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Council of the European Union Agrees Mandate to Streamline CSRD and CSDDD Requirements

On 23 June 2025, the Council of the European Union (“Council”) endorsed its negotiating mandate on the European Commission’s Omnibus I proposal, which aims to streamline the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ((EU)...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

EU Reaches a Deal on Rules for Swifter Cross-Border GDPR Enforcement

On June 16, 2025, the Council of the EU (Council) and the European Parliament (EP) reached an agreement on a new regulation (the Draft Regulation) to enhance enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The...more

King & Spalding

EU-UK Data Transfers: Adequacy Decision Extended, But Uncertainty Remains

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On May 14, 2025, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") issued a favorable opinion on granting a six-month extension to the existing adequacy decisions for the UK, following a formal proposal from the European...more

WilmerHale

Year in Review: The Top Ten US Data Privacy Developments from 2024

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2024 was another year of substantial legislative and regulatory advances at the international, federal, and state levels with regard to data protection law. Artificial intelligence (AI) regulation continued to hurdle forward...more

Goodwin

The Rapid Rise of AI, in Five Charts

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With remarkable speed, AI has evolved from an intriguing concept into a practical business tool that is drawing large investments and more regulatory oversight. The launch of generative AI (GenAI) tools in late 2022 helped...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The EU Commission Gets Serious About Foreign Direct Investment Screening

As part of its European Economic Security Package, the European Commission (‘Commission’) has recently proposed a number of legislative proposals and White Papers intended to better protect Europe’s strategic interests...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The AI Act Just Got One Step Closer to Becoming Law

On February 2, 2024, a committee of ambassadors from all countries of the European Union (EU) approved the latest draft of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA or the Act). Following weeks of speculation that there could...more

BCLP

AI Regulation Tracker: UK and EU Take Divergent Approaches to AI Regulation

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Artificial intelligence (“AI”), once limited to the pages of science fiction novels, is now viewed as a key strategic priority for both the UK and EU. The UK, in particular, plays a prominent role at the cutting edge of...more

J.S. Held

European Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) Legislation – Preparing for the Future

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Sustainable social development is increasingly viewed as critical to ensure the future stability of the global economy and planet. This often-overlooked element of the ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) agenda is...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - April 2022

To help organisations 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 European digital regulatory and...more

WilmerHale

A First Look at the European Commission’s Proposal for a Draft Data Act

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The European Commission has presented its draft Data Act, which will affect a broad range of companies and heavily emphasizes data accessibility and fairness. Companies should begin to evaluate their current practices and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Special Report - Global Employment Law Update - Spring 2021

Employment law continues to evolve, and it can be a challenge amid an ever-changing landscape of local employment laws for human resources executives and employment counsel at multi-national businesses to maintain a...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

UK Takes Steps to Prepare for Post-Brexit Trade Policy

The government draws closer to establishing the legislation that will be needed after Brexit with the introduction of a new Trade Bill. The Trade Bill has received a first hearing in parliament, but not been debated at...more

Littler

Proposed French Law Would Impose New Due Diligence Obligations on Certain Employers and Their Supply Chains

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On November 29, 2016, France’s National Assembly adopted the text of a bill (the “Bill”) that, if enacted, would create new due diligence obligations for large French companies regarding their subsidiaries’ and supply chain...more

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