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Brussels—September 2, 2021: Sari Depreeuw is joining Crowell & Moring’s Brussels office as a partner in its Technology & Brand Protection Group, expanding the firm’s capability to counsel clients on complex intellectual property matters in the visual arts, digital, and audiovisual sectors.

On the 28 June 2021, the European Union (EU) adopted two adequacy decisions which permit the free flow of personal data from the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) to the UK. The adequacy decisions are given under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Law Enforcement Directive (LED), and include the EU’s assessment of the UK’s data protection standards. The decisions are necessary because EU data protection law limits transfers to a third country (the UK became a third country as a result of Brexit), and under the EU – UK Trade Cooperation Agreement the transition period was due to expire on the 30 June 2021.