While Capitol Hill is inundated with proposed privacy legislations from the Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act (DBPCA), the CLOUD Act and the ENCRYPT Act, organizations the world over are trying to understand how to get their own regulations deemed adequate enough to ensure the flow of business in the EU, now that GDPR is a reality.
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Adequacy Agreements, Legislation and Compliance in a GDPR World
November 8th, 2018 | Posted by in Data Transfer | Europe | France | Interview | Legislation | Privacy | Region - (0 Comments)On 2 July 2018, the French Data Protection Authority (“Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés” or “CNIL”) published its yearly thematic guidance for the priority axes of its control activities, notably further to the entry into force of the recent General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
As for the previous periods, the CNIL is expecting to launch 300 dawn-raids, either on premises or online, in order to control compliance of companies subject to French and European data protection regulations, notably on newly introduced aspects relating to the implementation of GDPR (right to portability, data protection impact assessments…).
(more…)Leaders League Ranking 2018 – Technologies, internet & telecommunications – Data protection law – France
July 1st, 2018 | Posted by in Communication | France | Privacy | Rankings - (0 Comments)K&L Gates ranked “Excellent” with E. Drouard & Claude-Etienne Armingaud.
Source: Leaders League
Leaders League Ranking 2018 – Technologies, internet & telecommunications – Internet – France
July 1st, 2018 | Posted by in Communication | France | IT | Rankings - (0 Comments)K&L Gates ranked “Highly Recommended – Band 1” with E. Drouard & Claude-Etienne Armingaud.
Source: Leaders League
Leaders League Ranking 2018 – Technologies, internet & telecommunications – IT law – France
July 1st, 2018 | Posted by in Communication | France | IT | Rankings | Software | Trusted Services and eSignature - (0 Comments)K&L Gates ranked “Recommended – Band 2” with E. Drouard & Claude-Etienne Armingaud.
Source: Leaders League
Legal 500 Ranking 2018 – Industry Focus: IT, Telecoms & the Internet – France – Band 2
March 1st, 2018 | Posted by in France | Rankings - (0 Comments)K&L Gates LLP’s E. Drouard has substantial experience in advising clients on data protection while Claude-Etienne Armingaud specialises in cross-border transactions and outsourcing contracts in the fields of fintech, IoT and big data.
Notable transactional work included Armingaud’s advice to Bridgestone on its €12m share deal with Eliocity/Xee, which also entailed assistance with IT, IP and data protection due diligence. On the data protection front, the practice’s caseload includes advice to Carglass on the implementation of its GDPR compliance programme, and assisting BNP Paribas with its personal data privacy policy. The department’s client roster also includes JCDecaux, Microsoft, SNCF and SloClap.
Source: Legal 500
AMF synthesis of the contributions received on Initial Coin Offering (ICO) regulation in France
February 28th, 2018 | Posted by in Blockchain | France | IT | Legislation | Trusted Services and eSignature - (0 Comments)The French Autorité des Marchés Financiers has recently published a synthesis of the contributions it received in response to its public consultation on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to obtain stakeholder views on how these new types of blockchain offerings might be regulated.
The consultation included a presentation of ICOs, a warning on the risks they present, a legal analysis of ICOs with respect to the rules overseen by the AMF and the regulatory options proposed by the AMF. Respondents were invited to give their views on all of these points.
The English version of the synthesis can be found here, the French version here and our previous coverage of the consultation can be found here.
First published on K&L Gates Fintech Law Blog.
Connecting the Dots: U.S. and International Issues and Regulatory Developments on Connected Cars/Autonomous Vehicles, K&L Gates / Access Partnership, Washington, D.C.
December 6th, 2017 | Posted by in Artificial Intelligence | Conference | Connected Cars | Data Transfer | Europe | France | IT | Non classé | Privacy - (0 Comments)Mode information on K&L Gates website
France’s Financial Markets Authority Considers Its Options for Regulating Initial Coin Offerings
December 6th, 2017 | Posted by in Blockchain | France | IT | Legislation | Trusted Services and eSignature - (0 Comments)On 26 October 2017, France’s Financial Markets Authority, the “Autorité des Marchés Financiers” (“AMF”), published a discussion paper focusing on initial coin offerings (“ICOs”) that highlights the (many) dangers that arise from these unregulated transactions and discusses the regulation options that it currently foresees.
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The French Connected Cars “Compliance Package” in EU Pole Position
October 19th, 2017 | Posted by in Connected Cars | France | Privacy - (0 Comments)On 17 October 2017, after about 18 months of waiting, a consultation involving more than 20 players, and two intermediate versions, the French Data Protection Authority (“Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés” or “CNIL”) has released the final version of its “compliance package” on Connected Cars (“Compliance Package”).
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