This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally
identifiable information (PII).
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the legislative framework and best practices on handling personally identifiable information (PII) in the Republic of Korea.
This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally<br />identifiable information (PII).
This Quick Overview focuses on the way Colombian regulators have included the principle of accountability in the late regulation on data protection and the way such principle should be applied.
This is a sample mergers & acquisitions (M&A) due diligence checklist – data protection
This is a list of reference materials for the session.
People, companies and even governments generate an enormous amount of data about themselves every day. From ordering a latte without foam to negotiating a major contract, there is a growing perceived need to collect and mine the resulting data for useful insights about markets, customers, competitors or competitive threats. How can we do this? What legal issues surround the collection of this data? What issues surround the use of the data? If your company is using big data, what should it be concerned about? How does it stay out of trouble and out of the headlines?
General counsel and their teams work on improving corporate governance to reduce risk and costs, improving practices for communication with directors and management to facilitate parent and subsidiary board meetings and making securities compliance easier and more reliable. There are lots of new—and changing—tools and techniques, such as vetting vendors for board voting tools, securities compliance, cloud-based hosted systems, improving staffing and technology for minute-taking, and updating policies for insider trading, data protection, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and fiduciary duties. Keeping abreast of best practices, vendor-provided trainings, peer group policies and hosted solutions allows a legal department to lower costs, mitigate risks and drive value for the business. This session will address topics of interest to private and public companies, with a focus on issues common to both.
Learn to spot common issues in advertising, trademarks, licensing and other areas so that you leave empowered to respond accordingly.
Data flow is endless, branching out to vendors, affiliates and the personal mobile device of employees. Organizations must manage this data in a legally compliant manner — which is where in-house counsel come in. Corporate attorneys wear multiple hats: the investigator that understands the flow of data and potential threats to its controls; the analyzer that knows legal and contractual obligations; and the advisor that offers reasonable and practical advice.