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European Commission publishes draft new standard contractual clauses for international personal data transfers and Article 28 GDPR clauses between EU controllers and processors

By Mark A. Prinsley, Oliver Yaros, Björn Vollmuth, Ana Hadnes Bruder, Ondrej Hajda, Régine Goury, Dr. Guido Zeppenfeld, LLM, Dr. Ulrich Worm, Rajesh De, David A. Simon, Rebecca Eisner & Gabriela Kennedy on November 13, 2020
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On 12 November, the European Commission published two sets of documents:

  1. a draft of the new standard contractual clauses for transfers of personal data from the European Union to third countries (“New SCCs”); and
  2. a draft of standard contractual clauses that can be used by controllers when engaging processors located in the European Union (“Article 28 Clauses“).

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Photo of Mark A. Prinsley Mark A. Prinsley

Mark Prinsley is a partner and heads the technology practice in the London office, and is a member of the firm’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice. He concentrates on technology transactions, in particular IT projects and outsourcing.

A substantial element of Mark’s practice…

Mark Prinsley is a partner and heads the technology practice in the London office, and is a member of the firm’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice. He concentrates on technology transactions, in particular IT projects and outsourcing.

A substantial element of Mark’s practice involves data protection issues and he has worked extensively for clients in the pensions and financial services sector designing and implementing GDPR compliant systems for the collection and processing of personal data by businesses and related sub-contractors, commercial transactions involving data sharing and reaction to data breach scenarios including managing data breach notifications. Recent projects Mark has worked on involving personal data include working for an automobile manufacturer implementing a connected vehicle programme globally, a supplier of facial recognition technology on methods of marketing that technology in Europe in compliance with data protection laws and for an insurtech business licensing technology and services to enable life insurers to underwrite life cover for diabetics using AI.

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Photo of Oliver Yaros Oliver Yaros

Oliver Yaros is a partner in the Intellectual Property & IT Group as well as the Technology & IP Transactions and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practices of the London office of Mayer Brown. He advises clients on technology and outsourcing transactions with a…

Oliver Yaros is a partner in the Intellectual Property & IT Group as well as the Technology & IP Transactions and Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practices of the London office of Mayer Brown. He advises clients on technology and outsourcing transactions with a particular focus on fintech and digital transformation projects, as well as clients operating within a broad range of sectors on data protection matters and cybersecurity incidents, intellectual property transactions and related issues.

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Photo of Ana Hadnes Bruder Ana Hadnes Bruder

Ana Hadnes Bruder is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Frankfurt office and an active member of the global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice. She is also a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice. Ana advises clients on data privacy and cybersecurity matters…

Ana Hadnes Bruder is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Frankfurt office and an active member of the global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice. She is also a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice. Ana advises clients on data privacy and cybersecurity matters, including preparing for and reacting to cyber-attacks, assessing and making required data breach notifications, analyzing data protection implications of new products and tools and providing strategic advice with a focus on cross-border data processing. Ana further advises on Technology Transactions including cloud services, data and software licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, software development projects, e-commerce, and related Cybersecurity & Data Privacy questions.

Ana is a registered lawyer in Germany and Brazil and has ten years of international experience as legal counsel in Brazil, France and Germany. Ana started her career at Mayer Brown in the Dispute Resolution practice where she represented clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings involving complex commercial, intellectual property and liability matters.

Before joining Mayer Brown, Ana gained experience representing foreign clients in judicial proceedings in Brazil and also worked as in-house counsel for a leading French company in Paris.

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Photo of Dr. Ulrich Worm Dr. Ulrich Worm

Ulrich Worm is a partner in the Frankfurt office of Mayer Brown and heads the German Intellectual Property practice. His practice focuses on technology related advice.

Ulrich advises clients in IP related matters, including patent, trade secrets, design right, trademark and copyright matters…

Ulrich Worm is a partner in the Frankfurt office of Mayer Brown and heads the German Intellectual Property practice. His practice focuses on technology related advice.

Ulrich advises clients in IP related matters, including patent, trade secrets, design right, trademark and copyright matters as well as on licensing, co-operation and other technology transfer agreements. He represents clients in patent infringement and nullity proceedings and in trade secrets litigation cases before courts in Germany. In addition to litigating IP cases before German courts, he coordinates pan-European and cross-Atlantic litigation cases. Further to his IP litigation practice, Ulrich advises on patent related matters such as patent license and other technology transfer agreements and is experienced in fighting counterfeiting of patent, design right and trademark protected products.

