A new executive order from President Joe Biden aims to bolster U.S. privacy protections in a way that ensures such data transfers comply with EU laws, thus theoretically streamlining the flow of that data across the Atlantic to the U.S.  Such transfers have been a troubled and complex issue for years . On today's show we are joined by Crowell & Moring Senior Counsel Christiana State, who focuses on privacy and cybersecurity from the firm’s San Francisco office. She specializes in and advises on issues related to technology and commercial transactions, and M&A corporate activities like the ones we are talking about today.