Data privacy and security in Europe can no longer only be seen as a compliance topic. It has also become a broad field of litigation, for better or worse. The sometimes enormous fines imposed by the different EU privacy authorities have in numerous cases been successfully challenged and drastically lowered. Major claims based on allegations of wrongful data collection and use for commercial purposes are also on the rise.
This panel of experts will give you an overview of the status of privacy litigation in Europe, explain how to successfully mitigate fines, and layout strategies to effectively litigate against privacy class actions in Europe.
Topics of discussion:
- Updates on Data Privacy Laws
- Regulatory/civil litigation.
- PECR complaints/investigations
Speakers:
Cindy Rosser is a Legal Director in DocuSign’s Product, IP & Regulatory Affairs group and serves as global privacy counsel. She has previously served in legal roles at companies including NetApp and Symantec. Cindy received her law degree from George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School and her B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Tech.
Stuart Brock is Sr. Agreement Cloud Strategy Practice Director for DocuSign, having joined our company this year with our acquisition of Seal Software.
Stuart practiced law at a top national firm for ten years before moving in-house at Bank of America, where his responsibilities included the governance of third-party contracts, including the bank’s arsenal of contract templates for more than 60 countries around the globe.
Bryony Hurst, Partner at Bird & Bird
Ariane Mole, Partner, Bird & Bird
Moderator:
Matt Byrne, Deputy Editor, The Lawyer
Matt joined The Lawyer in 2003 as features editor and became deputy editor in 2014. He has written on a wide range of topics related to the business of law and management of legal services organisations. In particular, Matt leads the editorial teams for major market reports such as the UK 200, the US Top 50 and the Global Litigation 50.