His practice further covers IT-related matters, including advising on cloud services, software licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, software development projects, e-commerce, and related data protection and privacy questions.

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Rajesh De

Raj De serves on Mayer Brown’s global Management Committee. He was previously the Managing Partner of Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office, which is comprised of more than two hundred lawyers. He leads the firm’s global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice, as well as…

Raj De serves on Mayer Brown’s global Management Committee. He was previously the Managing Partner of Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office, which is comprised of more than two hundred lawyers. He leads the firm’s global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice, as well as the firm’s National Security practice, and serves as a member of the firm’s Congressional Investigations & Crisis Management team. After nearly two decades in private practice and public service across all three branches of the United States government, Raj is one of the most trusted voices in Washington. He has held senior appointments in the White House, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Defense (DOD). Raj returned to Mayer Brown in 2015 after serving as General Counsel at the United States National Security Agency (NSA). Since returning to the firm, Raj has received numerous recognitions, including by American Lawyer (“Lateral All-Star”), Washingtonian magazine (“Top Lawyer”), The National Law Journal (“Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Trailblazer”), and Cybersecurity Docket (“Incident Response 30”).

Raj focuses his practice on cutting-edge legal and policy issues at the nexus of technology, national security, law enforcement and privacy. He advises clients, including management teams and boards of directors, in connection with crisis management, government and internal investigations, high-stakes litigation, regulatory enforcement matters, and congressional inquiries. Raj provides clients with strategic counseling and practical legal advice, drawing upon a wealth of experience in government service and private practice.

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Photo of David A. Simon David A. Simon

David Simon is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office and a leading member of the global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice. He is also a member of the firm’s National Security and Government Contracts practices. A former special counsel at the…

David Simon is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Washington DC office and a leading member of the global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice. He is also a member of the firm’s National Security and Government Contracts practices. A former special counsel at the US Department of Defense (DoD) and chief cyber counsel to the US Cyberspace Solarium Commission, David has deep experience advising victims of ransomware attacks and state-sponsored cyber activity. Named as a Cybersecurity Trailblazer by The National Law Journal, David has also been named to Cybersecurity Docket’s “Incident Response 40,” a collection of 40 of the “best and brightest” incident response attorneys in the country. David regularly supports clients as the lead investigator and crisis manager for cross-border cyber incidents, including data breaches involving personal data, nation-state threats targeting intellectual property, state-sponsored theft of sensitive U.S. government information, and destructive attacks. David has directed and advised on dozens of complex cyber incident and data breach investigations in the last few years alone. He has counseled companies on major cyber incidents and incident preparedness across virtually every sector of the economy. David represents financial institutions, automotive manufacturers and self-driving car companies, tech companies, telecommunications companies, healthcare companies, insurance companies, defense and aerospace companies, private equity firms and their portfolio companies.

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Photo of Gabriela Kennedy Gabriela Kennedy

Gabriela Kennedy is a partner of Mayer Brown and head of the Asia IP and TMT group. She is also co-leader of Mayer Brown’s global Intellectual Property practice and a member of the firm’s global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy and Technology & IP…

Gabriela Kennedy is a partner of Mayer Brown and head of the Asia IP and TMT group. She is also co-leader of Mayer Brown’s global Intellectual Property practice and a member of the firm’s global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy and Technology & IP Transactions practices. She is based in Hong Kong, practising intellectual property, media, information technology and telecommunications law. She handles the full spectrum of intellectual property work from litigation to licensing, strategic advice and portfolio management. Gabriela advises extensively on technology and data protection issues in Hong Kong and throughout Asia, particularly in relation to business processing outsourcing, the cross-border transfer of data, data compliance, data breaches and cybersecurity issues. She has handled a number of data breach complaints filed with the Privacy Commissioner in Hong Kong and has conducted in-depth data audits and drafted/devised privacy manuals and procedures for the Asia operations of a number of multi-national companies. On the information technology side, Gabriela’s particular expertise includes advising on complex IT transactions and projects, IT outsourcing, cloud-computing, mobile payments, smart card projects, the regulation of encryption technology, software licensing, and disputes stemming from failed IT projects. She has been involved with a number of international organisations in discussions involving standard setting for the cross-border transfer of data and the formulation of strategies to deal with cyber-security.

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