On October 3, 2017, the Irish High Court referred a legal challenge to the validity of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses to the Court of Justice of the European Union for resolution. … Continue Reading
Hunton & Williams LLP is pleased to announce that Lisa Sotto has been selected as an arbitrator in connection with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Binding Arbitration Program.… Continue Reading
On September 18, 2017, the European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce kicked off their first annual joint review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. To aid in the review, the Department invited a few industry leaders, including Hunton & Williams' partner Lisa Sotto to speak about their experiences during the first year of the Privacy Shield.… Continue Reading
On September 8, 2017, the FTC announced that it had settled charges against three companies for misleading consumers about their participation in the Privacy Shield framework. This marks the first enforcement action brought by the FTC pursuant to the Privacy Shield.… Continue Reading
On June 2, 2017, in preparation for the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, the European Commission has sent questionnaires to trade associations and other groups to seek information from their Privacy Shield-certified members on the experiences of such organizations during the first year of the Privacy Shield.… Continue Reading
On May 29, 2017, a high-level EU Commission official and Politico reported that the primary objective of the first annual joint review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, to take place in September 2017, is not to obtain more concessions from the U.S. regarding Europeans’ privacy safeguards, but rather to monitor the current U.S. administration’s work and steer U.S. privacy debates to prevent privacy safeguards from deteriorating.… Continue Reading
On March 1, 2017, Hunton & Williams senior consultant attorney Rosemary Jay presented evidence on the data protection reform package and the impact of Brexit to the UK Parliament’s House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee meeting. … Continue Reading
On February 21, 2017, Sweet & Maxwell released a Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation, written by Hunton & Williams senior consultant attorney Rosemary Jay. This blog entry contains a link to purchase the book. … Continue Reading
On February 20, 2017, the Article 29 Working Party issued a template complaint form and Rules of Procedure that clarify the role of the EU Data Protection Authorities in resolving EU-U.S. Privacy Shield-related complaints.… Continue Reading
On January 25, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States." This blog entry provides highlights on the Executive Order.… Continue Reading
On January 11, 2017, the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner announced that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce on a new Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which will allow companies to legally transfer Swiss personal data to the U.S.… Continue Reading
On January 10, 2017, the European Commission published a communication addressed to the European Parliament and European Council on Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalized World. The communication aims to facilitate commercial data flows and to foster law enforcement cooperation.… Continue Reading
On January 10, 2017, the European Commission announced the final elements of its long-awaited “digital single market” strategy for Europe. The announcement includes two new proposed EU regulations as well as a European Commission Communication.… Continue Reading
On December 15, 2016, the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party issued a press release announcing its December 13, 2016, adoption and release of three sets of guidelines and FAQs on key implementation issues under the EU General Data Protection Directive. … Continue Reading
The Privacy team at Hunton & Williams has authored several chapters of the recently published 2017 guide to data protection and privacy for Getting the Deal Through. The publication covers data privacy and data protection laws in 26 jurisdictions across the globe. … Continue Reading
On December 6, 2016, Hunton & Williams announced the release of the second edition treatise Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Deskbook (Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.) by lead author Lisa J. Sotto, head of the firm’s Global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. … Continue Reading
On November 9, 2016, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP and AvePoint released the results of a joint global survey launched in May 2016 concerning organizational preparedness for implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation. … Continue Reading
Join us at the International Association of Privacy Professionals Data Protection Congress in Brussels, November 9-10, 2016. Hunton & Williams privacy professionals will be featured speakers in several sessions. … Continue Reading
A recent update on the Court of Justice of the European Union’s website has revealed that Digital Rights Ireland, an Irish privacy advocacy group, has filed an action for annulment against the European Commission’s adequacy decision on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. … Continue Reading
On July 26, 2016, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that it had launched a new website that provides individuals and companies with additional information regarding the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework.… Continue Reading
On July 26, 2016, Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, the Chairwoman of the Article 29 Working Party of data protection regulators announced that EU data protection regulators will not challenge the adequacy of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield for at least one year. … Continue Reading
Hunton partner Lisa Sotto and associate Chris Hydak recently published an article in Law360 entitled “The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield: A How-To Guide,” detailing the Privacy Shield principles, the benefits of certification, how the Shield will be enforced, and the challenges and risks associated with the future of the Privacy Shield. This blog post contains a link to the full article. … Continue Reading
On July 20, 2016, the French Data Protection Authority announced that it issued a formal notice to Microsoft Corporation ordering the company to address several alleged violations of the French Data Protection Act concerning the Windows 10 operating system.… Continue Reading
On July 12, 2016, the EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Vera Jourova and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the formal adoption of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which is composed of an Adequacy Decision and accompanying Annexes. … Continue Reading
