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Washington – June 6, 2024: Crowell & Moring earned 78 rankings for 67 lawyers, as well as 41 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2024 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and lawyers at peer firms.

On July 26, 2023, the SEC finalized long-awaited disclosure rules (the “Final Rules”) regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incidents by public companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  While the end results are substantially similar to rules proposed by the SEC in March 2022, there are some key distinctions. 

The European Union’s General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) has had a vast impact in how companies operate in today’s data-driven global economy. Please join us for breakfast and an open discussion with C&M’s GDPR focused partner Maarten Stassen, along with C&M's Cyber and Privacy partners Jeff Poston and Peter Miller. They will discuss how companies have responded to recent implementation of GDPR in Europe, what companies can anticipate moving forward, and how trade associations can prepare their members. Potential interoperability between the GDPR and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross- Border Privacy Rules (CBPRs), promoted by the US and other Pacific-Rim economies, will be noted.

The Association of Corporate Counsel's (ACC) Cybersecurity Summit will further explore key topics of interest stemming from the upcoming release of the 2nd edition of the ACC Foundation State of Cybersecurity Report, due to be released in the spring of 2018. Cybersecurity touches every aspect of consumer and corporate culture today, and vulnerabilities present grave financial, legal, and reputational risks to the enterprise and individuals. Preventing, preparing for, and responding to data breaches in real time are chief concerns for organizations. This Summit is a unique way to engage and educate professionals concerning this timely topic and will offer educational sessions for attendees to sharpen their cybersecurity skills and knowledge. The content will focus on key concerns organizations face related to cybersecurity, prevention and best practices. The Summit will run concurrent education sessions with topics of interest for law firms, corporations, and government officials.