Author Archives: Claude-Etienne Armingaud

Closing in on the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on 22 May 2023 that it had fined Meta for EUR 1,2b (USD 1.3b), the highest GDPR fine levied since 2018.

Further to the DPC decision (Decision), and in addition to the record fine, Meta will need to:

  • suspend any future transfers of personal data to the United States within five months from the date of notification of the decision to Meta Ireland;
  • ensure the compliance of its data processing operations by ceasing the unlawful processing, including storage, in the United States of personal data of its users in the European Economic Area, transferred without sufficient safeguards, within six months from the date of notification of the DPC’s decision to Meta Ireland.

The core of the grievances relates to a decade-long (and going) crusade initiated by datactivist Maximilien Schrems and its data protection association, None of Your Business (noyb). The crusade started in 2013, with a first step resulting in a resounding cancelation of the Safe Harbor framework, which allowed personal data to be freely transferred from the European Union to the United States, in the 2015 Schrems I case (see our Alert). It was subsequently followed by a same action against Safe Habor’s successor, the Privacy Shield Framework, leading to the same result in the Schrems II case (see our Alerts here, here and here).

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In this episode, Claude-Etienne Armingaud, Eleonora Curreri, and Camille Scarparo celebrate the fifth anniversary of GDPR accompanied with lawyers from our European offices; Thomas Nietsch and Andreas Müller (Berlin), Nóirín McFadden (London), and Gianmarco Marani (Milan). They reflect on how embedded GDPR has become in the cultural scene and with private enforcement. They also touch on the future for UK GDPR and the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill.

May the enforcement be with you!

First publication: K&L Gates Hub with Eleonora Curreri, Gianmarco Marani, Andreas Müller, Noirin M. McFadden, Dr. Thomas Nietsch, Camille Scarparo

K&L Gates LLP has carved out a niche for work involving medical technology and IT in the healthcare sector. The firm assists with joint ventures and acquisitions in this space, as well as providing advice on GDPR and further data compliance matters.

Source: Legal 500

Practice head(s): Claude-Etienne Armingaud

Source: Legal 500

The team at K&L Gates LLP has strong capabilities advising clients active in the areas of luxury goods, the metaverse and energy, on innovative technologies such as VR and augmented reality, in matters which are often cross-border in nature. It is also well-equipped to advise on e-commerce launches, GDPR due diligence reviews, and acquisition matters. The team, led by Claude-Etienne Armingaud, often works in collaboration with other global offices.

Practice head(s): Claude-Etienne Armingaud

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Backed by a global network spanning five continents, the data protection, privacy and security group at K&L Gates LLP assists financial institutions and multinationals in mining, biotech (Anika Therapeutics), energy (Envision), home appliances (SharkNinja), pharmaceuticals (Ipsen), manufacturing (K&N Engineering), luxury goods and tech, on wide array of matters across the practice area. Headed by Claude-Etienne Armingaud, an expert in multi-jurisdictional transactional matters, dealing with IT outsourcing and data protection, the group also assists clients with GDPR compliance, data sharing agreements and data protection elements of M&A transactions.

Leading individuals: Claude-Etienne Armingaud – K&L Gates LLP

Practice head(s): Claude-Etienne Armingaud

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In this episode, Claude Etienne Armingaud, Eleonora Curreri, and Camille Scarparo introduce a case regarding a U.S. company’s data privacy breach, the consequences a company may face for being non-compliant with GDPR for companies established outside of the EU, and which steps companies can take to prevent these situations.

First publication: K&L Gates Hub with Eleonora Curreri & Camille Scarparo

IAPP DPI: France 2023

March 16th, 2023 | Posted by Claude-Etienne Armingaud in Conference | France | Privacy - (0 Comments)

Well, that’s a wrap on #DPI23 France!

K&L Gates ranked “Recommended” with Claude-Etienne Armingaud.

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K&L Gates ranked “Highly Recommended, Band 2/2” with Claude-Etienne Armingaud.

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