On June 4, 2019, Hunton hosted a webinar with partners Lisa SottoAaron Simpson, Brittany Bacon and Fred Eames on the evolving U.S. privacy landscape. The past year has seen highly consequential legislative developments in U.S. privacy law affecting compliance obligations for businesses that have or use consumer data. Various states and the U.S. Congress are considering bills that could transform privacy in the United States. In this program, our speakers discuss the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) and other significant state and federal privacy legislation.

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On January 23, 2018, Capgemini interviewed CIPL President Bojana Bellamy for their “Jane Meets” video series with the CISO. Bellamy discusses companies’ readiness to comply with the GDPR.
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In our final two segments of the series, industry leaders Lisa Sotto, Steve Haas, Allen Goolsby, Eric Friedberg, and Lee Pacchia continue their discussion on privacy and cybersecurity in M&A transactions and what companies can do to minimize risks before, during and after a deal closes.
Continue Reading Privacy and Data Security Risks in M&A Transactions: Part 2 of Video Series

In a video roundtable series, Hunton & Williams LLP partners Lisa J. Sotto and Steven M. Haas and special counsel Allen C. Goolsby, along with Stroz Friedberg’s co-president Eric M. Friedberg and Lee Pacchia of Mimesis Law, discuss the special consideration that should be given to privacy and cybersecurity risks in corporate transactions. This blog post contains links to the first two segments of the videos.
Continue Reading Privacy and Data Security Risks in M&A Transactions: Video Series

As companies in the EU and the U.S. prepare for the application of the EU General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018, Hunton & Williams’ Global Privacy and Cybersecurity partner Aaron Simpson discusses the key, significant changes from the EU Directive that companies must comply with before next year. This blog entry contains a link to the full 30-minute webinar.
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