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General Data Protection Regulation: Defense or Offense? Image

General Data Protection Regulation: Defense or Offense?

Nina Cunningham

Ostensibly, GDPR's mission is to strengthen and unify the EU's protection of online privacy rights and promote data protection for citizens of the 28 countries currently in the EU. In the global economy, however, GDPR serves as an alarm to all countries with business flowing across Europe and well beyond. Where business flows, data follow.

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Business Crimes Hotline

Ki Won Ahn

Macau Mogul Sentenced in First U.N. Bribery Case

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Practical Impact of D.C. Circuit's Ruling on Foreign Broadcasters and Copyright Liability Image

Practical Impact of D.C. Circuit's Ruling on Foreign Broadcasters and Copyright Liability

Scott D. Locke & Laura-Michelle Horgan

Broadcasters around the globe know that Americans want access to digital content and that they often ignore who provides it to them. For business reasons, tax reasons or to try to avoid liability under copyright law, many of these broadcasters intentionally do not set up operations in the United States. However, when these broadcasters transmit content for which they do not have authorization, they may be in violation of the copyright holder's rights.

Are U.S. Records Retention Requirements on a Collision Course with the GDPR's 'Right to Erasure?' Image

Are U.S. Records Retention Requirements on a Collision Course with the GDPR's 'Right to Erasure?'

Stacey Garrett

U.S. laws require companies to retain records for years, and sometimes forever, and violating U.S. records retention laws can result in domestic fines and penalties. How can U.S. companies comply with the GDPR's "right to erasure" while still fulfilling their U.S. records retention obligations?

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Are U.S. Records Retention Requirements on a Collision Course with the GDPR's 'Right to Erasure?' Image

Are U.S. Records Retention Requirements on a Collision Course with the GDPR's 'Right to Erasure?'

Stacey Garrett

U.S. laws require companies to retain records for years, and sometimes forever, and violating U.S. records retention laws can result in domestic fines and penalties. How can U.S. companies comply with the GDPR's “right to erasure” while still fulfilling their U.S. records retention obligations?

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Supreme Court Eyes Relaxing Rule on Foreign Patent Damages

Scott Graham

<b><i>Despite Possibility of 'Chaos,' Presumption Against Extraterritorial Application May Give Way to Simple Proximate Cause Test, Justices Suggest</b></i><p>The U.S. Supreme Court seemed to be mulling a flexible test for foreign patent damages last month, with the categorical presumption against extraterritoriality taking a back seat.

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Brexit and IP: Finally Some Real News, and What It Means for Attorneys Image

Brexit and IP: Finally Some Real News, and What It Means for Attorneys

Mark Holah

Much has been written about what will happen to EU-wide IP rights after Brexit — and whether, and how, the protection given by those rights will be maintained in the UK. Finally, we have some clarity about what is going to happen.

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China's Cybersecurity Law Isn't Just About Cybersecurity

Rhys Dipshan

The law — which includes data localization mandates, cybersecurity best practices, and data transfer restrictions — has similarities to other cyber laws such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). But in this case, it's also being used to police internet content and behavior.

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Offshore Restructuring Outlook

David Bulley

The first quarter of 2018 has seen the Dow and NASDAQ pushing through record highs, increasing consumer confidence in the U.S. and Europe. However, there are segments in the market that are expected to need continued restructuring work, both onshore and offshore through 2018, particularly: offshore oil and gas drillers; European and U.S. retail; and the highly leveraged Chinese real estate sector.

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Will the Supreme Court Seismically Shift the Patent Damages Landscape in <i>WesternGeco v. ION</i>? Image

Will the Supreme Court Seismically Shift the Patent Damages Landscape in <i>WesternGeco v. ION</i>?

Morgan Chu & Dominik Slusarczyk

The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to consider whether a patentee may recover foreign lost profits resulting from infringement of a United States patent.

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