The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) takes effect Jan. 17, 2025, and will impact EU financial institutions and their providers of technology-related services (ICT Third Party Service Providers). This webinar will provide a practical overview of the obligations that will apply to both in-scope financial institutions and ICT Third Party Service Providers and explore current

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 Aug. 1, 2024, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) entered into force and will gradually take effect over the next 36 months. This marks not only the end of yet another legislative saga within the European Union but also the beginning of a new era in AI regulation. The AI Act creates an

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

Greenberg Traurig Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Shareholders Dr. Viola Bensinger and Carsten Kociok will present the CLE webinar, “The EU Data Act: data sharing, interoperability and other obligations for providers of cloud services and other data processing services,” on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

This webinar will guide participants through the regulatory landscape of the

On 13 March 2024, the European Parliament adopted the AI Act. Since the EU Commission presented its first draft almost three years ago, the use of AI and general purpose AI models has increased significantly. Hence, the regulatory proposal was (and still is) the subject of hefty debate.

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Data is typically needed to train and fine-tune modern artificial intelligence (AI) models. AI can use data—including personal information—to recognize patterns and predict results.

The GDPR permits controllers to process personal information if one (or more) of the following six lawful processing purposes applies:[1]

  1. Consent. A company may process personal information if it collects

Greenberg Traurig Shareholder David Zetoony, Co-Chair of the U.S. Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, will be a panelist during the webinar, “Intersection of Privacy Laws and AI,” Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 12:00 p.m. CT. The webinar will feature privacy professionals exploring the complexities presented by artificial intelligence.

Topics include: 

  • Privacy issues arising from

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to two types of entities – “controllers” and “processors.” 

A “controller” refers to an entity that “determines the purposes and means” of how personal information will be processed.[1] Determining the “means” of processing refers to deciding “how” information will be processed.[2] That does not necessitate

All contracts that used the traditional Standard Contractual Clauses must be updated and repapered by 27 December 2022. To help companies comply with the deadline, Greenberg Traurig’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Group has compiled a 90-page guide explaining how to apply the new Standard Contractual Clauses in over 40 different transfer scenarios – ranging from