Technology Transactions Updates from Cooley LLPhttp://www.cooley.com The text of a proposed new EU-wide regulation on data protection was made available in December 2011 in advance of formal publication this month.1 The Explanatory Memorandum attached to the proposed General Data Protection Regulation (the "Proposed Regulation") states that it is the result of exten...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=66023Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT On August 24, 2011, Judge Loretta M. Giorgi of the San Francisco Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit against Craigslist which alleged that Craigslist had violated California Civil Code section 1747.08 (part of the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971) by requiring customers who use credit cards as t...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65600Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMTNew rules governing the use of website "cookies" were issued by the United Kingdom Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), effective May 26, 2011. These new rules require an "opt-in" system pursuant to which the use of cookies is only allowed after the user has given her consent. This opt-in system...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65178Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT On December 15, 2010, Canada passed the Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act (also known as "Canada's Anti-Spam Law"), the world's most stringent anti-spam law.1 Regulations implementing Canada's Anti-Spam Law are expected to be issued for public comment this spring, while the law is expected to...http://www.cooley.com/showalert.aspx?Show=65003Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTReston, Va. – April 27, 2011 – Cooley LLP announced today that Mike Lincoln, head of the firm's East Coast Business and Technology group, was named a Tech Titan by The Washingtonian magazine.  Tech Titans are the top 100 tech leaders in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.  This is the s...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=64975Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTWashington, DC – September 13, 2010 – Cooley LLP announced that Joel F. Brenner, previously Senior Counsel at the National Security Agency (NSA), has joined the firm as Of Counsel in its technology transactions group.  He is based in firm's Washington, DC office and will advise clients on a var...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=64268Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMTPartners Mike Lincoln, Adam Ruttenberg and Mark Spoto are featured in the online tech publication BisNow discussing current business trends in the technology industry. Click to view article. http://www.cooley.com/showinthenews.aspx?Show=64176Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMTPalo Alto, Calif. – July 13, 2010 -- Cooley LLP announced today that nine of its practice groups and 27 of its attorneys were recognized in The Legal 500: United States 2010 Edition.  The Legal 500 is a comprehensive guide to the legal market offering recommendations of law firms and lawyers wo...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=64049Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMTPalo Alto, Calif. – June 29, 2010 – Cooley LLP announced that the 2010 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes 53 Cooley attorneys as leaders in their respective fields, with 15 attorneys receiving a #1 ranking. Six Cooley practices received a #1 ranking and 22 of ...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=63998Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMTNew York – More than 700 technology, media and advertising CEOs, business development officers, media buyers, venture-capital and private-equity investors participated in the Cooley-sponsored OnMedia NYC conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York from Feb. 1 - 3. The annual conference, wh...http://www.cooley.com/showpressrelease.aspx?Show=63596Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT