Olivia Vega

Aug 27, 2024 | lexology.com | Lindsey Tonsager |Conor Kane |Olivia Vega

Minnesota and Rhode Island are the latest states to pass comprehensive privacy legislation, joining a number of states who have enacted similar laws. This blog post summarizes the statutes’ key takeaways. MinnesotaOn May 19, 2024, the Minnesota legislature passed HF 4757, an omnibus bill containing a comprehensive privacy statute (“the Act”). The Act was signed into law on May 24, 2024, and takes effect on July 31, 2025.

Apr 29, 2024 | lexblog.com | Olivia Vega

Olivia Vega provides strategic advice to global companies on a broad range of privacy, health care, and technology issues, including in technology transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory compliance.

Sep 25, 2023 | lexblog.com | Libbie Canter |Anna D. Kraus |Olivia Vega

Anna Durand Kraus has a multi-disciplinary practice advising clients on issues relating to the complex array of laws governing the health care industry. Her background as Deputy General Counsel to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives her broad experience…Anna Durand Kraus has a multi-disciplinary practice advising clients on issues relating to the complex array of laws governing the health care industry.

Sep 25, 2023 | lexology.com | Libbie Canter |Anna D. Kraus |Olivia Vega

On September 15, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced an updated joint publication describing the privacy and security laws and rules that impact consumer health data. Specifically, the “Collecting, Using, or Sharing Consumer Health Information?

Sep 14, 2023 | lexblog.com | Jennifer Johnson |Jayne Ponder |Olivia Vega

On September 8, 2023, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Josh Hawley (R-MO), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, announced a new bipartisan framework for artificial intelligence (“AI”) legislation. Senator Blumenthal said, “This bipartisan framework is a milestone – the first tough, comprehensive legislative blueprint for real, enforceable AI protections.