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Today's economy thrives on the free flow of personal information. The GDPR significantly restricts the ability of companies to export personal information outside the European Union (EU). On July 16, 2020, only two years after the GDPR became effective, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a ground-breaking judgement in Schrems II, declaring the EU-US Privacy Shield invalid. In addition, the Schrems II ruling also specifies requirements that companies must meet when using the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for data exports. The ruling has far reaching consequences for companies doing business in the EU, both in the B2C and B2B context.

The Wilson Sonsini Privacy and Cyber Security team is organizing a series of webinars to address data transfer issues, given the business impact and legal uncertainty resulting from the Schrems II ruling. The series offers practical tips and insights on how to address data transfers restrictions and provides the latest developments in this fast moving area.

The fifth session will discuss the derogations that companies may consider relying on to secure the continued export and import of personal information in compliance with the Schrems II ruling. We will assess the guidance of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on the matter and provide examples through practical use-cases.

Items that will be covered include:

• What are the derogations companies can rely on to export personal information internationally;
• What is the position of the European Court of Justice and the Regulators with respect to the derogations;
• Practical use cases on how to use the derogations;
• What companies are doing in practice, and what derogations they mostly rely on.

We hope you will join us.

Thursday, April 22, 2021
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CET