Insight into where e-discovery, information governance cybersecurity, and digital transformation are heading – who is doing what now or in the future, what works and what doesn’t, and what people wish they could do but can’t – gleaned from recent publications
ABOVE THE FOLD
Relativity Fest Oct. 20-23 – Join us this month at Relativity Fest in Chicago where my colleagues and I will be speaking on four sessions:
The Master’s Conference Oct. 28-29 – Join us October 28-29 at the offices of Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C. for the Master’s Conference. On Oct. 28 at 4:15 pm, Trent Livingston of ESI Analyst, Tracy Drynan of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Greg Freemyer of SullivanStrickler LLC, and I will participate in a panel discussion on “Emerging Data Sources: Connecting the Dots on Disparate Data”.
BDO knows CCPA – BDO’s California Consumer Privacy Act resource page enables privacy executives to stay abreast of the impending regulation and learn about overarching privacy and governance considerations in one convenient location.
ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY
Mike Quartararo and Ari Kaplan join ACEDS – As noted by Bob Ambrogi of LawSites, Stephen Fredette, the Chairman and CEO of BARBRI, announced that on Oct. 1 Mike Quartararo joined the organization as President of ACEDS and Professional Development and that Ari Kaplan will consult with the company to help build a new ACEDS Global Advisory Board and act as Chairperson for that group.
Third-party subpoenas and the duty to preserve – U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs and Ethan Bercot (Nelson Mullins) prepared an article published by the American Bar Association discussing third-party subpoenas and the duty to preserve. Their conclusion: companies generally have a duty to preserve data responsive to a third-party subpoena; and if the company determines that (a) the subpoena should not cause it to reasonably anticipate becoming a party in litigation and (b) there are not other independent obligations to preserve the data at issue, then the company likely will be able to limit the costs and disruptions involved in responding.
Missouri updated its e-discovery rules – Rachel Harris of Thompson Coburn wrote that the Missouri governor signed into law Senate Bill 223 which amended that state’s discovery rules to, among other things, attempt to bring the state’s e-discovery rules more in line with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Complex commercial litigation described – In e-discovery circles we frequently talk about “complex commercial litigation” but how many of us have a solid understanding of what that means? Ryan Frei and Ashley Peterson of McGuireWoods have prepared a primer that covers the basics and more.
The CLOUD Act – Attention is starting to focus on the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act (the CLOUD Act):
30(b)(6) dos and don’ts – Tom O’Connor has prepared a set of six posts on the dos and don’ts of 30(b)(6) depositions:
CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY
NIST released Privacy Framework preliminary draft – Covington reported that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has released a preliminary draft of the “NIST Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through Enterprise Risk Management”. NIST will be taking public comments through Oct. 24.
Maine and Nevada privacy laws – Sean Klammer of Porter Wright prepared an overview of Nevada’s privacy law, which became effective on Oct. 1, and Maine’s new Broadband Internet Access Service Customer Privacy act, which is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2020.
CCPA –
- Analyzing the California Legislature’s Changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act
David Stauss, Bob Bowman, Lauren Cabral, and Ephraim Hintz (Husch Blackwell) (Sept. 16)
- Latest California Consumer Privacy Act Amendments Impact Business Compliance Initiatives
Sharon R. Klein, Alex C. Nisenbaum, Jeffrey M. Goldman, and Taylor Jon Torrence (Pepper Hamilton) (Sept. 16)
- CCPA Update: How to Adjust Your Compliance Strategy to The Final 2019 Legislative Changes
John M. Brigagliano and Jon Neiditz (Kilpatrick Townsend) (Sept. 16)
- California AB 25 Passes Both Houses – Employee Information Is Excluded from the CCPA …Until 2021
Ciera Logan (Fox Rothschild) (Sept. 17)
- California Legislature Adopts Five Amendments to CCPA, But Largely Rejects Industry Efforts
Gregory Szewczyk and Philip N. Yannella (Ballard Spahr) (Sept. 17)
- CCPA Amendments Pass as the California Legislative Session Draws to a Close
Ropes & Gray (Sept. 17)
- What California’s New AB 5 Law Means for Employers
Daniel J. McCoy and Minal Haymond (Fenwick) (Sept. 18)
- CCPA Exceptions: What Qualifies as Activity ‘Wholly Outside’ of California?
