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CJEU Invalidates the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Image

CJEU Invalidates the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

On July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) released its opinion in the “Schrems II” case and invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework as a method for transferring personal data from the European Union to the United States. In the same opinion, the CJEU upheld…

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Will Change the Privacy Landscape Again If Approved in November Image

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Will Change the Privacy Landscape Again If Approved in November

On June 24, 2020, it was announced that the California Privacy Rights Act (the “CPRA”) garnered enough signatures to appear on the November 3, 2020 California ballot. The CPRA would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”). Because of its significant expansion of the CCPA obligations, the…

KO’s Data Privacy Practice Expands with Attorney Erin Locker Image

KO’s Data Privacy Practice Expands with Attorney Erin Locker

Koenig, Oelsner, Taylor, Schoenfeld & Gaddis PC (KO Law Firm) has announced the expansion of its commercial and data privacy and security practices with the addition of attorney and data privacy expert Erin Locker. Erin joins KO Law Firm following several years at two international law firms. Erin’s practice focuses…

How Businesses Can Navigate Top Legal Issues During COVID-19 Image

How Businesses Can Navigate Top Legal Issues During COVID-19

Businesses are facing significant challenges and uncertainty in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several new laws provide relief for businesses and employees, but businesses must still consider pre-existing legal and contractual factors during the current circumstances. The following guide gives businesses a solid foundation for navigating some of the most common…

Children’s Data Privacy: How to Comply with Both CCPA and COPPA Image

Children’s Data Privacy: How to Comply with Both CCPA and COPPA

KO data privacy attorney Chris Achatz recently co-authored an article for the Colorado Bar Association’s Business Law Section with Nicholas Blodgett, J.D. Candidate at University of Colorado Law School. The article provides detailed guidance on how businesses can comply with both the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Children’s…

Countdown to the California Consumer Privacy Act, Nation’s Strictest Data Privacy Law Image

Countdown to the California Consumer Privacy Act, Nation’s Strictest Data Privacy Law

With less than 45 days until the nation’s most significant data privacy law takes effect on January 1, 2020, the California Attorney General recently released draft CCPA regulations and California recently finalized five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Companies should be preparing to comply as enforcement will…

KO Data Privacy Expert to Address the Interaction Between AI and Privacy Image

KO Data Privacy Expert to Address the Interaction Between AI and Privacy

On Friday, November 1, KO attorney Chris Achatz will speak at the DU Sturm College of Law Privacy Foundation, exploring how the evolving use of AI impacts all aspects of privacy. Discussions will include ethical issues, the role of human oversight, and impacts of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and…

We’re Hiring a Data Privacy Attorney! Image

We’re Hiring a Data Privacy Attorney!

Koenig, Oelsner, Taylor, Schoenfeld & Gaddis PC (KO Law Firm) is seeking an attorney with two to five years of data privacy and data security experience at a top national or international firm, or sophisticated in-house department. This position can be based out of our Denver or Boulder office, and…