On January 21, 2019, France’s data privacy agency, the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) announced that it was issuing a €50 million fine against Google, Inc. for violating the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is the first enforcement action under the new penalty ranges of the GDPR and the first GDPR enforcement […]
On January 21, 2019, France’s data privacy agency, the National Data Protection Commission (CNIL) announced that it was issuing a €50 million fine against Google, Inc. for violating the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is the first major enforcement action under the GDPR and the first enforcement action against a U.S.-based company. […]
GKG Law's popular Credentialing & Certification 411 Report has been updated with even more instructive topics for 2019. This free resource in collaboration with Association TRENDS contains information every education focused association executive needs to know. Are your credentialing exams secure? Could your Professional Disciplinary Committee's clear procedures and policies still leave you susceptible to challenges? Do […]
Effective at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, November 5, 2018, the U.S. fully re-imposed the primary and secondary sanctions on Iran that were in place prior to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA,” or the “Iran Nuclear Agreement”). In addition, the U.S. government has designated numerous additional entities in the financial, shipping, and energy […]
As many organizations have learned, on May 25, 2018, the EU implemented the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which imposes obligations and liability on U.S. organizations that have control over EU residents’ personal data (“Controllers”) or that process EU residents’ personal data on behalf of other companies (“Processors”). The GDPR regulates how companies collect, use, […]
In the age of internet banking, hackers accessing online banking accounts is a widespread problem. One common fraud scheme involves obtaining a business’s bank account login information and then replacing intended beneficiary account numbers with account numbers belonging to the hacker or his or her accomplice. The account numbers could be swapped on scheduled outgoing […]
By Tariq Panja Rafael Márquez, one of the best-known stars on Mexico’s World Cup soccer team, is a standout of the tournament in Russia. But it has nothing to do with his prowess on the field. Márquez, 39, is on a United States Treasury Department blacklist of people it says have helped launder money for […]
U.S. Imposes Additional Sanctions on North Korea
This August 10, 2017 New York Times article quotes GKG Law's Oliver Krischik in connection with his analysis of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designation of Rafael Márquez, the captain of the Mexican national soccer team. By Kevin Draper Rafael Márquez’s life just became a lot more difficult. On Wednesday, the United […]