On May 8, 2024, Colorado passed “An Act Concerning Consumer Protections in Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Systems” (SB205), a state law that comprehensively regulates the use of certain “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” systems.[1] The law is aimed at addressing AI bias, establishing a requirement of human oversight throughout the life cycle of AI systems, and
On Aug. 2, 2024, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed SB 2979 into law, amending BIPA in two ways: significantly limiting potential damages and updating the Act’s definition of “written release” to include an “electronic signature.”
Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Tracy Combs spoke at the CISO Summit at Black Hat USA 2024 in a session titled “Navigating the Regulatory Landscape: A Fireside Chat on SEC Actions and Corporate Responses” Tuesday, Aug. 6. The event, tailored for chief information security officers (CISOs) and senior security executives, focused on providing insights into
Greenberg Traurig Germany, LLP is strengthening its Data Protection Practice with new Partner Philip Radlanski. Radlanski joins from Morrison Foerster, where he helped shape ground-breaking projects and proceedings in Berlin and New York over the past eight years.
As Europe’s data protection laws expand beyond the EU, and data protection authorities take more rigorous
A U.S. district court dismissed all the SEC’s securities fraud and false filings claims against SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Timothy Brown regarding the adequacy of cyberattack disclosures, finding that the SEC had impermissibly relied on “hindsight and speculation” to find those disclosures fraudulent. The court also dismissed the SEC’s claims that
Jena M. Valdetero, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s U.S. Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, was named the “2024 Privacy & Data Protection Lawyer of the Year” by the Delinian Legal Media Group as part of its “Women in Business Law Awards Americas 2024.” Greenberg Traurig also received a regional firm award, “Best Law Firm
GT Shareholder Darren Abernethy is featured on an episode of The Privacy Advisor Podcast, hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Amid the rapidly evolving landscape of U.S. state privacy laws, Darren discusses privacy litigation trends, shedding light on novel theories emerging from the plaintiff’s bar including issues related to pen registers, chatbots
Jeffrey W. Greene, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Boston Litigation Practice and co-chair of the firm’s global eDiscovery & eRetention Practice, was named a 2024 “Go To” Lawyer for Cybersecurity and Data Privacy by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Greene and his fellow honorees are featured in the publication’s June 24 edition. He also
Greenberg Traurig Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Shareholders David Zetoony, Reena Bajowala, and Liz Harding will present the webinar “Navigating the First-in-the-nation Artificial Intelligence Act” on June 26 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. ET. The laws surrounding artificial intelligence are evolving quickly. While federal and state governments continue to consider various statutory proposals, Colorado
Greenberg Traurig Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Shareholder Reena Bajowala participated in Interfor Academy’s June 26 webinar “Cyber Security: Managing the Threats of Today and Tomorrow.” The webinar focuses on cybersecurity and how it impacts our lives and businesses. Click here to access a recording of the webinar.