[Excerpt] Baker & McKenzie has an unparalleled global team of internationally experienced and locally qualified privacy and data protection lawyers in 38 countries worldwide who are familiar with the many facets of global privacy compliance. In preparing this Global Privacy Handbook, we have drawn on our many years of experience in helping clients develop and implement practical and strategic privacy compliance solutions. The goal of this Handbook is to: (i) provide a snapshot of core privacy laws, principles and concepts in many of the world’s major business centers, and (ii) highlight some of the key privacy and data protection issues on which our clients frequently seek guidance.