The Data Day

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A RopesTalk podcast series brought to you by the data, privacy & cybersecurity practice at Ropes & Gray, which will discuss the day-to-day effects that data has on all of our daily lives as well as other exciting and interesting legal and regulatory developments in the world of data.

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January 28, 2026Episode 717 min

World Data Protection Day & Regulatory Insights for 2026

On this special edition of The Data Day podcast, Ropes & Gray partner Rohan Massey—leader of the firm’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice and managing partner of the London office—is joined by counsel Edward Machin and associates Catherine Keeling and Suzie Wilson to celebrate the 19th World Data Protection Day and explore the evolving landscape of data, privacy, and cybersecurity regulation across the UK and EU in 2026. The discussion covers headline-making cybersecurity breaches, new compliance obligations under DORA and the Cyber Resilience Act, and the anticipated UK cyber bill. The panel also examines the regulatory outlook for AI, including key dates for the EU AI Act and the potential direction of the UK’s AI Bill. Rounding out the conversation, the team highlights upcoming changes in digital regulation, such as the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act, the EU Data Act, and the Digital Omnibus package.

July 10, 2024Episode 614 min

Recent Developments in AI Governance and State Privacy Laws

Tune in to the latest episode of Ropes & Gray's podcast series, The Data Day, brought to you by the firm’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. This series focuses on the day-to-day effects that data has on all of our lives as well as other exciting and interesting legal and regulatory developments in the world of data, and features a range of guests, including clients, regulators and colleagues. On this episode, hosts Fran Faircloth, a partner in Washington, D.C., and Edward Machin, counsel in London, discuss the latest developments keeping the data team busy, including the drive to build AI governance programs in Europe and the U.S. and the launch of a new state privacy law microsite. The microsite features an interactive map of the U.S. that captures the rapidly developing privacy laws emerging from each state.

January 26, 2024Episode 520 min

Protecting Your Company and Your Data in the Wake of a Cyber Incident

Tune in to Ropes & Gray's podcast series, The Data Day, brought to you by the firm’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. This series focuses on the day-to-day effects that data has on all of our lives as well as other exciting and interesting legal and regulatory developments in the world of data, and features a range of guests, including clients, regulators and colleagues. On this special episode, in honor of World Data Privacy Day coming up on January 28, hosts Fran Faircloth, a partner in Ropes & Gray's Washington, D.C. office, and Edward Machin, counsel in the London office, discuss the most important steps they advise clients to take to protect their business and their data from a cybersecurity attack.

November 16, 2023Episode 425 min

Data Protection Laws in India—A Conversation with Sajai Singh of J. Sagar Associates

Tune in to the fourth episode of Ropes & Gray's podcast series, The Data Day, brought to you by the firm’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. This series focuses on the day-to-day effects that data has on all of our lives as well as other exciting and interesting legal and regulatory developments in the world of data, and features a range of guests, including clients, regulators and colleagues. On this episode, hosts Fran Faircloth, a partner in Washington, D.C., and Edward Machin, counsel in London, are joined by London partner Rohan Massey, a leader of the firm’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice, and special guest Sajai Singh, a partner at J. Sagar Associates in Bangalore, to discuss the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India’s long-awaited comprehensive data protection law.

April 25, 2023Episode 322 min

Tracking Cybercriminals and Nation-State Actors in the World of Cryptocurrency—A Conversation with Jackie Koven of Chainalysis

Tune in to the third episode of Ropes & Gray's podcast series, The Data Day, brought to you by the firm’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. This series focuses on the day-to-day effects that data has on all of our lives as well as other exciting and interesting legal and regulatory developments in the world of data, and features a range of guests, including clients, regulators and colleagues. On this episode, hosts Fran Faircloth, a partner in Ropes & Gray's Washington, D.C. office, and Edward Machin, a London-based associate, are joined by special guest Jackie Koven, who is head of cyber threat intelligence at blockchain analysis firm, Chainalysis. Join us as we discuss how Jackie and the Chainalysis team track cybercriminals and nation-state actors who are involved with ransomware payments and other cryptocurrency schemes.

March 2, 2023Episode 223 min

A Deeper Look Into the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) & California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

Tune in to the second episode of Ropes & Gray's podcast series The Data Day, brought to you by the firm’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. This series focuses on the day-to-day effects that data has on all of our lives as well as other exciting and interesting legal and regulatory developments in the world of data, and will feature a range of guests, including clients, regulators and colleagues. On this episode, hosts Fran Faircloth, a partner in Ropes & Gray's Washington, D.C. office, and Edward Machin, a London-based associate, discuss recent enforcement by the California Attorney General, including a new round of enforcement sweeps, actions by the California Privacy Protection Agency, and the relationship between the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

January 30, 2023Episode 116 min

World Data Protection Day and 2023 Trends & Hot Topics

Tune in to the first episode of Ropes & Gray's new podcast series, The Data Day, brought to you by the firm’s data, privacy & cybersecurity practice. This series will focus on the day-to-day effects that data has on all of our lives as well as other exciting and interesting legal and regulatory developments in the world of data, and will feature a range of guests, including clients, regulators and colleagues. This edition celebrates World Data Protection Day, which took place on January 28, by answering questions submitted by our clients and contacts about the landscape of the data, privacy and cybersecurity field of law. Join your hosts Fran Faircloth, a partner in Ropes & Gray's data, privacy & cybersecurity practice based in Washington, D.C., and Edward Machin, a London-based associate in the same group, as they explore topics including the proposed adequacy decision for EU-U.S. data transfers, the likelihood of a U.S. federal privacy law, ransomware demands and other strange and interesting privacy trends as we look ahead into 2023.