...more

Privacy and Data Security Alert l March 2020

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 3/10/2020

Shook Weighs in on Updated CCPA Regulations - In response to extensive public comment, the California Attorney General’s office released modified draft regulations under the CCPA on February 7. Shook has provided initial...more

Privacy and Data Security Alert | November 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 11/20/2019

EU Court Allows Class Action to Proceed, Sets Precedent for Future Data Breach Class Actions - A class action brought against Google will be allowed to move forward after the plaintiff’s appeal was permitted, allowing him to...more

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

White & Case LLP on 11/14/2019

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

Privacy and Data Security Alert | August 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 8/6/2019

French Data Protection Authority Issues Guidelines on Cookie Use - CNIL, France’s data protection authority, has released new rulesfor obtaining consumer consent under the GDPR for companies using cookies and other tracking...more

The CNIL Sharpens Requirements on Deployment of Tracking Technologies

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/31/2019

On July 18, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) issued new guidance on the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies (collectively referred to as “cookies” below). The guidance clarifies the instances in...more

New Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Hogan Lovells on 5/14/2019

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

The Coming Regulation of Artificial Intelligence? EU Publishes AI Guidelines

Alston & Bird on 4/16/2019

The European Commission High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence released on April 8, 2019 the final version of its Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI (the “Guidelines”)....more

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

Jones Day on 3/18/2019

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

A global approach to IoT cybersecurity?

Hogan Lovells on 3/13/2019

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has published a new standard for cybersecurity in relation to consumer IoT products. The standard builds on the UK’s Code of Practice for Consumer IoT Security,...more

New Guidelines on GDPR’s Territorial Scope

Polsinelli on 11/28/2018

The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) recently released Guidelines 3/2018 on the territorial scope of the GDPR (Article 3). ...more

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

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints on 11/8/2018

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

Brexit: The UK Government Issues Guidelines on the Future of Intellectual Property Laws in the Event of a ‘No Deal’ Brexit

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 10/16/2018

As has been widely reported in the recent weeks, the UK government is currently trying to progress negotiations on a withdrawal agreement and a framework for its future relationship with the EU. However, uncertainty remains...more

EU Patent Office publishes preview of guidelines on patenting AI applications

Hogan Lovells on 10/5/2018

Earlier this year the European Patent Office (“EPO”) held its first ever conference on patenting artificial intelligence (“AI”)....more

Web Exclusive: March 2018: The Top 13 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 4/10/2018

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 were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first three months...more

SEC Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance; Makes Clear that Cybersecurity Disclosures Are Part of Existing SEC Requirements - Guidance...

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/26/2018

On Feb. 21, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued interpretive guidance on its expectations for corporate disclosures on cybersecurity risks. The guidance delineates where it believes existing SEC rules...more

European Data Protection Supervisor Issues Information Security Risk Management Guidance for E.U. Institutions

Alston & Bird on 3/31/2016

The European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) Giovanni Buttarelli issued a guidance document on data security and risk management for the E.U. institutions (such as the European Parliament, the European Council, and the...more

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