John Rosenthal Discusses Safe Harbor

Litigation Partner John Rosenthal spoke at the Association of Corporate Counsel Houston Chapter’s Data Privacy & Security Practice Group CLE: Safe Harbor—Not so Safe! What Should Businesses Do?, held February 4, 2016.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that transfers of personal data of European citizens to the United States made under EU-U.S. Safe Harbor program are subject to significant risks and declared the corresponding decision of the European Commission to be invalid. The U.S. and EU are working on Safe Harbor 2.0, but there is no agreement yet.

In light of these developments, how can companies transfer data from the EU to the U.S. without violating EU privacy laws? This program addressed:

• The consequences of the EU decision
• The new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
• How the new Federal Rules may impact international data transfer issues
• Practical advice for U.S. companies

The Honorable Lee Rosenthal, David Moncure, Data Privacy Counsel at Shell, and John Rosenthal, a litigation partner in Winston’s Washington, D.C. office, joined the panel.