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Intelligent Combination of Contract, Policy and Technology as the Answer to Impending Heightened European Union Data Protection Regulations
For multi-national corporate counsel, the complex web of national and super-national legislation and regulation in Europe may seem an intractable fettering of activity. The updating of the 1995 European Directive,...Read more

David Kemp
xecutive Director of Legal Policy, HP Autonomy, UK
Data Protection Issues on Global Loan Portfolio Sales
The current economic and financial situation is providing for interesting investment opportunities in consumer loan portfolios owned by banking entities in many countries. While these portfolios may comprise either performing...Read more

Sancho Guibert
Associate General Counsel, Citibank, Spain
Harmonisation for Consumer Finance Organisations in the Context of the Data Protection and Passporting Directives - A Critical Review
This article looks at the conflict between commercial and legal aspects of EU policy making. In particular in the consumer finance sector whether two fundamental planks – Data Protection and...Read more

Solomon Osagie
Chief Legal Counsel, TSYS International, UK
Data Protection in the Pharmaceutical Industry: Concerns and Considerations
Data protection is an important aspect of the pharmaceutical industry throughout all stages of a product lifecycle – from innovation to exit. In the early stages of product development, manufacturers...Read more
Leslie Restaino
General Counsel, Validus Pharmaceuticals, USA
The New Age in Telecom and IT: A Privacy and Data Protection Perspective
The current developments in telecommunications and information technology enable the unprecedented generation, collection, storage and transmission or transfer of significant amounts of data, including personal data.
The new applications developed by...Read more

Anca Plovie
Senior Legal Counsel, Alcatel-Lucent Bell NV, Belgium
Navigating the Social Media Highway
Social media conversations about your dealership, your cars, your accessories, and your services are taking place constantly online. By leveraging social media, manufacturers and dealers can gain customer insight and...Read more
Linda Kleinman
Chief Divison Counsel, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, USA
The Legal Implications of Data Governance in the Financial Services Sector in the UK
Data governance has become one of the issues of key interest for those who work in the financial services industry in the United Kingdom (UK). Data protection laws have been...Read more
Julie Varcoe-Cocks
Lawyer, UK
How an Internet Portal Company Complies with the new 'Personal Data Protection Act' in Taiwan
With the rapid growth of internet access, collection, process and utilization of personal data, internet companies have become a controversial issue for individuals, multinational companies and even governments around the...Read more
Jessica Pong
Legal Manager, Yamedia, Taiwan
Legal Issues Raised by the Collection of Electronically Stored Information in Russia and China

Collections of electronically stored information (“ESI”) around the world often implicate local law including restrictions protecting the privacy rights of the individuals from whom data is collected. Collections of ESI...Read more
Patrick Zeller
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Guidance Software, USA
Patrick Burke
Assistant General Counsel, Guidance Software, USA
International Corporate Codes of Conduct: U.S. Whistleblowing and E.U. Data Privacy Laws
Companies operating internationally may face laws and regulations that, at times, appear to conflict with one another. Those companies must diligently review those laws and work to ensure compliance with...Read more

Tanya Axenson
Vice President, Human Resources, The Allegis Group, USA