Arielle Brown and Melinda L. McLellan (BakerHostetler) (Sept. 18)
- Does the California CCPA apply to UK businesses?
Andrew Kimble and Peter Given (Womble Bond Dickinson) (Sept. 18)
- CCPA: Expansive Array of Consumer Rights Imposes Rigorous Compliance Burden
Damon W. Silver and Catherine R. Tucciarello (Jackson Lewis) (Sept. 18)
- CCPA Exceptions: What Qualifies as Activity ‘Wholly Outside’ of California?
Arielle Brown and Melinda L. McLellan (BakerHostetler) (Sept. 18)
- IAB Previews Solution for Interest-Based Advertising and CCPA ‘Do Not Sell’ Right
Kyle R. Fath, Gerald J. Ferguson, Alan L. Friel, and Linda A. Goldstein (BakerHostetler) (Sept. 19)
- CCPA’s Potential Impact in the Automotive Space, Part I
Sarah L. Bruno and Eva J. Pulliam (Arent Fox)
- California Consumer Privacy Act Comes Into Focus as Amendments Pass Legislature
Amie Peele Carter, Mitchell S. Noordyke, Jigar D. Gandhi, and Michael Jaeger (Faegre Baker Daniels) (Oct. 7)
- New California Ballot Initiative Aims to Toughen Up CCPA
Sharon R. Klein and Alex C. Nisenbaum (Pepper Hamilton) (Oct. 7)
- Locke Lord QuickStudy: Deletion Completion under the CCPA
Molly McGinnis Stine and Paul B. Sudentas (Locke Lord) (Oct. 7)
- Some Reprieves in New California Consumer Privacy Act Amendments
Frederick C. Bingham, Robert M. Holland, Kimberly Arouh, and Sue C. Friedberg (Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney) (Oct. 7)
GDPR –
INFORMATION GOVERNANCE
2019 ILTA Legal Tech Survey Executive Summary released – Sharon Nelson of Sensei Enterprises reported that the International Legal Technology Association has released an executive summary of its 2019 Technology Survey, which looks at what law firms are doing with technology. The full survey, to be released later this month, will be available to ILTA members for $500.
LEGAL TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Michigan 37th state to adopt ethical duty of competence for lawyers – Bob Ambrogi of LawSites reported that the Michigan Supreme Court issued an order adopting a variation of Model Rule 1.1, Comment 8, of the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct – making it the 37th state of adopt the ethical duty of competence for lawyers. The amendment takes effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
E-DISCOVERY CASE LAW
Recent e-discovery decisions
8/22/2019 – U.S. District Judge Edward Davilla denied a motion to modify a special master’s order authorizing forensic imaging of devices belonging to 10 of more than 90 named plaintiffs and an associated protocol. Plaintiffs moved to have the protocol modified so that defendant’s discovery of devices would be limited to the extraction of “limited diagnostic data” instead of full forensic imaging, asserting that allowing full forensic imaging would constitute an invasion of privacy. First, the Court found that plaintiffs “have a legally protected privacy interest in their devices, that their expectation of privacy in their phones is reasonable, and that the threatened invasion is serious.” The Court determined that while full forensic imaging is a significant invasion of plaintiffs’ privacy, the “robust protections” in place adequately protected that privacy; those protections, too numerous to relate here, warrant reading. Next, the Court found that defendant has a compelling need to obtain the discovery. Only by obtaining full forensic images of plaintiffs’ devices would defendant be able to test the performance of those devices, performance that is integral to plaintiffs’ claims. The Court rejected as unpersuasive plaintiffs’ argument that a less intrusive approach, extraction of limited diagnostic data, would be sufficient. In Re: Apple Inc., No. 5:18-md-02827-EJD (N.D. Cal. Aug. 22, 2019).
