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Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) went into effect on January 1 of this year, as did Virginia’s new privacy law. Virginia’s law is immediately enforceable. While the California amendments are not enforceable until July 1, 2023, on December 31, 2022 the opportunity cure violations before civil penalties could be assessed sunset (at

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Supreme Court to Hear Pair of

After several days of deliberating, a jury today convicted Uber Technologies Inc.’s (“Uber’s”) former chief security officer (the “Former CSO”) of criminal obstruction and concealing the theft of personal data of fifty million Uber customers and seven million Uber drivers from the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”).

Recall that back in 2016, two hackers stole data

On September 30, 2022, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office (“Colorado AG”) issued its proposed draft Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) Rules (the “CPA Rules” or “Rules”). The draft Rules, which add significant complexity and obligations on businesses, go far beyond what was expected of the Colorado AG and, despite the repeated insistence for interoperability with other

Kyle Fath, partner in the firm’s Data Privacy, Cybersecurity & Digital Assets group and Los Angeles Office, was appointed this month to serve on the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) working group by the joint standing committee of the Connecticut General Assembly.
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2023 State Privacy Laws: How to Assess and Ensure Readiness by Year-end

Malcolm Dowden and Niloufar Massachi Discuss Vendor

We head into the fourth quarter on the heels of the first public California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) civil penalty, while also looking ahead to the new state privacy laws in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah and the significant updates that the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will bring to the CCPA. Considering that regulations

In a CLE webinar earlier this week, Malcolm Dowden (Partner, London) and Niloufar Massachi (Associate, Los Angeles) discussed evaluating, drafting, and updating vendor agreements to meet the privacy and security requirements of new US privacy laws and the GDPR.
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CPW’s Shea Leitch and Kyle Dull to Speak at ACC South Florida’s 12th Annual CLE Conference

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Shea Leitch (Of Counsel, Washington, DC) and Kyle Dull (Senior Associate, New York/Miami) will speak on Friday, September 16, at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) South Florida Chapter’s 12th Annual CLE Conference, “Casino Royale: Accepting the In-House Mission.” Shea and Kyle’s aptly named panel, “For Your Eyes Only: Dealing with Security Risks, New