Data Privacy & Cybersecurity

  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

David Zetoony, co-chair of GT’s U.S. Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, and Shareholders Reena Bajowala and Liz Harding will present the MyLawCLE and Federal Bar Association webinar, “Artificial Intelligence and Data Privacy: Current Laws and Regulations in the United States and the European Union,” Jan. 15, 2025.

This program will include an in-depth

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

GT Shareholder Jena M. Valdetero, co-chair of the firm’s U.S. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, will present the CLE webinar, “Maintaining Privilege in Data Breach Investigations: Best Practices and War Stories from Multimillion-dollar Breaches,” Dec. 19 at noon ET. This session will provide critical steps for protecting privilege during a data breach investigation

GT Shareholders Darren Abernethy and Gretchen A. Ramos, Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, presented the ACC of San Francisco Dec. 10 webinar, “Reading the Tea Leaves – Privacy Compliance in 2025.” Staying advised of the developments in the privacy compliance world can be challenging; this one-hour webinar provided

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has recently (re)positioned itself on several controversial topics and published three new guidelines and opinions. Although not legally binding, they do have a significant influence on proceedings before the supervisory authorities and courts. This GT Alert discusses the EDPB’s new guidelines and their implications for companies dealing with personal

On Oct. 22, 2024, the CFPB issued a final rule that will require covered financial institutions to provide consumers and authorized third parties with access and portability options for their financial data. The CFPB’s final rule, called the “Personal Financial Data Rights Rule,” implements Section 1033 of Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act, a to-date

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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Greenberg Traurig Immigration & Compliance Practice attorneys Nataliya Rymer and Jack Jrada and Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice attorney Liz Harding will present “Privacy, Please: Protecting Sensitive Data While Showcasing Foreign Talent in Employment-Based Visa Petitions” Thursday, Nov. 14 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET. This program will include an overview of types of proprietary