1. Full Steam Ahead: The European Union’s (EU) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act in Action — As the EU’s landmark AI Act officially takes effect, 2025 will be a year of implementation challenges and enforcement. Companies deploying AI across the EU will likely navigate strict rules on data usage, transparency, and risk management, especially for high-risk AI

Cyber criminals constantly develop new ways to steal money from businesses. One common scam targeting law firms and corporate legal departments involves “imposters” pretending to be clients or other parties who are owed payment, then tricking the attorney into paying the imposters. This deception has led to a rise in lawsuits where parties are battling

On Oct. 22, 2024, the SEC announced settled administrative actions against four current or formerly public technology companies, finding that the companies all made materially misleading disclosures to investors in their periodic filings concerning the impact of the 2020 SolarWinds breach on their businesses. 

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David Zetoony, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s U.S. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, is a panelist on the “Privacy, Please: Practical Tips for Navigating Data Privacy Laws” session at the ABA’s Forum on Franchising on Oct. 16 from 11:00-4:30 p.m. PT. 

With no national data privacy law in place in the United States

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.”

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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

GT Shareholder Darren Abernethy is featured on an episode of the Hsu Untied podcast, hosted by Richard Hsu. They discuss his career path from practicing telecommunications law to following his passion for data privacy and advertising technology law, advice for young lawyers, the differences between working in-house versus in private practice, and many other topics.

On May 30, Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Tyler Thompson will be a panelist at The AI Strategy Summit: IP, Data and Compliance conference in Chicago. Participating in the session “The Future of Data Privacy in an AI-Driven World: Emerging Trends and Predictions,” Thompson and fellow panelists will discuss emerging technologies, potential changes in data privacy laws

Greenberg Traurig is a sponsor of the Privacy + Security Forum 2024 Spring Academy May 8-10 in Washington, D.C. The conference will break down the silos of privacy and security and bring together seasoned thought leaders hosting panels and workshops designed to deliver practical takeaways for conference participants.

On May 10, Greenberg Traurig Shareholder Ian

On April 4, 2024, the CFPB issued a report titled “Banking in Video Games and Virtual Worlds” that examines the financial and privacy risks to consumers in online video gaming marketplaces.

The CFPB’s report explains that gaming platforms facilitate the storage and exchange of valuable assets while collecting large amounts of data from their users.