Bergstein advises clients on the formulation of rules, procedures, guidelines and standards for the management of databases. The firm regularly prepares legal opinions on a wide variety of issues, with the purpose of guiding clients in finding solutions to meet the requirements of local standards. Bergstein routinely advices on commercial agreements which  involve confidential information and personal data.

It is usual the participation of the firm in multi-jurisdictional projects that include a Uruguayan chapter aimed at contemplating Uruguay’s data protection rules.

Some of the most representative projects are:

• Legal assistance to an American company in regulatory proceedings before the Regulatory and Control Unit on Personal Data (Unidad Reguladora y de Control de Datos Personales).
• Legal assistance to a Swiss financial group dedicated to asset management, in the implementation of a new system of human resources management aimed at contemplating personal information of all employees.
• Legal advice to a multinational French company of cosmetic products, with regard to the handling of data of its customers in Uruguay.
•  Advice to a US automobile manufacturer on the implementation of its personal data processing policy in Uruguay.