Nov 24, 2020 | Compliance & Regulatory Consulting, E-Discovery, Technology
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) has released a draft for public comment of its long-awaited recommendations on international transfers of personal data in light of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (“CJEU”) Schrems II decision this past July....
Nov 10, 2020 | Compliance & Regulatory Consulting, Cyber Security & Investigations, E-Discovery
Most Americans have been laser-focused on the 2020 presidential election. However, other election results are in. In California, voters approved a referendum on consumer privacy called the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which dramatically alters the privacy...
Apr 22, 2020 | Compliance & Regulatory Consulting, Cyber Security & Investigations
Planning a return to the new normal while juggling compliance, security, and productivity as the world begins to open up Hackers and regulatory enforcement/oversight have not let up during a disrupted world of lockdowns, social distancing, and a new normal of remote...
Mar 6, 2020 | Compliance & Regulatory Consulting, Cyber Security & Investigations
By Elaine Smith The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) protects wireless telephone users from receiving calls via an automated telephone dialing system (a robo-dialer) or an artificial or prerecorded voice. While the TCPA was put into effect in 1991,...
Nov 13, 2019 | Compliance & Regulatory Consulting, Corporate Investigations
In 1978, when China reopened itself to the outside world, the country was modelled as a Soviet-style planned economy, in which foreign investments had no visible role in the country’s economic development. Restrictions on foreign investments were strict and driven by...
May 17, 2019 | Compliance & Regulatory Consulting
On May 2, 2019, the US Treasury Department publicly released additional guidance on its expectations regarding corporate sanctions programs, A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments. The guidance comes on the heels of over $1.2 billion in Office of Foreign Assets...