Join Team SPB’s Alan Friel, Julia Jacobson and Kyle Dull for three informative webinars addressing key topics including AI-driven decision-making technologies, the development of terms of service and privacy policies, and best practices for the responsible use of AI and associated risk management.
A limited number of complimentary passes are available to clients for
Keypoint: Last week, the Virginia legislature passed a VCDPA amendment, kid’s privacy bills crossed chambers in South Carolina and Utah, and lawmakers continued to introduce new bills on various topics.
Below is the seventh weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and
Keypoint: Virginia becomes the second legislature – after Colorado – to pass an algorithmic discrimination bill – although the bill still needs to get through the state’s Republican governor to become law.
On February 20, Virginia’s Democrat-controlled legislature passed the Virginia High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act (HB 2094). The bill next
AI is evolving at a breakneck pace, making it increasingly difficult for businesses and legal professionals to track critical developments. Whether you’re an AI model developer, deployer, investor, or infrastructure provider, staying informed on AI’s risks and benefits requires a strategic approach. This article explores key AI regulatory trends and offers a framework for organizations
The New Jersey AG and the Division on Civil Rights’ new guidance on algorithmic discrimination explains how AI tools might be used in ways that violate the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. The law applies to employers in New Jersey, and some of its requirements overlap with new state “comprehensive” privacy laws. In particular,
In 2024, financial sector regulators prioritized cybersecurity issues impacting financial institutions and the public. Key U.S. federal agencies—including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—have been joined by state regulators such as the New York Department of Financial Services in significant new federal and state regulations and more
The European Commission has recently released its Guidelines on the Definition of an Artificial Intelligence System under the AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689). The guidelines are adopted in parallel to commission guidelines on prohibited AI practices (that also entered into application on February 2), with the goal of providing businesses, developers and regulators with further
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Happy February 20th and Information Governance Day! Today is an opportunity to reflect on the evolution of information governance and, more importantly, its future. In our view, information governance is in its ascendency and is only becoming more and more important to our clients.
We have been providing legal advice on information governance (IG) to
The CJEU has decided that the maximum thresholds for GDPR fines should be calculated using the global turnover of the broader corporate group, not solely the infringing entity.
By Gail Crawford, Fiona M. Maclean, Myria Saarinen, Tim Wybitul, Isabelle Brams, and Amy Smyth
The penalties provisions of the EU General