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
UPCOMING EVENTS
Conferences, webinars, and the like can provide insight into where e-discovery, information governance cybersecurity, and digital transformation are heading
10/10/2018-11/8/2019 EVENTS
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10/10/19 1:00 PM |
10/10/19 2:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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ACEDS |
DSARs – Operational Burden and Resource Hungry! |
10/10/19 1:00 PM |
10/10/19 2:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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MER |
A Global Privacy Review |
10/10/19 1:00 PM |
10/10/19 2:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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MER |
A Global Privacy Review |
10/10/19 1:30 PM |
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ET |
Webinar |
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ABA |
Construction & Data Privacy Regional CLE Program |
10/11/19 |
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BST |
Conference |
London, UK |
Artificial Lawyer |
Legal Innovators |
10/13/19 |
10/15/19 |
PT |
Conference |
Westlake Village, CA |
Consero |
Corporate Litigation Forum |
10/14/19 5:00 PM |
10/16/18 5:00 PM |
PT |
Meeting |
Lake Tahoe, NV |
EDI |
The 5th GICLI Annual Meeting |
10/15/19 |
10/17/19 |
ET |
Conference |
Herndon, VA |
OSDFCon |
10th Annual Open Source Digital Forensics Conference |
10/15/19 1:00 PM |
10/15/19 2:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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ACEDS |
Navigating eDiscovery Vendors |
10/15/19 6:30 PM |
10/15/19 9:00 PM |
ET |
Conference |
New York, NY |
NYU Law |
NYU Law and Tech: Impact of Innovation |
10/16/19 9:00 AM |
10/16/19 6:00 PM |
BST |
Conference |
London, UK |
Legal Geek |
Legal Geek Conference |
10/16/19 1:00 PM |
10/16/19 2:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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ACEDS |
A Practical Guide to Leveraging Technology-Assisted Review in Litigation |
10/16/19 1:00 PM |
10/16/19 2:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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Lexbe |
Mastering the Document Intensive Case: A Blueprint for the Boutique Firm |
10/16/19 2:00 PM |
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ET |
Webinar |
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Law.com |
Find that Needle in a Haystack with Advanced eDiscovery Search Techniques Before and During Review |
10/16/19 3:00 PM |
10/16/19 4:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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Holland & Knight |
Cybersecurity Risks for the Autonomous Transportation Sector |
10/16/19 4:00 PM |
10/18/19 1:45 PM |
ET |
Conference |
Incline Village, NV |
EDI |
EDI Leadership Summit |
10/16/19 4:00 PM |
10/18/19 2:00 PM |
PT |
Conference |
Lake Tahoe, NV |
EDI |
The 9th Annual EDI Leadership Summit |
10/17/19 1:00 PM |
10/17/19 2:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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ACEDS |
Enhancing Document Review Workflows (Privilege too!) with H5 Matter Analytics Email Threading |
10/17/19 2:00 PM |
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ET |
Webinar |
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DATAVERSITY |
Build Your Own Data Governance Tools |
10/17/19 3:30 PM |
10/17/19 3:30 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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ACEDS |
TAR Talk: The Open Source Revolution |
10/20/19 |
10/23/19 |
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Conference |
Nashville, TN |
ARMA |
ARMA Conference 2019 |
10/20/19 |
10/23/19 |
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Conference |
Chicago, IL |
Relativity |
Relativity Fest |
10/23/19 12:00 PM |
10/23/19 1:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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Faegre Baker Daniels |
