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EU, US strike preliminary deal to unlock transatlantic data flows

Category: Business News

Brussels and Washington have struck an agreement in principle on a revamped “Privacy Shield” data transfer agreement, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday. Negotiators have been working on an agreement — which allows Europeans’ personal data to flow to the United States — since the EU’s top […]

Source: Politico

Intensifying Negotiations on Transatlantic Data Privacy Flows

Category: Business News

On March 25, 2021, EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo, made the following statement regarding the negotiations on transatlantic data privacy flows: “The U.S. Government and the European Commission have decided to intensify negotiations on an enhanced EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework to comply with the July 16, 2020 judgment of […]

Source: The European Commission

Syv av KPMGs advokater utmerker seg i Expert Guides 2020

Category: Business News

KPMG Law Advokatfirma er det advokatfirmaet i Norge med flest utmerkelser i Expert Guides 2020. Svein G. Andresen, Oddgeir Kjørsvik, Thor Leegaard, Anders H. Liland, Tonje Christin Norrvall, Per Daniel Nyberg og Jan Samuelsen i KPMG Law utmerker seg i Expert Guides 2020-oversikt over ledende skatteadvokater. Expert Guides sine publikasjoner gir en oversikt over advokater […]

Source: KPMG

Published: August 7, 2020

Thommessen leads the Norwegian M&A league table. What is next for M&A?

Category: Business News

Thommessen has been involved in more Norwegian M&A transactions in 2020 than any other law firm according to Mergermarket. The market remains sluggish, and in this update, we are offering our thoughts on M&A deal activity ahead, as well as the potential impact of the current environment on M&A negotiations and deal-making. M&A in the […]

Source: Thommessen

Published: September 30, 2022

Littler: 2021 US (H-1B) Business Visa Registration Process: March 1-21

Category: Business News

In late 2019, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would implement the registration process for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap. The H-1B visa is used by businesses that want to employ foreign nationals to work in a specialty occupation requiring theoretical or technical expertise. The initial registration period for the 2021 […]

Source: Littler