Rachel Ehlers, Author at Global Compliance News

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Rachel Ehlers is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Intellectual Property and Technology Practice Group, based in the Firm's Houston office. Throughout her early career, Rachel served in multiple in-house legal and compliance roles, including chief compliance officer and chief privacy officer, and has provided guidance and training to multinational companies globally. She also served as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State, and is recognized by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a Privacy Law Specialist and a Certified Information Privacy Professional.

United States: Oregon enacts Consumer Privacy Law

July 28, 2023 by Cynthia Cole, Rachel Ehlers and Helena J. Engfeldt 5 Mins Read

On 18 July 2023, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed SB 619 into law as the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, making Oregon the eleventh US state to enact consumer privacy legislation and the seventh in 2023 alone. The compliance deadline for for-profit entities is 1 July 2024.

United States: Colorado privacy law effective 1 July 2023

July 4, 2023 by Rachel Ehlers, Helena J. Engfeldt and Thomas (Tom) Tysowsky 6 Mins Read

The Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) comes into effect on 1 July 2023. Earlier this year, the Colorado Attorney General promulgated final rules for implementing the CPA. The rules provide insight as to how the Attorney General may interpret and enforce the CPA.

United States: Texas Data Privacy and Security Act for Governor’s approval

June 9, 2023 by Cynthia Cole, Rachel Ehlers, Jonathan Tam, Helena J. Engfeldt and Brittney Justice 9 Mins Read

On 29 May 2023, Texas’s H.B. 4, also known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, passed in the Texas legislature. The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act joins the growing number of states that have passed or enacted legislation in 2023, including Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee and Montana, and more are expected in the coming months.