We have designed Master Service Agreements and Privacy Policies for start-up SaaS clients operating both in the United States and the E.U. taking into consideration the provision of the E.U. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)[Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation)] and U.S.-laws such as the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) and other laws and best practices.
In other matters we have represented individuals whose privacy has been violated. One dispute involved a challenge to one of the largest U.S. motion picture and media conglomerate’s use of a deceased individual’s name, where we succeeded in convincing the U.S. studio to reshoot certain scenes in the film, alter a fictional character’s name and restructure its marketing for the film in advance of the film’s North American release. Another matter involved rights of privacy and participation of an Iraqi refugee who was the subject of a biographical documentary film wherein we were successful in negotiating rights of profit participation and a co-producer credit for our client.
We also advise on marketing and advertising compliance. We currently represent a New York-based Venture Capital Fund and recently undertook a review of its compliance manual for Investor Advisor Marketing in light of recent amendments to the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 which created new SEC rules for fund marketing and advertisement.