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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 -

The EU-US Data Privacy Framework Survives an Annulment Challenge

BCLP on 9/9/2025

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

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

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/9/2025

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

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

A&O Shearman on 9/8/2025

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

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

Jones Day on 9/5/2025

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

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

DLA Piper on 9/4/2025

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

Transatlantic data transfers: EU General Court upholds Data Privacy Framework

Hogan Lovells on 9/4/2025

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

Surprising Plot Twist: The European Data Protection Supervisor Reprimands the European Union for its use of Microsoft 365

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 4/1/2024

The European Union (EU)’s government organizations are just like any another entity trying to function in a world where global companies and even government entities are reliant on digital platforms for messaging and...more

A new scheme is in place to allow U.S. organisations to import and use personal data from the European Union - should every...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 9/13/2023

On 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The adequacy decision is designed to relieve U.S.-based businesses and other institutions and...more

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

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/1/2023

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

New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Legalizes Personal Data Transfers from the EU to US

Guidepost Solutions LLC on 8/1/2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission announced that it had adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF). This long-awaited decision means that for the first time since the EU-U.S...more

Adequacy for the US (kind of) – But What Are the Side Effects?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/26/2023

On July 10th, the European Commission issued its Implementing Decision regarding the adequacy of the EU-UD Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”). The Decision has been eagerly awaited by US and Europe based commerce, hoping it will...more

Is the Third Time the Charm? The EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 7/24/2023

On July 10, the European Commission issued an adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF), ensuring adequate protection for personal data transferred from the European Union to the United States. This decision...more

European Commission Grants EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Adequacy Determination

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 7/24/2023

Summary - On July 10, 2023, the European Commission issued an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF” or “DPF”). The decision concludes that the U.S. ensures an adequate level of protection...more

New EU-US Data Transfer Framework Finalized: What Does the Future Hold?

Epiq on 7/19/2023

With data privacy landscapes changing around the globe, how can organizations handle cross-border deals while still remaining compliant? This has been a burning question over recent years....more

European Commission approves transatlantic data-transfer framework

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/17/2023

On July 10, the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision as part of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, concluding that the U.S. “ensures an adequate level of protection – comparable to that of the European Union –...more

European Commission Adopts EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Adequacy Decision

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/14/2023

On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (“EC”) adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF”). Nearly three years after the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”)...more

The New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework in Half a Dozen FAQs

BakerHostetler on 7/13/2023

On July 10, 1962, NASA launched Telstar 1, the first active communications satellite linking Europe and the United States through live television transmission. Sixty-one years later, on July 10, 2023, the European Commission...more

European Commission Adopts Adequacy Decision for Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework

Snell & Wilmer on 7/13/2023

After years of uncertainty in the privacy rules governing transfer of data from the EU to the U.S., the new transatlantic data privacy framework has finally been adopted. On July 10, the European Commission formally adopted...more

Data Privacy Laws and Blocking Statutes: Five Practical Strategies for Counsel

HaystackID on 1/30/2023

Background Note: Data privacy has become a critical issue in the digital era, with laws and regulations constantly evolving. As a result, it’s important for cybersecurity, information governance, and legal discovery...more

European Commission Announces Draft U.S. Adequacy Decision

WilmerHale on 12/16/2022

On December 13, 2022, the European Commission initiated the process to adopt an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF”). The draft adequacy decision follows President Biden’s October Executive...more

European Commission Begins Process for Adoption of US Adequacy Decision

McDermott Will & Schulte on 12/15/2022

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

Hamburg DPA issues optimistic stance on Executive Order for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

Hogan Lovells on 12/5/2022

The Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) of the German state Hamburg is one of the first European DPA to publish an optimistic assessment on the U.S. Executive Order on “Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals...more

October 2022 AFS Privacy Report: California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Updated Draft Regulations Ahead of October 28-29...

ArentFox Schiff on 10/24/2022

California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Revised Regulations - With the effective date less than three months away, and ahead of a Board Meeting on October 28 and 29, the California Privacy Protection Agency released...more

10 Things to Know about the European Commission’s Questions and Answers on the GDPR Standard Contractual Clauses - Summer Global...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/21/2022

On June 4, 2021, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its implementing Decision adopting standard contractual clauses for transfer of personal data to third countries (the “SCCs”) designed to comply with the...more

GDPR Compliance: What is Privacy Shield 2.0?

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL on 8/12/2022

Four years ago, the European Union (“EU”) began enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The GDPR is a comprehensive data privacy law enacted to create a standardized and cohesive data privacy framework...more

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