Legal & Compliance

GDPR and Web Scraping Best Practices
Sanaea Daruwalla, Head of Legal and Compliance at ScrapingHub, joined us at our vendor webinar to discuss the GDPR compliance practices and also explained how ScrapingHub performs its internal legal review prior to scraping.
Peter Greene from Lowenstein Sandler on DDQs
On January 17th, 2019, we hosted our monthly Data Forum webinar with Peter Greene, Vice-Chair of Investment Management Group at Lowenstein Sandler, discussing standardized due diligence questionnaires (DDQs).
Data Due Diligence Working Group - Next Steps
Last month, Eagle Alpha launched a working group the goal of which is to standardize the data due diligence (DDQ) process. A standardized document will be beneficial for both data vendors and asset managers, it will facilitate and accelerate the sales cycle.
Interview with Peter Greene from Lowenstein Sandler on Web Crawling
Having served as the General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of a buy-side investment firm early in his career, Peter has a unique understanding of his clients' goals and the nature of their interactions with investors, regulators, auditors, administrators, employees, and outside counsel.
Peter Greene from Lowenstein Sandler on Alternative Data and Insider Trading Law
On November 1st, 2018, Eagle Alpha held a Data Forum event attended by sixteen asset management firms. Peter Greene, Vice-Chair of Investment Management Group at Lowenstein Sandler, delivered a presentation regarding alternative data in the context of insider trading law.
Interview with Lawrence Brown from Simmons & Simmons on Data Privacy
On November 1st 2018, Eagle Alpha held a Data Forum event attended by sixteen asset management firms. Lawrence Brown, a partner at Simmons & Simmons, delivered the first presentation and covered the topic of data privacy and how to best mitigate the associated risks.
Developments in U.S. Data Privacy Initiatives
The implementation of GDPR, and the California passage of data privacy legislation, have made data regulation in the US practically inevitable.
GDPR Impact on Alternative Data
With both Facebook and Twitter seeing losses in European users in the second quarter, it's unlikely that there has been no impact, but how and how much of an impact are open questions.