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On 12 July 2024, the Artificial Intelligence Act ("AI Act") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It will enter into force on 1 August 2024 and will be directly applicable law…
Author(s): Satya Staes Polet, Boris Dzida, Julia Förster, Sarah Rohmann, Brunhilde Van Den Haute, Hubertus Reinbach, Olga Chislova, Giovanni Gaudio
In the ever-evolving landscape of data regulation, the EU Data Act stands as a pivotal milestone. Beyond its wide-ranging data access provisions, the Data Act introduces a comprehensive framework to…
Author(s): Gernot Fritz, Estella Dannhausen, Tanja Pfleger
In the tenth part of our EU AI Act unpacked blog series, we take a look at one of the most well-known standards already existing in relation to AI: ISO 42001 on the AI management system. The EU’s…
Author(s): Laura Knoke, Lutz Riede, Christoph Werkmeister, Theresa Ehlen, Philipp Roos, Verena Kirchmair, Yannick Chatard
On 11 June 2024, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) in Hong Kong released an Artificial Intelligence: Model Data Protection Framework for AI (the AI Procurement…
Author(s): Richard Bird, Harshavardhan Ganesan
While we have already explored different obligations that apply under the EU AI Act (AI Act) in previous posts of our blog series, we will now take a deeper dive regarding the question of which…
Author(s): Christoph Werkmeister, Theresa Ehlen, Lutz Riede, Philipp Roos, Victor Garcia Lopez, Vincent Fischer
The amount of fines imposed under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) reached a new high in 2023. A recently leaked proposal for a regulation laying down additional procedural rules…
Author(s): Yannick Chatard, Christoph Werkmeister
In this next instalment of our EU AI Act unpacked blog series we take a closer look at the new rules on deepfakes. In today’s world, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has introduced both…
Author(s): Gernot Fritz, Theresa Ehlen, Tina Fokter Cuvan
The harmonisation of European financial services law for cryptocurrencies is approaching with great strides, or is it? As per the provisions of the Market in Crypto-Asset Regulation (MiCA), the…
Author(s): Janina Heinz, Daphne van der Houwen, Daniel Klingenbrunn, Eva Schneider, Steffie De Backer, Eloi Roche
MedTech - Navigating Cybersecurity Risks in the Healthcare Sector
Impressions from the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference – A MedTech Perspective
Essential Antitrust #37: Antitrust in 2024: competition enforcement takes center stage
Essential Antitrust #36: The UK’s DMCC Bill – what you need to know
From chaos to control: making the case for legal project managers
MedTech Across Borders – Recent Developments in Japan and the US
MedTech x Creating System Change – Reducing clinician burnout, effectively using AI and more
Global Perspectives on Health Data Offerings and Considerations for Innovators
MedTech Diversity and Inclusion – A Conversation with Jhaymee Tynan
Essential Antitrust #25: Antitrust in 2023: 10 key themes - growing unpredictability and brand new enforcement tools
MedTech - A Conversation with Stacy Hostetler
MedTech - A Conversation with Gloria Seibert
Managing Risk in Asia #6: Managing transactional risks in life science investments in Asia
MedTech and Health Equity for Women - A Conversation with Marissa Fayer
Future trends in Medtech
Essential Antitrust #20: Innovation-driven deals: plan for success (part 2)
Essential Antitrust #19: Innovation-driven deals: plan for success (part 1)
Investing in tech: trends to watch in the year ahead
Investing in tech: regulation to disrupt tech deal-making?
Buyer beware: avoiding privacy and cyber hazards in M&A
Fintech in focus: why governance matters
Tax matters: Digital taxes and trade wars – will the OECD/G20 agreement bring tax peace?
From growth to maturity: what founders and investors need to know about going public
The keys to successful corporate venture capital investing
View from the Valley #7: The future of data privacy in the United States
Essential Antitrust #15: Focus on fintech deals: navigating a tougher regulatory environment
Asia Essential Antitrust #4: Navigating India’s competition regime, including an overview of recent cases in the tech sector.
View from the Valley #6: Should US tech companies be worried about Russia?
Fintech in focus: paying cross-border
Ransomware: what boards need to know about the Colonial Pipeline attack
The EU’s AI Regulation #1: Understanding the draft rules
Arbitration top trends: are investment treaties the answer to big tech’s problems?
Fintech in focus: is Open Banking here?
Data and cyber breaches: Part 2 – the new go-to mass claims for claimant lawyers?
Data and cyber breaches: Part 1 – the new go-to mass claims for claimant lawyers?
Tech transactions in the spotlight
Navigating the US: Part two - Dealing with the Valley
Navigating the US: Part one - Dealing with the Valley: A post-election rundown
Rethinking the supply chain #1: sustainability and digitisation in focus
View from the Valley #4: what will a Biden presidency mean for the global tech industry?
Anatomy of a data breach – what really happens in a global data crisis?
What every startup should know about corporate governance
The IP mistakes founders make
Fintech in focus: digital identity
Capital raising in the time of COVID-19
View from the Valley #2: diversity, IPOs and director compensation
View from the Valley #1: the impact of COVID
International arbitration #4: data protection and cyber security in arbitration proceedings
TechConnect - Europe's approach to regulating artifical intelligence
Sanctions and international trade #1: sanctions trends and developments
Inside the Freshfields Hub
A global guide to data ethics
Can you own AI?
Investing in startups
How lawyers can help mitigate cyber risk
Tech IPOs - what can we expect in 2019?
The impact of EU regulation on US tech
Cyber security: our experience at the Expo
Cyber security: are you on your best behaviour
Digital transformation: the secrets of success
How to build a digital business
Data and merger control
What's different about digital deals?
Introducing the Freshfields digital podcast series