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)Leaders League Ranking 2018 – Technologies, internet & telecommunications – Data protection law – France
July 1st, 2018 | Posted by in Communication | France | Privacy | Rankings - (0 Comments)
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.
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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
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
Leaders League Ranking 2017 – New Technologies – IT & Software – France
July 11th, 2017 | Posted by in Communication | Rankings - (0 Comments)K&L Gates ranked “Recommended – Band 2” with E. Drouard & Claude-Etienne Armingaud.
Source: Leaders League
Leaders League Ranking 2017 – New Technologies & Internet – France
July 11th, 2017 | Posted by in IT | Rankings - (0 Comments)K&L Gates ranked “Highly Recommended – Band 1” with E. Drouard & Claude-Etienne Armingaud.
Source: Leaders League
🇺🇸 What effect will disruptive mobility technology and new personal transportation options have on business models and strategies for automotive manufacturers, The Future of Transportation World Conference
July 6th, 2017 | Posted by in Conference | Connected Cars | Intellectual Property | IT | Privacy | Software | Trusted Services and eSignature | World - (0 Comments)K&L Gates Advises VTG on EUR780 Million Purchase of Nacco Group
July 3rd, 2017 | Posted by in Deal - (0 Comments)Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised VTG Aktiengesellschaft, one of Europe’s leading rail freight and logistics companies, on the purchase of all shares of CIT Rail Holdings (Europe) SAS and its related Nacco Group from CIT Group Inc. The Nacco Group has a fleet of around 14,000 rail freight cars with major markets in France, Germany, Austria, and Eastern Europe.
The purchase price amounts to approximately €780 million plus additional investments into further freight cars made by the Nacco Group between January 1, 2017, and the completion of the transaction. VTG plans to finance the acquisition through a senior loan and a privately placed hybrid bond. The transaction is subject to the approval of antitrust authorities.
Berlin-based corporate partner Dr. Thomas Lappe led the transaction in close collaboration with corporate partners Howard Kleiman in London and Jean-Patrice Labautière in Paris. They were supported by partners Nicolas Roggel (Berlin, labor law), Christine Artus (Paris, labor law), Tom Wallace (London, M&A), Giles Bavister (London, tax), Claude-Etienne Armingaud (Paris, IT/data privacy), Dr. Bastian Bongertz (Frankfurt, Finance), Bertrand Dussert (Paris, tax), and Mounir Letayf (Paris, finance), counsel Adeline Roboam (Paris, finance), and as well as senior associates Andreas Menge (Berlin), Caroline Urban (London), and Arthur Anton (Paris).
Source: K&L Gates Website
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