May 19, 2017, Covington Alert

On May 19, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) invited international stakeholders to attend a seminar to discuss an updated version of the Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-border Data Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data (“the Measures”). Given that the Measures have an intended effective date of June 1, 2017, it is likely that they are in final form and the framework established by the Measures will govern China’s cross border data transfers going forward. This alert summarizes the key changes from the previous version.

April 12, 2017, Covington Alert

On April 11, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released a draft of the Measures on Security Assessment of Cross-border Data Transfer of Personal Information and Important Data (“the Draft Measures”) for public comment (official Chinese version available here; Covington’s translation of the Draft Measures is appended at the end of this alert).

April 14, 2016, Inside Privacy

Merck & Co. recently became the first company to achieve simultaneous approval for its cross-border data transfer strategies through binding corporate rules (BCRs) under principles of the European Union and the cross-border privacy rules (CBPR) process under principles of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation region.  Subscribers to Law360 learned how Merck ...

February 3, 2016, Inside Privacy

On February 3rd, the Article 29 Working Party, representing Europe’s data protection authorities, published its reaction to the announcement of a new “Privacy Shield” political agreement between the European Commission and the U.S. Government.  The Privacy Shield agreement, announced on February 2nd (and further described in our blog post here), is intended to ...

February 1, 2016, The Guardian

Henriette Tielemans is quoted by The Guardian in an article discussing the missed Safe Harbor deadline. According to Tielemans, companies faced “enormous uncertainty” about what European regulators would deem adequate privacy protection.

January 15, 2016, Law360

Henriette Tielemans is quoted in a Law360 article discussing the recent European Court of Human Rights’ decision allowing employers in the EU to monitor their employees’ online activities for business purposes. “This decision is important,” according to Tielemans. “It will bring much needed legal certainty in an area that many companies are struggling with.”

December 21, 2015, Covington Alert

October 13, 2015, Bloomberg BNA

Henriette Tielemans is quoted in this BNA article that explores the idea of finding alternative means for the transfer of data with the elimination of Safe Harbor. Countries that require national data protection authority approval may find even more issues arise when trying to formulate new ways to navigate data transfer laws. Tielemans notes that the process ...

October 8, 2015, Webinar

October 6, 2015, Inside Privacy

Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the “CJEU”) invalidated the European Commission’s Decision on the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor arrangement (Commission Decision 2000/520 – see here). The Court responded to pre-judicial questions put forward by the Irish High Court in the so-called Schrems case. More specifically, the High Court had enquired, in ...

October 6, 2015, Fortune

Brussels-based partner Henriette Tielemans is quoted in this Fortune article that discusses the effects of the highest E.U. court eliminating the U.S.-E.U. data transfer agreement known as the Safe Harbor Act. “Hindsight is a beautiful thing,” said Tielemans. “We must all remember that in 2015 things are different than they were in 2000.”

October 6, 2015, Covington Alert

September 23, 2015, Inside Privacy

By Jetty Tielemans, Mark Young and Joseph Jones This morning (September 23, 2015), EU Advocate General (“AG”) Bot issued an Opinion in Case C-362/14 Maximilian Schrems v Data Protection Commissioner (see our earlier post on the hearing here).  The AG Opinion has gone further than expected, covering not just the power of national data protection...… Continue ...

July 1, 2015, Webinar

June 11, 2015

BRUSSELS, June 11, 2015 — Covington has received 20 leading practice group rankings in the 2015 editions of Chambers Europe and Legal 500 EMEA. The legal guides have recognised the firm’s expertise in the following areas: CHAMBERS EUROPE  Europe-wide - Regulatory - Agro/Food Europe-wide - Regulatory - Environment Europe-wide - Regulatory - ...

May 6, 2015, Covington E-Alert

September 22, 2014, Commercial Dispute Resolution

Covington's Peter Camesasca, Johan Ysewyn, Melissa Van Schoorisse, Jennifer Boudet, Miranda Cole, Henriette Tielemans, Sebastian Vos, and Jean De Ruyt are mentioned in this article on the growth of Covington's Brussels office: "April was a busy month for Covington & Burling’s competition lawyers, marking, as it did, the welcome return of Peter Camesasca – who ...

September 11, 2014, Inside Privacy

Covington will be hosting a book launch for the 2014 title ‘Data Protection & Privacy Law 2nd Edition’, edited by Monika Kuschewsky, in partnership with The European Lawyer (Thomson Reuters) on September 23, 2014 in Brussels. The event will comprise a half-day workshop followed by a drinks reception. We are pleased to confirm that the...… Continue Reading

September 10, 2014, Covington E-Alert

July 7, 2014

LONDON, 7 July, 2014 — Euromoney Legal Media Group awarded Covington partners Lisa Peets and Carmen Martinez Lopez the ‘Best in Copyright’ and ‘Rising Star - Litigation’ awards at the annual European Women in Business Law Awards ceremony in London. The awards honour firms that set “the standard in terms of female-friendly work practices, and women leading the ...

