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Claire O'Rourke

Working with emerging, national, and multinational companies and non-profits, Claire O’Rourke handles matters involving a range of data privacy and cybersecurity issues.

Claire works with clients in the technology, financial services, life sciences, and healthcare industries, among others. She provides strategic advice on preparation for, response to, and legal obligations and risk mitigation after a cybersecurity incident. Claire also counsels clients on compliance with generally applicable and sector-specific federal and state privacy laws. She has assisted clients in drafting and reviewing privacy policies and terms of service, designing new products and services to comply with applicable privacy laws, and reviewing contract or other agreements for potential privacy issues.

Prior to practicing law, Claire was a congressional staffer and worked for a trade association that assists small businesses.

On June 24, 2020, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (“UNECE”)* adopted two regulations that will have a significant impact on manufacturers of connected and autonomous vehicles (“CAVs”). These regulations impose obligations relating to cybersecurity and software updates for passenger cars, vans, trucks, and buses, while the cybersecurity regulations also reach light four-wheeler vehicles if equipped with automated driving functionalities from level 3 (conditional automation) onward. The regulations will enter into force in January 2021.

The European Union, South Korea, and Japan are expected to take steps to adopt these UNECE regulations in their respective national laws in the next couple of years. Given the widespread use of UN Regulations in the automotive sector globally, we anticipate that other countries will also adopt these regulations. Once implemented, any manufacturer that sells vehicles in the implementing countries must comply with the regulatory requirements, including by ensuring that its supply chain would not prevent compliance. As a result, the effects of the regulations are likely to flow down to vehicle manufacturers even in countries that do not adopt them, such as the United States.
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