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No Points for Second Place: How Data Privacy Clauses Impact Your Business

Name: No Points for Second Place: How Data Privacy Clauses Impact Your Business
Start: 2022-11-17T15:20:00+0000
Location: Association of Corporate Counsel

When: November 17, 2022 at 3:20pm – 4:20pm (PDT)

Speakers: Sushila Chanana

Location:

Association of Corporate Counsel

Hyatt Regency Santa Clara

Sushila Chanana is presenting on "No Points For Second Place: How Data Privacy Clauses Impact Your Business" at the Association of Corporate Counsel Deal or No Deal Conference on November 17 with trusted legal advisors about the importance of privacy with respect to contracts and deals. Click here for more details and to register.

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