28 Oct, 2024 DFS Issues New AI-focused Guidance for Cybersecurity Regulation Compliance By Brock Dahl Kimberly Zelnick Timothy Howard Beth George Robert Barton Eunice Ju +3 more... Show less On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued guidance addressing how institutions can meet their...
24 Oct, 2024 Leading the Change: 2025 Data Law Trends report By Christine Lyon Giles Pratt Christoph Werkmeister We’re excited to share our latest report, Leading the Change: 2025 Data Law Trends. Data now impacts all aspects of businesses, from...
07 Oct, 2024 California's Legislative Push on AI: A Wave of New Obligations and Prohibitions By Beth George Janet Kim Sean Quinn Madeline Cimino Christine Chong +2 more... Show less California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a wave of legislation – totaling 19 laws – addressing the opportunities and...
02 Jul, 2024 Does California’s Delete Act Have the “DROP” on Data Brokers?: Updates and Insights from the Recent Stakeholder Session By Christine Lyon Christine Chong Jackson Myers The California Delete Act will make it easier for California consumers to request deletion of their personal information by so-called...
27 Jun, 2024 Trends and Updates from the 2024 Proxy Season By Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Brandon Gantus Beth George David Livshiz Christine Lyon Shira Oyserman Yunah Ko Ariana Negron Zhanqi Xu Ornia Abdouljalil Sumner Fields Jennifer King Young Park Bonnie Jordan +12 more... Show less The Freshfields’ team reviewed trends and developments for the 2024 proxy season, summarizing the key takeaways and guidance across the...
03 Jun, 2024 New SEC Guidance for Disclosing Cybersecurity Incidents By Timothy Howard Megan Kayo David Benger On May 21, 2024, the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Erik Gerdig,...
13 May, 2024 FTC and State Attorneys General Poised for Strengthened Action on Biometric Privacy By Christine Lyon Christine Chong While U.S. privacy regulations have long been criticized for slow development in past decades, a new and growing wave of privacy laws...
09 May, 2024 New Federal Policy Creates Path Forward for Mandatory Requirements for Critical Infrastructure Entities By Brock Dahl Megan Kayo Madeline Cimino On April 30, 2024, President Biden signed a National Security Memorandum (“NSM”) on Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience...
09 May, 2024 Legislation Addressing Foreign Interests in the Biotechnology Sector Makes Progress By Andrew Dockham Beth George Adam Golden Vinita Kailasanath Kristen Riemenschneider Madeline Cimino Shannon O'Hara +4 more... Show less Update as of September 18, 2024: In a significant move for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, the U.S. House of...
03 May, 2024 FTC Finalizes Revisions to Health Breach Notification Rule By Christine Wilson Nina Frant On April 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission codified revisions to the Health Breach Notification Rule (“HBNR” or “Rule”). In recent...
01 May, 2024 Data in the Driver’s Seat: What Boards Need to Know about Data Governance By Beth George Christine Lyon Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Nomi Conway Rachel Johnson +3 more... Show less Artificial intelligence (AI) – and particularly generative AI – has accelerated the race toward ever more innovative data-driven products...
29 Apr, 2024 Proposed Legislation Would Add Ransomware Reporting and Compliance Obligations for Covered U.S. Financial Institutions By Brock Dahl David Sewell Nathaniel Balk David Benger +1 more... Show less On April 11, 2024, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Patrick McHenry (R-NC) introduced the “Ransomware and Financial...