May 2, 2014

LONDON, 1 May, 2014 — Euromoney Legal Media Group have shortlisted nine Covington lawyers for the annual ‘Europe Women in Business Law Awards’ 2014. Those shortlisted for “Best in” their respective practice areas are:  Competition and Antitrust - Miranda Cole Copyright - Lisa Peets Financial Regulation - Charlotte Hill Life Sciences - Lucinda Osborne ...

4/30/2014

Brussels, 30 April, 2014 — Covington & Burling is pleased to announce that Johan Ysewyn and Peter Camesasca are joining the firm's Brussels office as partners, where they will play substantial roles in the firm’s global antitrust and competition practice. The additions of Mr. Ysewyn and Dr. Camesasca will strengthen the firm’s existing EU competition team in ...

March 26, 2014, Inside Privacy

As part of an ongoing European tour, President Obama has met with several EU political leaders in Brussels today.  After the meeting, Herman van Rompuy, President of the EU, stated that the US has agreed to review the Safe Harbor.  There are no further details known at this stage but most likely the changes will be...… Continue Reading

February 12, 2014, Inside Privacy

By Charlotte Ryckman & Jetty Tielemans Speaking at Berkeley’s Online Tracking Workshop today, Françoise Le Bail, Director-General of the European Commission’s DG Justice (the leading department regarding the EU data protection reforms) confirmed the European Commission’s vision that the EU needs stronger penalties in order to ensure effective enforcement of ...

January 22, 2014, Inside Privacy

Recent events in the European Parliament and European Council demonstrate that concerns over the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement are continuing to mount, and reform or even revocation of the Safe Harbor Agreement remains a possibility.  Today, Covington published a client alert that discusses recent developments involving the Safe Harbor Agreement and the ...

January 22, 2014, Covington E-Alert

January 2014, 7th International Conference on Computers, Privacy and Data Protection, Brussels

December 2013, Competition Summit, Brussels

November 27, 2013, Covington E-Alert

November 2013, IAPP Webinar

October 24, 2013, Covington E-Alert

February 26, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, February 26, 2013 — The BTI Consulting Group has named Covington & Burling partners David Martin and Henriette Tielemans to its 2013 “Client Service All-Stars” list. The BTI “Client Service All-Stars” were singled out by general counsel and direct reports at large and Fortune 1000 organizations in one-on-one interviews. Mr. Martin, based in ...

February 5, 2013

BRUSSELS, 5 February, 2013 — The International Association of Privacy Professionals, the world’s largest association of privacy professionals, has appointed Covington & Burling’s Henriette (“Jetty”) Tielemans to its executive committee. “I am thrilled to welcome Jetty to our executive committee,” said J. Trevor Hughes, president and CEO of IAPP. “Her expertise ...

January 22, 2013

WASHINGTON, DC, January 22, 2013 — For the second straight year, Law360 named Covington & Burling’s global privacy and data security practice as one of the top five “Privacy & Consumer Protection Practice Groups of the Year.” In a profile highlighting the firm’s privacy-related work, Law360 noted the group’s recent litigation win for LinkedIn Corp. In that case, ...

October 2012, Benelux General Counsel Dinner, Brussels

September 2012, IAPP Webinar

March 27, 2012, Covington E-Alert

February 2012, IAPP Webinar

January 25, 2012, Covington E-Alert

January 9, 2012

WASHINGTON, DC, January 9, 2012 — Law360 named Covington & Burling’s global privacy & data security practice as one of the top five “Privacy & Consumer Protection Practice Groups of the Year.” In a profile about the firm published on Jan. 5th, Law360 pointed to Covington’s broad practice in assisting clients in transactions, on advisory matters, in social ...

November 29, 2011, When International Anti-corruption and Fraud Statutes Conflict with Data Protection Laws: Overcoming the Challenges

September 14, 2011, Law360

Henriette Tielemans participated in this Q&A on privacy and consumer protection.

September 2011, European Lawyer

June 17, 2011, Inside Privacy

In 2009, Directive 2002/58/EC, the so-called ePrivacy Directive, was amended.  The deadline for EU Member States to implement the revised Directive in their national laws was May 25, 2011, but very few Member States met the deadline and even today, almost one month after the deadline, discussions remain ongoing in most national parliaments.  The implementation ...

