And Then There Were None: Or How Schrems 2.0 May Invalidate the Standard Contractual Clauses and the Privacy Shield

By Jan Dhont, Cédric Burton, Christopher Kuner & Nikolaos Theodorakis

July 8, 2019

On July 9, 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ)—the highest court of the European Union—will hear oral arguments in the Schrems 2.0 case relating to the validity of two key data transfer mechanisms: the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and the EU-US Privacy Shield. Both of these mechanisms are widely used by companies in the European Economic Area (EEA), which comprises the 28 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, to allow the transfer…

The WSGR Data Advisor

Regulating Big Tech: Top of Mind Interview with Christopher Kuner

By Christopher Kuner

May 17, 2018

In a new interview appearing in “Regulating Big Tech,” published by Goldman Sachs Global Macro Research, Dr. Christopher Kuner, Senior Privacy Counsel at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, discusses the European Union’s upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect on May 25, 2018. In the article, Dr. Kuner explores the global implications of the GDPR, the interconnections between data privacy and antitrust regulation, and the ongoing tensions between people’s desire to…

The WSGR Data Advisor

European Court of Justice to Rule on Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses

By Cédric Burton, Christopher Kuner, Lydia Parnes & Christopher Olsen

October 3, 2017

On October 3, 2017, the High Court of Ireland issued its decision in Data Protection Commissioner vs Facebook and Schrems concerning the validity of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)—a mechanism used by a very large number of companies to transfer personal data outside of the European Union. The Irish High Court referred this question to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). This is the second time that the CJEU has been asked…

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Status Update on the EU Data Protection Regulation

By Christopher Kuner, Cédric Burton & Laura De Boel

July 15, 2015

On June 15, 2015, the Ministers of Justice of all 28 European Union member states, sitting as the Council of the EU (Council), reached a crucial agreement for the future EU data protection legal framework. Much work still needs to be completed, but this is a major step forward in the adoption of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation). The Regulation introduces important changes to EU data protection law that will have a significant…

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EU Data Protection Regulators Issue Several Opinions on Key EU Data Protection Issues

By Christopher Kuner & Cédric Burton

July 15, 2014

The body of European data protection regulators known as the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has been exceptionally prolific lately. In April 2014, WP29 adopted no less than five opinions and issued a number of other statements and letters on various topics. While not directly binding, WP29’s publications offer insight into the regulators’ views, which are generally a good indication of how the regulators will seek to apply the law. In this article, we provide…

Christopher Kuner

And Then There Were None: Or How Schrems 2.0 May Invalidate the Standard Contractual Clauses and the Privacy Shield

Regulating Big Tech: Top of Mind Interview with Christopher Kuner

European Court of Justice to Rule on Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses

Status Update on the EU Data Protection Regulation

EU Data Protection Regulators Issue Several Opinions on Key EU Data Protection Issues

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