FTCS Submits Data Protection Bill To Ecuadorian Congress

El 26 de mayo de 2021 entró en vigor la Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales (en adelante, la "LOPDP") con su publicación en el Registro Oficial Suplemento 459.

On May 26, 2021, the Organic Law for the Protection of Personal Data (the "LOPDP") entered into force with its publication in Official Gazette Supplement 459.

La Comisión de Protección de Datos irlandesa (CPD) ha multado a la plataforma de redes sociales Instagram, propiedad de Meta, con 405 millones de euros por ...

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta-owned social media platform Instagram €405 million for breaches of the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

As concerns about worker data privacy have grown across Latin America, so has the definition of "worker"; past, current, and potential employees and contractors may now be covered by a country's labor, employment and data-security regulations.

Tras mucho tiempo trabajando en ello, Ecuador publicará, en los próximos días, su primera Ley de Protección de Datos Personales al más estilo europeo.

Ecuador will publish in the coming days its first Personal Data Protection Law in the most European style after a long time working on it.

Por primera vez en la historia, Ecuador tendrá una Ley de protección de datos que seguirá el estándar normativo europeo....

For the first time in history, Ecuador will have a Data Protection Law that will follow the European normative standard.

Por primera vez en la historia, Ecuador tendrá una Ley de protección de datos que seguirá el estándar normativo europeo, y sobre ello escribe nuestro asociado Rafael Serrano para...

The Senate's failure to achieve the 60-vote threshold on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act leaves the timeline for comprehensive federal cryptocurrency regulation uncertain. Two key obstacles emerged: concerns over ethics provisions designed to prevent senior officials from profiting from digital ventures, and unresolved disputes over activity-based rewards and yield payments on stablecoins that banking groups warn could drain deposits from community banks.

How can multinational corporations effectively navigate the complex landscape of tax disputes across multiple European jurisdictions? This analysis examines strategic approaches and procedural considerations...

The SEC has proposed a comprehensive modernization of federal transfer agent rules that would expressly permit the use of blockchain technology as a master securityholder file. The proposal introduces technology-neutral language alongside new reporting requirements for distributed ledger technology usage and tokenized securities activity.

As federal climate disclosure rules face rescission and state-level mandates remain largely stalled, California's SB 253 greenhouse gas reporting requirement stands as the sole advancing framework, creating a fragmented compliance landscape where multistate companies must navigate divergent regulatory trajectories. With the SEC's 2024 climate rules stayed and proposed for elimination, and California's Air Resources Board finalizing implementation mechanics for November 2026 reporting deadlines, the operatio

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a preliminary injunction against Perplexity AI, determining that when an AI agent acts at a user's direction, it is the user—not the AI company—who "accesses" computer systems under federal and California computer fraud statutes. This landmark appellate decision addresses how existing computer-access laws apply to agentic artificial intelligence and has significant implications...

A federal court has struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, which sought to recover $75 billion from fossil fuel companies based on historical emissions. The ruling found the Act preempted by the Clean Air Act, marking the first judicial decision on state climate superfund legislation and establishing that EPA's rescission of the endangerment finding does not alter preemption analysis.

The European Commission has adopted final Guidelines on exclusionary abuses of dominance under Article 102 TFEU, introducing a "workable effects approach" that narrows presumptions while expanding guidance on objective justifications and recognizing sustainability benefits as valid efficiencies for the first time. These Guidelines replace the 2008 Enforcement Priorities Guidance and are expected to significantly impact enforcement practices across EU Member States and beyond, particularly for digital market

In a recent PTAB decision, Director Squires addressed whether Microsoft's IPR petition should proceed despite Sandpiper CDN's discretionary denial request. The ruling hinged on two critical factors: the novelty of Microsoft's art citations and Sandpiper CDN's failure to disclose its own commonly assigned prior art during patent prosecution. This case provides important guidance on how patent owners' prosecution conduct can impact discretionary denial outcomes at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

The European Commission has proposed replacing the EU's three core procurement directives with a single, directly applicable Regulation that would fundamentally reshape how companies compete for public contracts across Member States. The reform introduces mandatory quality criteria thresholds, embeds ESG considerations as evaluation factors, and establishes new security and European-preference provisions that could restrict participation based on ownership, supply chain exposure, and strategic dependencies.

Early decisions about a start-up's legal structure can dramatically affect tax outcomes and financial returns as the company grows and reaches liquidity events. Understanding the Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) exemption and implementing proper structuring from the outset can significantly enhance returns for both founders and investors.