May 10, 2011

WASHINGTON, SAN FRANCISCO, BRUSSELS, AND LONDON, May 10, 2011 —Covington & Burling LLP is advising Microsoft Corp. in its acquisition of Skype Global S.à.r.l., the leading Internet communications company, for $8.5 billion in cash. Microsoft’s purchase of Skype from the investor group led by Silver Lake is expected to increase the accessibility of real-time ...

April 18, 2011, Inside Privacy

Today the European Commission adopted an evaluation report on the Data Retention Directive.  This Directive requires EU Member States to ensure that telecommunications service providers retain certain categories of data for the purpose of investigations, detection and prosecution of  serious crime, as defined by the national law of the Member States.  Since its ...

March 10, 2011, Covington Advisory

February 24, 2011, Inside Privacy

At a recent presentation in Frankfurt, Peter Hustinx, head of the European Data Protection Supervisor Office in Brussels, launched an intriguing idea: sanctioning violations of data protection law in the same manner as violations of competition law. The trade press regularly reports on multi-million euro fines for cartels or abuses of dominant positions by ...

February 15, 2011, EuroWatch

February 10, 2011, Covington Advisory

December 24, 2010, Covington Advisory

December 21, 2010, Covington Advisory

November 9, 2010, Covington Advisory

July 21, 2010, Covington E-Alert

June 15, 2010, Covington Advisory

May 24, 2010, Competition Law360

April 27, 2010, Inside EU Life Sciences

Originally published as Covington E-Alert on April 27, 2010  On 20 April 2010, the European Commission published new rules governing so-called “vertical” agreements, such as distribution and supply agreements. The new rules are set out in the Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulation and the related Guidelines (see DG Competition’s website). They will ...

April 27, 2010, Covington E-Alert

March 29, 2010, Covington Advisory

March 1, 2010, Covington Advisory

February 25, 2010, Covington Advisory

February 9, 2010, Covington E-Alert

January/February 2010, The Privacy Advisor

January 5, 2010, Covington Advisory

November/December 2009, The European Lawyer

November 23, 2009, Covington Advisory

November 20, 2009, Covington Advisory

October 2, 2009, Covington Advisory

October 2009, The Privacy Advisor

September 30, 2009, EuroWatch

September 22, 2009, Covington Advisory

July 16, 2009, Covington E-Alert

April 2009, Privacy Laws & Business International

11/12/2008

BRUSSELS, November 12, 2008 — Covington & Burling LLP partner Henriette Tielemans has been appointed to the Data Protection expert group (GEX PD) by the European Commission. The Data Protection expert group will assist the Commission in identifying challenges for the protection of personal data in the EU, and putting forward proposals for addressing those ...

May 1, 2008, Copyright World

July 16, 2007, Covington E-Alert

January 2007, Covington E-Alert

June 2006, BNA International World Data Protection Report

April 10, 2006, The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.'s Privacy & Security Law Report

April 10, 2006, BNA Inc - Privacy and Security Law Report

January 16, 2006, Covington E-Alert

January 2006, BNA International: World Data Protection Report

December 2005, Covington E-Alert

December 2005, Workshop on International Data Transfers, organized by the Art. 29 Working Party and the U.S. Department of Commerce

11/18/2005, Covington E-Alert

October 2005, ABA Section on International Law - Data Privacy Panel

October 2005, ABA International Section, Fall Meeting

April 2005, Laurence Simmons' General Counsel Dinner and Seminar, Benelux

February 23, 2005, Covington E-Alert

January 13, 2005, Covington E-Alert

January 2005, World Data Protection Report

December 10, 2004, Covington E-Alert

November 1, 2004, Covington E-Alert

October 14, 2004, Covington E-Alert

July 29, 2004, Covington E-Alert

June 18, 2004, Covington E-Alert

May 21, 2004, Covington E-Alert

March 5, 2004, Covington E-Alert

March 2004, presentation at the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation

February 5, 2004, Covington E-Alert

2004, presentation at the ABA, Antitrust Section, Spring Meeting

December 22, 2003, Covington E-Alert

November 10, 2003, Covington E-Alert

October 2, 2003, Covington & Burling Client Report

July 14, 2003, Covington E-Alert

June 13, 2003, Covington E-Alert

May 2003, Covington E-Alert

May 2003, presentation at Laurence Simons' The General Counsel Dinner & Seminar - Consumer, Retail & Branded Goods

12/17/2002

November 2002, Covington & Burling's Data Protection Conference

November 13, 2000, Legal Times

2000, 15 Antitrust 65

1992, Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Volume 20, No. 1, p. 35 and No. 2, p. 167

September 1991, Legislation Food, Drug, Cosmetic and Medical Device Law Digest, 3, p. 14

1991, Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Volume 19, No. 12, p. 1536

1988, Trade Practices

1987, Trade Practices

1981, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, Vol. 2, pp. 452-495

1980, International Tax Report, No. 80-7, p. 3