We are proud to celebrate the recognition of 10 attorneys in Lawdragon’s 2026 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers Guide, a prestigious listing that honors lawyers at the forefront of privacy, cybersecurity, data protection, incident response, and related regulatory and litigation matters. Lawdragon’s guide recognizes leaders who help organizations navigate an increasingly complex digital landscape and protect critical business and consumer interests.

This year’s honorees reflect the depth and breadth of our global cyber, privacy, and data protection capabilities, advising clients on some of the most challenging issues arising from technological innovation, evolving regulations, cybersecurity incidents, and cross-border data governance.

We congratulate the following attorneys on this well-deserved recognition:

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In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.

What GCs Should Consider for US AI Deployment in 2026

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and the new right for individuals to complain to controllers: What organisations need to do before 19 June 2026

The Conflict Between the First Amendment and Online Privacy & Safety Regulation

V2.0 Certification of French Health Data Hosting Service Providers (HDS) now Fully Effective

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Recently, we hosted an intimate dinner in Los Angeles with a group of general counsels and senior executive leaders to discuss the evolving challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI), data privacy and cybersecurity, particularly as they relate to HR and production environments. The roundtable discussion was dynamic and insightful, reflecting the real-world risks and strategic considerations that organizations are currently navigating.

On June 2, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order, ‘Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security – The White House‘, providing federal government hardening of cybersecurity defenses against AI and prioritizing enforcing existing cybercrimes laws, as well as directing a multiagency effort to develop a voluntary program for covered frontier models to be assessed prerelease for cyber risk to critical infrastructure. This light touch security-focused approach is consistent with the federal government’s ongoing prioritization of innovation over regulation, but with a new focus on critical security risk.

Our team has captured key themes and concerns raised by legal thought leaders during our discussions and offers practical perspectives on how companies can prepare for and respond to this rapidly developing landscape in What GCs Should Consider for US AI Deployment in 2026.

Squire Patton Boggs will continue to monitor and report on federal and state regulatory efforts.

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The UK’s data protection framework continues to evolve following the enactment of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA). One of the more operationally significant developments for organisations is the introduction of a new statutory right for individuals to complain to controllers regarding infringements of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as a framework governing how controllers must handle those complaints.

The relevant provisions will apply from 19 June 2026, pursuant to the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6) Regulations 2026. On or before that date, organisations subject to the UK GDPR will need to update their privacy notices, and introduce formal data protection complaint handling processes that meet specific legal requirements.

Continue Reading The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and the new right for individuals to complain to controllers: What organisations need to do before 19 June 2026

SPB’s Alan Friel has previously explained here and here how consumer privacy law and online teen safety laws can go too far and be constitutionally suspect.  This issue has heated up in the courts as states rush to regulate. 

In a recent Network Advertising Initiative panel Alan moderates a speaker from Netchoice, an industry advocacy group leading the litigation challenges to overreaching online regulation, and a leading academic Professor, Eric Goldman.  A recording of the spirted discussion is available here.

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French law requires that where hosting services providers host certain types of health data, they must first obtain certification as “hébergeurs de données de santé” (“HDS”) which translates as “health data hosting service providers”. The relevant HDS certification framework was updated in 2024. This framework notably incorporates the amendments introduced by the law of 21 May 2024 aimed at securing and regulating the digital space, as well the decree of 24 March 2026, which imposes data sovereignty-related obligations that will take effect in September 2026.

Continue Reading V2.0 Certification of French Health Data Hosting Service Providers (HDS) now Fully Effective

Join the Los Angeles County Bar Association’s (“LACBA”) Privacy & Cybersecurity Section on May 21, 2026 (6:30–8:00 PM) at the Jonathan Club in Downtown Los Angeles for “Protecting Consumers & Promoting Innovation in a Data-Driven Economy.” The program features FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director, Chris Mufarrige, who will discuss evolving consumer protection enforcement priorities and how regulators are addressing AI-related risks while supporting innovation.

Earn 1 hour of MCLE credit and connect with leaders shaping the future of privacy and cybersecurity. Register now to be part of the conversation: Register Here

Squire Patton Boggs proudly supports LACBA and LACBA’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Section. Alan Friel, Global Head of the firm’s Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Assets Practice, has served on the Section’s Executive Committee since its founding, and Gicel Tomimbang, Associate, currently serves as Section Chair.

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In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.

How to use Cookie Banners and CMPs to Minimize Rather than Create US Privacy Risks: Free CLE Passes Available

Heading to Chicago next week for iTech’s 2026 World Technology Law Conference?

The Colorado AI Act Hits a Wall: Litigation, Legislative Uncertainty, and an Enforcement Standstill

European Court rules on when first access requests may be excessive

Upcoming Speaking Engagements: Insights on Data Privacy, AI, and Cybersecurity

Here We Go Again  ̶  House Republicans Introduce Federal Consumer Privacy Bill

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One of our own is helping shape the conversation. Alan Friel, Partner, and contributing author to our blog, will serve as a featured speaker in an upcoming live CLE webinar tackling one of the most rapidly developing areas of digital privacy regulatory enforcement and litigation.

In the first hour of the webinar, “Cookie Banner Wiretapping Litigation and Consent Management Platform Failures: CIPA, FSCA, and ECPA Claims Against Malfunctioning and Misleading CMPs in 2026,” will cover the core legal and technical issues driving an explosion in online tracking technology privacy litigation, and discuss the overlap with, but differences from, state consumer privacy law compliance and enforcement. Topics will include an explanation of how web, mobile and other online tracking technologies work, the applicable legal regimes and theories that need to be considered, ways that use of cookie banners and CMPs can either create or reduce risk, privacy policy and notice and terms of use (including arbitration and class‑waiver) drafting strategies, and the growing significance of Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals, as well how these differ from industry self-regulatory signals and opt-outs and browser “Do Not Track” signals, and the issues with, and limitations of, each.  It will wrap up with practical take aways and an overview of legislative efforts to watch that could change the landscape.  The second hour will be a deep dive into the litigation, including learnings from key court decisions.

See further details for this insightful presentation below as well as how to register:

Program Details:

  • Date: May 20, 2026
  • Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
  • Format: Live webinar CLE

Register here:

To receive a FREE pass for this session, please use “CookieBanner26” as the coupon code for the Register for Live option.

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The 2026 World Technology Law Conference organized by the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw), starts next week. Squire Patton Boggs is a proud sponsor of this year’s conference and two PrivacyWorld.blog authors are speaking.

On May 14th at 4:30pm, Julia Jacobson, Partner (New York) is part of a panel: “Real-Time Insights: The Biggest Late-Breaking Developments in Global Tech Law in Q2 2026”.  Moderated by the distinguished Eugene Weitz, the session has global focus, with co-panelists from Canada, India and Bulgaria.  Learn more (including how submit topic suggestions) here.

On May 15th, Alan Friel, Partner (Los Angeles) is a panelist for “Pixels on Trial: Defending Privacy Claims Over Tracking, Chatbots, and Session Replay.”  This session, which starts at 1:30 pm, will focus on the wave of litigation challenging the lawfulness of online analytics and tracking technologies under various federal and state laws and how litigants are prosecuting and defending these lawsuits.

We hope to see you there. 

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