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Through the 2025 BCLT Privacy Law Forum: Life Sciences virtual conference, BCLT invites you to explore cutting-edge issues crucial for lawyers, in-house counsel, government regulators, and academics working in the privacy and cybersecurity spaces. Throughout the summer and fall, BCLT will launch the programs you need to watch. Explore updates on health-focused privacy laws, AI’s impact on privacy issues, wearables and age-related privacy protections, and international data transfers. This is a must-view program for anyone who is encountering privacy issues in the context of the life sciences ecosystem.
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Session 1: International Data Transfers
BCLT Life Sciences Law & Policy Center
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | B-CLE
0.75 General CLE & CPE Credit Available
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Join Lokke Moerel and Kaylee Cox Bankston from Morrison Foerster to learn what you need to know about international data transfers. Lokke and Kaylee will explore the US and EU international data transfer regimes in detail, and how lawyers and clients can best navigate these complex regimes in these changing geo-policital times. The EU data transfer regime has started out as a protection of fundamental privacy rights of individuals but is now becoming a tool in the EU’s ambition for digital sovereignty. Lokke will discuss why the EU’s digital sovereignty is under threat, what the chances are the EU-US Data Privacy Framework will be invalidated, how EU policy measures will facilitate open data spaces for AI innovation while ensuring EU sovereignty by introducing further transfer regimes (basically amounting to data localization requirements) and how Big Tech is responding with EU cloud boundaries. The session will end with recommendations for how to navigate this complex legal landscape. Don’t miss this excellent program!
Speaker(s):
Kaylee Cox Bankston, Morrison Foerster
Lokke Moerel, Morrison Foerster
Session 2: Matrices of Privacy: Where Are Wearables Taking You?
BCLT Life Sciences Law & Policy Center
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. (PT) | B-CLE
0.50 General CLE & CPE Credit Available
Recording ($50) | Resources | Speaker Bios & Contact Info
As wearable technologies become deeply embedded in our daily lives—from smartwatches and fitness trackers to clinical-grade health monitors—they are collecting more sensitive personal data than ever before. But what does that mean for your privacy? Join us as legal and bioethics expert Rachel Zuraw, from UC Berkeley School of Law, explores the complex and fast-evolving world of wearables, data collection, and digital privacy. You’ll unpack the regulatory landscape, consider what health data is (and isn’t) protected, and discuss how age, vulnerability, and emerging technologies are reshaping the future of health privacy.
Whether you’re in healthcare, tech, law, or policy, this conversation will equip you to think more critically about the digital devices we wear—and the hidden data trails we leave behind.
In this session, you will learn:
- What privacy really means in the age of wearables—and why it’s not so simple
- How different privacy regulations apply to wearable technologies
- What health data is protected—and what isn’t
- How to identify privacy risks tied to aging and long-term care tech
- Who benefits from wearable data and who may be left exposed
Speaker(s):
Rachel Zuraw, UC Berkeley School of Law
Session 3: AI, Privacy, and Life Sciences
BCLT Life Sciences Law & Policy Center
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. (PT) | B-CLE
0.75 General CLE & CPE Credit Available
Recording ($115) | Resources | Speaker Bios & Contact Info
AI is revolutionizing life sciences—from drug discovery to diagnostics—but it’s also raising urgent questions about data privacy, legal risk, and regulatory compliance. Join legal experts Thora Johnson and Shannon Yavorsky from Orrick for an engaging and practical session on how companies can responsibly and lawfully innovate at the intersection of AI, health data, and genomics.
We’ll explore real-world examples, including multi-omics research, global data sharing, and new rules like the DOJ’s Bulk Data Rule and the EU AI Act. Whether you’re working with patient data, developing AI models, or leading compliance, this session will provide the clarity and foresight you need.
Perfect for life sciences innovators, legal, compliance, and digital health professionals seeking practical, future-ready insights in a rapidly evolving landscape.
You’ll learn how to:
- Understand how AI is transforming the life sciences industry
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Navigate U.S. and global privacy law
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Understand the legal and ethical risks of using omics data and AI models
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Comply with the DOJ Bulk Data Rule and EU AI Act
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Assess real-world challenges
Speaker(s):
Thora Johnson, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Shannon Yavorsky, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe