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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 68: What the EU AI Act Means for Global Businesses

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Christian Schröder, leader of Orrick’s European Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation practice, joins RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Caroline Stapleton to break down the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. The conversation explores...more

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European Accessibility Act Goes Live

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As of June 28, 2025, enforcement of the European Accessibility Act (EAA or the Act) can officially begin, marking a significant milestone for digital accessibility in the European Union (EU). The EAA establishes comprehensive...more

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AI Literacy: A Compliance Need and a Training Necessity

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The European Union recently published guidance on the training that companies should provide to employees to achieve “AI literacy” required under the EU AI Act – and like so much else about artificial intelligence these days,...more

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Daily Compliance News: May 21, 2025, The I Want You Back Edition

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Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance...more

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Quarterly Sanctions Update | Q2 2025

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In the second quarter of 2025, EU and UK sanctions policy continued to take shape against a complex and shifting geopolitical backdrop. The European Union sharpened its focus on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ by proposing new...more

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AI Reporter - March 2025

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Google removed its organizational ban on the use of AI for weapons and surveillance systems. The change eliminates key portions of the tech giant’s AI Principles that banned such uses. These principles, established in 2018,...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Could We Ditch the EU AI Act?

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Is the EU AI Act a Jenga piece that can easily be removed from the regulatory tower? Here are some key points from the “AI Regulation – a critical comment” workshop at the Alpine Privacy Days Conference, courtesy of Florent...more

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Trump Revives and Expands the Battle Over Digital Services Taxes

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On February 21, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum (the Memorandum) signaling that his administration intends to take action with respect to tax and regulatory measures affecting U.S. digital...more

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European Commission clarifies key concepts of the Data Act in updated FAQs

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On February 3 2025, the European Commission published an updated version of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act). Key...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

All Eyes on AI: Regulatory, Litigation, and Transactional Developments – Q3/Q4 2024

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The firm is pleased to distribute the Q3/Q4 2024 edition of All Eyes on AI: Regulatory, Litigation, and Transactional Developments, which closely follows the evolving regulatory landscape for artificial intelligence (AI) in...more

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European Commission draft guidelines on AI system definition under EU AI Act

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The European Commission (EC) has published draft guidelines on the definition of an AI system to explain the practical application of the legal concept, as anchored in the EU AI Act. The EC aims to assist providers and other...more

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Zooming in on AI #15: Regulatory spaghetti and AI – how to make sense of the EU GDPR and the EU AI Act

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Given the rapid speed of development in the field of AI, it is increasingly important that businesses develop effective governance to address the regulatory framework governing the development, training, use and deployment of...more

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Here Comes Compliance with the EU AI Act

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Artificial intelligence reached another milestone at the start of February, this one particularly relevant for corporate compliance officers: on February 2, 2025, the first five articles of the EU AI Act went into effect....more

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Zooming in on AI - #14: Enforcement of the AI Act

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The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) entered into force on 1 August 2024. The AI Act establishes a risk-based approach to AI, prohibiting certain practices that are deemed unacceptable, such as social...more

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Akin Intelligence - November/December 2024

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Welcome to the November-December edition of Akin Intelligence. As the end of 2024 approached, the European Union (EU) sustained progress on guidance and supporting materials for its AI Act and international AI Safety...more

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In a nutshell: Key white-collar crime and investigations challenges for in-house counsel in 2025

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Our analysis of financial crime and investigations developments over the past 12 months provides a revealing picture of an increasingly challenging regulatory and enforcement landscape facing businesses around the world. The...more

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The EU Cyber Resilience Act - What You Need to Know

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The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) entered into force on 10 December 2024. The CRA is the first legislation of its kind in the world that aims to enhance the cyber security of products or software with a digital component...more

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It’s Official: The EU Platform Work Directive Is Here

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The European Union’s (EU) Platform Work Directive went into effect on December 1, 2024, imposing significant new requirements on companies that facilitate work in the gig economy....more

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Critical Information and Communications Technology Service Providers Under DORA

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The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act introduces a regulatory oversight framework for information and communications technology service providers that are considered “critical” for financial entities within the EU. ...more

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EU AI Office Publishes a First Draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

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On November 14, 2024, the EU AI Office published a first draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (draft Code), the first of four drafting rounds that will conclude in April 2025....more

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EU AI Act Implementation Timeline

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The act’s rules kick in on a rolling basis over the next few years, with the first set of prohibitions coming into effect in February 2025. The European Union's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is the first comprehensive...more

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Navigating Generative AI Under the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act

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This blog post focuses on how the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act (“AI Act”) regulates generative AI, which the AI Act refers to as General-Purpose AI (“GPAI”) Models....more

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Developments in Global Sanctions Compliance with a Focus on Russia, Belarus and China

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Sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union against Russia, China, and other parts of the world are fast-evolving. Such geopolitical shifts are creating new risks and placing further...more

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Zooming in on AI: When will the AI Act apply?

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EU Regulation 2024/1689, also known as the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), enters into force as of 1 August 2024. But when will it become applicable? The AI Act sets out a harmonized legal framework for the...more

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EU AI Act Will Formally Become Law and Provisions Will Start to Apply on a Staged Basis

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As previously discussed, in March the European Parliament approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the “Act”), creating the world’s first comprehensive set of rules for artificial intelligence. On July 12, 2024, the Act...more

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