Electronic Discovery

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News & Analysis as of May 19, 2013

Laying Foundation for Meta Data and Websites

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 5/9/2013

Lawsuits brought in the U.S. that result in judgments against Chinese companies often have problems with enforceability, unless the Chinese company has assets in the US or assets in another country that enforces US judgments....more

#Ediscovery & Biz Data Keeps you from Sleeping? Know Data Retention Policy's 4 Pillars. Primer.

by Wahab & Medenica LLC on 8/29/2012

Writing a Data Retention Policy may seem unimportant when there are so many other aspects of running a business that require your attention, but having one in place will save your company lot of time, money, and headache if...more

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: Big Data and the Law [Video]

by Dechert LLP on 7/30/2012

As the use of the internet and social media continues to increase rapidly, companies are being challenged to keep up with changing laws and the many ways in which customer and employee data flow in and out of their hands. In...more

Where's my Blackberry? UK data protection for lawyers

by Chris Robinson on 1/6/2011

UK data protection has come of age with large fines levied for the first time and a well-publicised leak from a law firm. Is your law firm compliant with data protection standards?...more

Legal Implications of Cloud Computing -- Ethics

by Tanya Forsheit on 10/19/2010

It is time to talk about cloud computing and ethics. Yes, ethics. Historically, lawyers and technologists lived in different worlds. The lawyers were over here, and IT was over there. Here's the reality: Technology -...more