Privacy

Transactions

• J.P. Morgan in its acquisition of Aumni, a leading investment analytics company that serves clients in the venture capital industry that have invested in more than 17,000 portfolio companies.
• Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group in its sale of MUFG Union Bank’s U.S. core regional banking franchise to U.S. Bancorp.
• Kering Eyewear in its acquisition of Hawaiian eyewear brand Maui Jim.
• AT&T in the combination of its WarnerMedia business with Discovery, Inc.

• Booking Holdings in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Getaroom, a B2B distributor of hotel rooms, from Court Square Capital Partners.
• Biohaven in its $11.6 billion acquisition by Pfizer.
• Benefitfocus, Inc. in its sale to Voya Financial, Inc.
• BNY Mellon in its sale of BNY Alcentra Group Holdings to Franklin Templeton
• LeonardoDRS in its merger with RADA Electronic Industries.

Compliance, Contracting and Strategic Counseling

• An NFL analytics company, robotics manufacturer, Class-I railroad and real estate investment trust in drafting privacy notices, terms of use, cookie policies and other online disclosures.
• A leading artificial intelligence company, hedge fund, technology licensing company and digital assets provider in drafting and negotiating data sharing or data processing agreements.
• Technology companies in connection with developing and training algorithms in compliance with applicable privacy laws.
• A currency settlement services provider on privacy compliance issues in connection with contemplated sales, marketing and promotional activities.
• Various companies on the use of customer information for data analytics purposes, including whether certain contemplated uses would comply with federal and state privacy and other laws.
• An online healthcare platform on privacy compliance obligations associated with a new payment processing initiative.
• HIPAA-covered entities and business associates on their HIPAA compliance obligations, including drafting, negotiating and executing business associate agreements.

International and Cross-Border

• A Web 3.0 startup, research institute and other various companies in developing GDPR compliance programs, including data subject request policies and procedures, data protection charters and data governance materials.
• A prominent family office on the scope of data subject rights in various data protection laws and regulations across the globe.
• Various manufacturers on compliance with the Chinese Personal Information Protection Law.
• An international apparel company on the data protection laws and cross-border data transfer requirements in several Latin American jurisdictions.

Employee Privacy

• Biopharma companies in revising employee manuals, policies, procedures and codes of conduct addressing privacy and data protection compliance.
• A large financial institution on conducting global background checks in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations.
• Multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers, healthcare companies and financial institutions in the disclosure of employee personal data and integration planning.
• One of Canada’s largest asset managers on employee privacy issues in connection with the opening of a New York office.
• Various companies on notice requirements in NYC’s new employee monitoring law.

Litigation/Investigations

• Various financial institutions on privacy and data protection law considerations in government investigations, including data transfer issues and redaction issues.
• Privacy aspects associated with bankruptcy and restructuring.
• A technology platform in obtaining a preliminary injunction preventing the City of New York from implementing a new ordinance intended to collect personal data about the users of short-term rental platforms.
• Various companies on compliance with the GDPR and data protection laws in Canada, Japan, Brazil and other jurisdictions regarding document collection, review and production and information systems access in regulatory investigations, including advising on consent, notice and data transfer issues.
• An athletic equipment startup on litigation alleging potential violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

Corporate Finance

• Stripe in connection with its $6.5 billion Series I preferred stock private placement, which valued the company at over $50 billion and marked one of the largest private stock sales in U.S. history.
• Financial institutions, insurers and manufacturers in describing the impact of new privacy laws, regulations and cross-border data transfer restrictions in their SEC disclosures.
• Various financial institutions and sovereign wealth funds on data privacy issues in connection with various investments in a number of companies in mobile advertising, defense, real estate, insurance and the business services sectors.
• A multinational mining, metals and petroleum company on privacy matters in connection with its investment in a company engaged in analyzing geolocation data.