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2012 IAPP Global Privacy Summit

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Hunton & Williams LLP

Join us at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., March 7-9, 2012. Hunton & Williams privacy professionals will be featured speakers in the following sessions:

  • Mending Fences after a Breach
    Thursday, March 8, 12:15 p.m.
    Speakers include: Lisa J. Sotto, partner and head of the Global Privacy and Data Security practice, Hunton & Williams LLP; Susan Grant, Director of Consumer Protection, Consumer Federation of America; and Joanne B. McNabb, Chief, California Office of Privacy Protection. Continue reading…
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Live from Mexico City: Implementing Accountability in the Marketplace

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On November 1, 2011, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership released a discussion document entitled “Implementing Accountability in the Marketplace,” at the 33rd International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Mexico City. The document reflects the collaborative effort of experts from Canada, Europe and the United States, and provides a comprehensive summary of the third year of the Centre’s work with the Accountability Project. It examines the requirements and benefits of accountability when it is applied across the marketplace, and considers when and how companies may wish to be formally recognized as accountable and how recognition may be obtained.

For more information on accountability, visit the Centre’s website on the Accountability Project.

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Hunton & Williams Uncontested as Top Privacy Adviser in Computerworld Poll

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Hunton & Williams LLP

For the fourth consecutive time, Hunton & Williams LLP was named the top firm for privacy by Computerworld in its 2010 report on “Best Privacy Advisers.”  The survey of more than 4,000 global corporate privacy leaders ranked Hunton & Williams #1 overall, citing the firm’s extensive experience and global presence.  Computerworld reported that, “Hunton [& Williams] attracted more than twice as many votes as its nearest challenger.”  In a breakdown by focus categories, Hunton & Williams also received top honors from respondents working in the financial services and technology industries, as well as by respondents from the Fortune 1000.  View our press release.

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Security Expert Blasts TSA’s New Screening Procedures

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP

The Transportation Security Administration has put in place new screening procedures in time for the busy Thanksgiving travel season.  The new procedures have been broadly criticized by aviation security experts and privacy advocates.  One of those experts, Professor Fred H. Cate, Director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research and Professor of Law at Indiana University, has published an open letter to Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex), urging oversight and reform.  The letter details the ineffectiveness of the new procedures and criticizes them for violating basic notions of privacy.  Professor Cate is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP.

Read Professor Cate’s letter.
 

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Live Coverage from Jerusalem

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP

This year, the 32nd International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners takes place in Jerusalem.  In addition, the Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority (“ILITA”) is hosting a week of privacy activities to mark the 30th anniversary of the OECD Privacy Guidelines.

Hunton & Williams and its Centre for Information Policy Leadership have an unprecedented five speakers addressing the conference.  The panels featuring Hunton & Williams’ privacy attorneys and advisors are:

  • Aggregation and Analytics: Constructing an Individual Profile, featuring Richard Thomas, the former UK Information Commissioner and Global Strategy Advisor of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams
  • Compliance Programs and Accountability Agents, with panelist Marty Abrams, Executive Director of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams
  • Consent: Illusion or Reality, featuring Lisa Sotto, head of the Global Privacy and Information Management practice at Hunton & Williams
  • Government Access to Private Sector Data, with moderator Fred Cate, Senior Policy Advisor of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams
  • Conflict of Laws, featuring moderator Christopher Kuner, head of the EU Privacy and Information Management practice at Hunton & Williams

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Speaking around the World

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP

Please join us at these great events coming up this fall.  Several members of Hunton & Williams’ Privacy and Information Management team are presenting at these events to discuss the current and evolving privacy and data security issues occurring around the world.

Internet Rights and Technology: A Practical Legal Guide to Doing Business on the Internet – New York City Bar
On September 28, 2010, 6:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m., the New York City Bar hosts a live program to discuss how the Internet affects various areas of law, including intellectual property, new media, litigation, regulatory and licensing.  The faculty includes Hunton & Williams partner, Aaron P. Simpson, who will lead the Privacy & Data Security session.

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Richard Thomas Interviews Lisa Sotto, Author of the Privacy and Data Security Law Deskbook Published by Aspen Publishers

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP

Richard Thomas (RT): Lisa, congratulations on the publication of the new treatise.  I’m sure the Privacy team has been waiting for its release.  Could you give us some background on what prompted you and the team to write the Privacy and Data Security Law Deskbook?

Lisa Sotto (LS): Thanks, Richard.  Privacy and information security are topics that have received significant attention during the last few years.  Organizations that manage personal information are under the microscope and are struggling to keep up with the many new and evolving legal requirements around the world.  In addition, there is a real uptick in enforcement actions for privacy and data security incidents.  As the former Information Commissioner of the UK, I’m sure you would agree that privacy is an issue on which nearly every global company must focus.  In 2009 alone, companies spent an average of $6.6 million to rebuild their brand image and retain customers after being involved in some type of data breach the previous year.

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Hunton & Williams’ Privacy Team Releases Privacy and Data Security Law Deskbook

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP

On July 20, 2010, Hunton & Williams announced the release of the first edition treatise Privacy and Data Security Law Deskbook (Aspen Publishers) by lead author Lisa J. Sotto, managing partner of the firm’s New York office and head of the firm’s global Privacy and Information Management practice.  The deskbook provides a detailed overview (with thousands of specific citations for the legal practitioner) of those areas of information privacy and data security law that have the greatest impact on and are most relevant to U.S. businesses operating in the global arena.  In addition, the treatise contains a collection of sample documents, charts, checklists and other compliance-enabling tools.  View the press release on the Privacy and Data Security Law Deskbook.

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Commerce Department Takes Lead in Developing U.S. Internet Privacy Framework

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP

“The Department of Commerce is back.”  With those words Cameron Kerry, General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Commerce, made it clear the Department intends to take a leading role in shaping domestic privacy policy and representing U.S. privacy interests in international discussions.  The announcement was made at the May 7, 2010, Department of Commerce symposium, “A Dialogue on Privacy and Innovation,” where the mostly business audience welcomed Mr. Kerry’s declaration with great enthusiasm.

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2010 IAPP Global Privacy Summit

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Hunton & Williams LLP

Join us next week at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., April 19 – 21, 2010.  This year’s summit features three days of intensive programs and networking with more 1,500 privacy professionals.  We also hope you will visit our privacy professionals who are speaking on the following panels:

  • The Essential Elements of Accountability and Baking Them into a Privacy Business Process
    Tuesday April 20, 1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
    Speakers include: Marty Abrams, Executive Director of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership and Scott Taylor, CIPP, Chief Privacy Officer of Hewlett-Packard Company.
     
  • Revisiting the Safe Harbor a Decade Later
    Wednesday April 21, 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
    Speakers include: Lisa J. Sotto, Partner and Head of the Privacy and Information Management Practice at Hunton & Williams LLP; Damon Greer, CIPP, Director, U.S. – EU and Swiss Safe Harbor Framework, U.S. Department of Commerce; and JoAnn Stonier, Global Privacy & Data Usage Officer of MasterCard Worldwide.
     
  • Data Can Be Good: Exploring Alternatives to Data Minimization for Protecting Privacy
    Wednesday April 21, 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
    Speakers include: Marty Abrams, Executive Director of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership; Fred Cate, Distinguished Professor of Indiana University and Senior Policy Advisor of the Centre for Information Policy Leadership; and Stan Crosley, CIPP, Co-Director of Indiana University Center for Strategic Health Information Provisioning and Principal of Crosley Law Offices, LLC. The program is moderated by Jane Horvath, CIPP, CIPP/G, Senior Privacy Counsel of Google, Inc.

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