Navigating the Data Map: Rules, Tools and Why They Matter |
10/23/19 2:00 PM |
10/23/19 2:30 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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ABA |
Today’s Legal Document Management Technology |
10/24/19 8:30 AM |
10/25/19 1:00 PM |
CT |
Conference |
St. Louis, MO |
The Sedona Conference |
The Sedona Conference Working Group 1 Annual Meeting 2019 |
10/24/19 1:00 PM |
10/24/19 2:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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ACEDS |
How Automating eDisclosure with Audio, Video & Native Document Translations Saves Time and Money |
10/24/19 2:00 PM |
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ET |
Webinar |
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DATAVERSITY |
Data Modeling Best Practices – Business and Technical Approaches |
10/24/19 4:00 PM |
10/24/19 5:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
|
ACEDS |
How Automating eDisclosure with Audio, Video & Native Document Translations Saves Time and Money |
10/24/19 5:30 PM |
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PT |
Meeting |
|
ACEDS |
ACEDS Portland Chapter: October Social & Cocktail Reception |
10/27/19 5:30 PM |
10/30/19 12:30 PM |
MT |
Conference |
Phoenix, AZ |
ACC |
2019 ACC Annual Meeting |
10/28/19 8:00 AM |
10/29/19 5:00 PM |
ET |
Conference |
Washington, DC |
The Masters Conference |
The Master’s Conference 13th Annual Washington, DC Event |
10/28/19 8:00 AM |
10/29/19 5:23 PM |
ET |
Conference |
Washington, DC |
The Masters Conference |
The Masters Conference 13th East Coast Event |
10/29/19 1:00 PM |
10/29/19 2:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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Today’s General Counsel |
Shielding Your Organization from Data Privacy Nightmares |
10/29/19 2:00 PM |
10/29/19 2:30 PM |
ET |
Podcast |
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ACEDS |
Musings with Marc & Mary: Part Three |
10/30/19 |
11/1/19 |
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Conference |
Dublin, Ireland |
ITechLaw |
2019 European Conference |
10/30/19 11:30 AM |
10/30/19 12:15 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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Concept Searching |
Trusted Staff and Partners? Think Again About Data Breaches |
10/30/19 1:00 PM |
10/30/19 2:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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ACEDS |
Practical Uses of Brainspace |
10/30/19 1:00 PM |
10/30/19 2:00 PM |
ET |
Webinar |
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XDD |
Experience XDD’s Proprietary Mobile Discovery Solution |
10/31/19 6:00 AM |
10/31/19 7:00 AM |
ET |
Webinar |
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Ankura |
Global Data Privacy Webinar – India Data Protection Bill and GDPR |
10/31/19 2:00 PM |
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ET |
Webinar |
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Hanzo |
Emojis and the law: Real-world eDiscovery challenges of enterprise collaboration |
11/4/19 7:00 AM |
11/4/19 4:00 PM |
ET |
Conference |
New York, NY |
Information Management |
MDM & Data Governance New York |
11/4/19 12:00 PM |
11/6/19 12:45 PM |
PT |
Conference |
La Jolla, CA |
ALM |
Strategic Technology Forum US |
11/5/19 8:30 AM |
11/5/19 5:00 PM |
PT |
Conference |
Vancouver, Canada |
ADB Insights |
ABD Insights BC Legal Innovation Forum |
11/5/19 9:00 AM |
11/5 5;15 p |
BST |
Conference |
London, UK |
Thomson Reuters Events |
Legal & Technology Procurement Conference 2019 |
11/6/19 5:00 PM |
11/6/19 7:00 PM |
CT |
Meeting |
Chicago, IL |
ACEDS |
*Save the Date* ACEDS Chicago Chapter: Q&A (topic TBD) and Concurrent CEDS Exam Study Group |
11/7/19 8:30 AM |
11/7/19 6:00 PM |
GMT |
Conference |
London, UK |
The Cowen Group |
SOLID London |
11/7/19 1:00 PM |
11/7/19 2:00 PM |
GMT |
Webinar |
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ACEDS |
Manage DSAR Challenges through Workflow Optimisation and Automation |
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