Jillian Simons
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Articles
The risks of overbroad confidentiality commitments
USA - November 19 2020 A recent decision out of California serves as a stark reminder for counsel to draft employee confidentiality contracts thoughtfully. California, like…
Freshfields team authors step-by-step approach to common privacy issues that arise in investigations in GIR’s newest data privacy publication
USA - October 27 2020 US privacy law doesn’t come up often in US investigations—but that doesn’t mean you can ignore it. Well-known laws like HIPAA arise in healthcare…
Part II: Section 230 and Proposals for Revision - Some Critical Commentary on Executive Branch Updates
USA - September 28 2020 Yesterday we reviewed the history of Section 230, which has provided online platforms safe harbor from liability over content posted by third parties…
Part I: The History and Evolution of Section 230
USA - September 25 2020 “Section 230” is a buzz word of late—heard on the Hill, on Pennsylvania Avenue, and now in the (virtual) board rooms of companies that allow their…
Unblurring videoconferencing legal risks
USA - April 2 2020 As people continue to keep their physical distance, companies are quickly implementing off-the-shelf videoconferencing tools to maintain visual…
