For decades the conventional wisdom has been that actual privacy levels are higher in the EU than in the US, a proposition that many, even in the US, seem to accept as Gospel. This bit of conventional wisdom bears scrutiny David Bender is the author of Bender on Privacy and Data Protection (LexisNexis Matthew Bender), published in 2011 and updated annually, and of Computer Law (LexisNexis Matthew Bender), initially published in 1978 and now a six volume set updated twice annually. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston Law Center, where he teaches Privacy Law, and a sole practitioner in Dobbs Ferry, NY, with extensive experience in privacy, information technology, and intellectual property litigation, counseling, and transactional matters. He was a founder of the IP practice at White & Case LLP, where he spent the majority of his career, and was head of the firm’s privacy practice, which he also helped found. Mr. Bender previously served in-house at AT&T, where he was responsible for all IP litigation brought by or against any Bell System company. Before his service at AT&T, he was engaged extensively in antitrust litigation. He is a past president of the International Technology Law Association (formerly called Computer Law Association). Mr. Bender has made over 250 presentations at conferences sponsored by numerous organizations such as PLI, bar associations, and law schools on various topics in the realm of privacy, IT, IP, and antitrust, across the United States and in 19 other nations, and has authored over 100 law review articles and conference handbook papers. Before turning to the law, Mr. Bender served as an engineer with the aerospace division of Ford Motor Co., and as a mathematician with Hughes Aircraft. Ask the LexisNexis experts - and get a complete answer based on today's law. An authoritative analysis of important cases, codes, statutes, rulings, emerging issues or legal topics is available now - through LexisNexis Emerging Issues Analysis. The brain trust of LexisNexis authors - thousands of recognized authorities who develop the respected Matthew Bender®, Mealey's and Martindale-Hubbell® treatises and articles - produce this highly specific content. Each commentary covers an important case, code, statute, ruling or emerging issue such as subprime, nanotechnology, or climate change. More current and concentrated than treatises and more analytical than news, Emerging Issues Analysis bridges the information gap between the two, providing quick expert analysis of current developments in law.