Experience by Country
Our lawyers’ have advised on privacy, data security and information management in a variety of countries. Their experience includes:
France
Advising a leading insurance company’s global data center on consolidating and shifting data to and from various centers
Advising the Communications Ministry of a Middle Eastern nation on current privacy laws of selected European Jurisdictions
Advising an energy company in relation to data collection from employee’s computers and data transfer from Europe to the US in the context of litigation in US
Advising a water and waste management company in relation to data collection from employees’ computers and data transfer from Europe to the US in the context of litigation in US
Advising a major insurance company regarding the migration of call centers outside Europe
Advising a hedge fund regarding its compliance with European and French data protection laws in the context of US financial administrative investigations
Advising a leading international consulting firm regarding the transfer of personal data in Europe and India
Germany
Advising a public German IT company on the EU-wide roll-out of a new personnel information and management system
Advising a public US chemical company on setting up a multinational shared service center structure in compliance with EU data privacy
Advising a public US medical systems company on setting up a groupwide data processing concept
Advising a public US bank on data privacy issues relating to an internal white collar crime investigation
Italy
Advising on the development of a stakeholder database to keep track of communications with various stakeholders located in different EU Member States
Assisting a client in the acquisition of a large national company with main business in information systems management by private entities regarding consumer credit, reliability, and timeliness of payments
Advising an Italian company with activities in the US and other non-EU countries on privacy compliance and related risk assessments
Advising on cross-border data transfers in Europe for a multinational energy company
Advising the Italian branch of a foreign bank on privacy matters regarding a Whistleblowing scheme
Advising an Italian national energy authority on the compliance of website information with privacy regulations
Analyzing the legal framework of a project involving a new Earth observation and monitoring system.
Poland
Advising on the implementation of CRM and/or billing IT systems in telecom companies and banks
Advising on privacy aspects of banking outsourcing and outsourcing of services provided to desktop end-users
Advising on privacy aspects of the distribution of insurance products via a telecom sales network
Advising insurance companies on cross-border personal data transfers for insurance companies
United Kingdom
Assisting an international insurance company in responding to a subject access request received from a vexation litigant
Advising a UK defense contractor on data protection issues in software licensing agreements
Assisting a UK-based insurer with the creation of an appropriate document retention policy
United States
Advising a US- and UK-based reinsurance company in connection with a comprehensive review of information security practices of and development of applicable policies
Advising a sovereign Middle Eastern nation in connection with the development of a national data privacy law
Advising a multinational insurance and financial services company on its global privacy, information security and records management policies
Advising a major utility and energy trading company in connection with privacy compliance and related contracts analysis
Advising a multinational information technology business in connection with information security, privacy assessment and compliance mitigation
Advising a US workers compensation insurer in connection with an insurance department audit of policies and practices
Counseling numerous clients in connections with data security incidents and breach responses
Advising several insurance clients in connection with online marketing, social media and interactive advertising initiatives