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1 week ago | 
natlawreview.com | Fiona W. Ong |Bartolome Martin |Aaron Wininger |David Thomas
On March 5, 2025, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) published Opinion 06/2025 on the extension of the European Commission Implementing Decisions under the GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive on the adequate protection of personal data in the United Kingdom (the “Opinion”). The Opinion was requested by the European Commission as the two current adequacy decisions are due to expire on June 27, 2025. For more background on the adequacy decisions, see our previous blog post here.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Bartolome Martin
Six years after its enactment and four years after it entered into force, on July 17, 2024, the Brazilian Data Protection Agency (Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD)) has issued a regulation developing the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD)) and clarifying the regulatory framework for Data Protection Officers (DPOs) in Brazil (ANPD Resolution No. 18/2024, the “Resolution”).
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Bartolome Martin
When expanding/ directing operations into Europe, foreign organizations often have questions about how to deal with the EU’s ever-expanding regulatory framework. From a data protection perspective, it is often assumed that B2B operations do not trigger the extraterritorial applicability of EU data protection laws (mainly, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or GDPR) and that it is sufficient to enter into data processing agreements with European data controllers. But is it really that simple?
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
squirepattonboggs.com | Alan L. Friel |Julia Jacobson |Stacy A. Swanson |Bartolome Martin
Colorado governor throws down the gauntlet on artificial intelligence (AI)regulation after Colorado general assembly passes the nation’s first AI law. The week starting May 13, 2024, was a busy one for AI regulation.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Bartolome Martin
In February 2023, Spain implemented Directive (EU) 2019/1937 (although it did not become fully applicable until December of that year) by means of Law 2/2023, of February 20, 2023, regulating the protection of persons who report regulatory violations and the fight against corruption (the “Law”).
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Mar 9, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Bartolome Martin
First, some contextLike any other intellectual property asset, EU trade marks can be and are often used as collateral in financial transactions. However, reconciling the EU trade mark regulation (the “EU TM Regulation”) with the applicable national laws on “rights in rem” is not always straightforward, especially when the EU trade mark owner is located outside the EU.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Bartolome Martin
First, some contextLike any other intellectual property asset, EU trade marks can be and are often used as collateral in financial transactions. However, reconciling the EU trade mark regulation (the “EU TM Regulation”) with the applicable national laws on “rights in rem” is not always straightforward, especially when the EU trade mark owner is located outside the EU.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Charmian Aw |Nicholas Chan |Ju Zhu |Scott Warren |David Naylor |Annette Demmel | +6 more
With AI, in all its forms, increasingly pervading our lives, as we utilize its abilities to assist our businesses in operating more effectively, it is essential to understand the global legal and regulatory framework that impacts its use. We provide 10 insights below as a guide of the issues. But, in short, our global team stands ready with expertise and specialized tools to help you successfully navigate these issues.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Bartolome Martin
The Spanish antitrust regulator, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y de la Competencia (CNMC), has joined the proposed “State Pact” for protecting Spanish children from harmful content online and in social media. The CNMC joins the Spanish Data Protection Authority and Attorney General’s Office, as well as civil society and UN bodies, in supporting the proposal to develop long-term approaches to online safety.
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Jan 17, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Bartolome Martin
Transparency, from the medieval Latin “transparentia”, is thought to have emerged in the late 16th century as a general term for a transparent object. In essence, it means the property of allowing light to pass through so that objects behind it can be clearly seen. But in the 21st century, transparency has a different and broader meaning.
