The CNIL announced in a press release on Thursday that it has issued a formal notice to Google Inc. that requires the search engine to provide clear and sufficient information to users about how their data is being used. In particular, the Paris based regulator wants Google to:
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Despite previous assertions to the contrary, the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (“LIBE”) announced on Wednesday that it would not be holding its important vote on the Proposed Data Protection Regulation before the summer recess. A new vote has not yet been scheduled but is planned for September or October 2013.
As leading committee on…
Corporate lawyers negotiating asset purchase agreements believe strongly in the concept of freedom of contract. Asset purchase agreements invariably have carefully crafted provisions dictating which assets and liabilities transfer to the buyer and which assets and liabilities remain with the seller.
Unfortunately, when it comes to employee and employee benefit liabilities, courts don’t always respect these…
The White House today announced its intent to nominate two lawyers to serve as commissioners on the six-member Federal Election Commission: Lee Goodman, an election lawyer at LeClairRyan and Ann Ravel, the chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
According to the Center for Public Integrity, Goodwin has been selected to…
Since Apple launched the first iPhone in 2007, the popularity of smart phones and tablets has sky-rocketed. These devices, with their sleek design, touch screens and easy access to a myriad of entertainment options, have fast become the preferred method of communication for executives.
In recent years, a growing number of companies have allowed employees…
As expected, earlier this week Governor Malloy signed a bill that changes key provisions of Connecticut’s campaign finance law. Here are a few highlights of the legislation, which takes effect immediately.
Increase in Contribution Limits: Many contribution limits applicable to individuals are doubled. For example, the maximum aggregate limit applicable to individuals contributing to various…
OBR is a dynamic and energetic organisation which was founded in 2011 in Oxford, UK and now has chapters across the UK and the US. OBR’s mission is to engage academic and industry communities on-campus to foster a conversation about the health care and life sciences industry. OBR seeks to create a global network of…
When the Supreme Court issued Citizens United v. FEC, there was little question that the landscape of campaign finance law shifted. Much of the aftermath continues to focus on independent spending, contribution limits, and outright contribution bans on corporations and government contractors—restrictions that may have been upended by the notion that…
On 13 June 2013, Advocate General (“AG”) Niilo Jääskinen of the EU’s Court of Justice (CJEU) issued his non-binding Opinion in the Pinckney case, dealing with the question of courts’ competence to hear online copyright infringement cases in the EU. In his Opinion, the AG extended to copyright principles developed in relation to other IP…
The issue of cybersecurity has been on FDA’s radar in the last year, due in part to a Government Accountability Office report issued last August that urged FDA to consider the risk of intentional threats to device information security. Although the GAO report noted that FDA was not aware of any actual incident of device…
