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European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - August 2025

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/4/2025

To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

Update on Automotive Regulations in Europe

Hogan Lovells on 6/26/2025

As we approach the end of the first half of 2025, the following article shall provide an overview of the current political and regulatory climate in the EU and the key regulations and topics for the rest of the year and...more

How EVs and US tariffs could drive Chinese deals into Europe

White & Case LLP on 4/30/2025

China experienced positive economic growth last year despite significant headwinds such as trade protectionism and weakening consumer demand. The country’s GDP grew by 5 percent over the course of the year, with a booming...more

Foley Automotive Update with Tariff Rundown

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/4/2025

Foley & Lardner partner Vanessa Miller commented on the Trump administration’s imposition of automotive tariffs in the Associated Press article, “Trump’s latest auto tariffs explained: What car buyers should know this year.”...more

International bidders bolster German M&A

White & Case LLP on 9/27/2023

Amid a challenging economic climate, international buyers prompted by the energy transition target mainstay sectors including industrials & chemicals and automotive - German M&A has been negatively impacted by an array of...more

Tesla’s Sentry Mode is a privacy violation on wheels

Spirit Legal on 2/8/2023

The article highlights the privacy concerns surrounding the use of cameras in monitoring public spaces and how these issues are particularly relevant in Europe, where privacy is a fundamental aspect of the legal culture. The...more

Foley Automotive Report - March 2022

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/8/2022

This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Foley & Lardner LLP partnered with OESA to present the webinar, Export...more

New cyber security and software update rules in the automotive industry in 2022

Hogan Lovells on 1/12/2022

Cyber security and software updates are becoming increasingly important, particularly for companies in the automotive and mobility industry. Main drivers are particularly new automated/autonomous driving and connectivity...more

Regulating the Road to Autonomous Vehicles - Promoting future technological developments with a holistic and flexible legal...

Hogan Lovells on 11/15/2021

Technology for autonomous vehicles (AVs) will continue to rapidly evolve in the next few years. This rise in innovation is accompanied by the emergence of new mobility players (new entrants) as well as commercial and...more

Managing Data Privacy in the COVID-19 Environment – Navigating the Challenges of a Pandemic in 2021

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/1/2021

Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a global market disruption across multiple industries, and manufacturers expect the pandemic to continue to affect the automotive industry through 2021. The pandemic has not...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: March 2021

K&L Gates LLP on 3/31/2021

ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Opens a New Investigation in the Pharma Sector - On 4 March 2021, the European Commission (Commission) has opened a formal investigation into alleged misuses of patent...more

Groups Outline Cybersecurity Risks For AI In Autonomous Vehicles

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/19/2021

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC) have issued a joint guidance on “Cybersecurity Challenges in the Update of Artificial Intelligence in...more

Roadmap and milestones of German laws for autonomous vehicles

Spirit Legal on 1/6/2021

There’s no stopping the automation of vehicle functions. OEMs’ technologies might not be progressing by leaps and bounds, but they are still evolving at a rapid pace. Not a week goes by when we don’t hear about things like...more

Tesla to be fined millions: Violation of recycling requirements under German Batteries Act

Spirit Legal on 11/10/2020

The German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) intends to fine Tesla in Germany millions of euros. The reason for this is Tesla’s apparent failure to comply with the applicable regulations on taking back and recycling batteries....more

Tesla-Fahrzeuge sind wie Elefanten - umweltfreundlich und mit einem langen Daten-Gedächtnis ausgestattet

Spirit Legal on 11/2/2020

Zusammenfassung des Gutenachtens über die Datenverarbeitung und den Datenschutz bei Tesla Fahrzeugen vom 19.10.2020 - „Tesla-Fahrzeuge sind dauernd aktive Datenschleudern mit Langzeitgedächtnis.“ (Weichert, Gutachten über...more

They might be seen as green, but Teslas are like elephants – they never forget

Spirit Legal on 11/2/2020

Summary of expert opinion on data processing and data protection in Tesla vehicles of 19 October 2020 - “Teslas continuously gush data and have a long memory” (translation of Weichert, Gutachten über Datenverarbeitung und...more

Palo Alto, we have a problem: German court says Tesla’s “Autopilot” is false advertising

Spirit Legal on 10/8/2020

In its judgment of 14 July 2020 (case no. 33 O 14041/19), Munich’s regional court I (Landgericht München I) ruled that advertising claims made by Tesla in Germany amounted to misleading commercial practices under the...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/6/2020

In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

Financial Daily Dose 7.15.2020 | Top Story: America’s Biggest Banks Setting Aside Tens of Billions for Anticipated Loan Losses

Robins Kaplan LLP on 7/16/2020

The latest quarterly reporting shows that America’s biggest banks—among them, JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo—are taking self-imposed hits now in anticipation of a “wave of loan losses” later. Those three are...more

Financial Daily Dose 6.12.2020 | Top Story: American Airlines Pledges Loyalty Program as Collateral for COVID Stimulus Package

Robins Kaplan LLP on 6/15/2020

American Airlines Group Inc. stated that it plans to pledge its loyalty program “as collateral for a $4.75 billion government loan as it seeks to shore up capital to manage through the coronavirus pandemic.” The company...more

Financial Daily Dose 2.4.2020 | Top Story: Tesla Stock Hits New Highs on Reports From Battery Partners

Robins Kaplan LLP on 2/4/2020

It’s all coming up Elon these days for Tesla and its stock. “Positive developments” from the electric carmaker’s battery suppliers helped goose shares even higher, ending the day at $780/share—a nearly 20% gain since Friday....more

Financial Daily Dose 1.30.2020 | Top Story: Facebook Pays $550 Million to Resolve Privacy Class Action Over Use of Facial...

Robins Kaplan LLP on 1/30/2020

Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit claiming that Zuck & Co.’s use of facial recognition technology violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law. Though the settlement is little more than “a...more

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