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Polsinelli Podcasts - Be Careful What you Put in Writing - What Companies Need to Know About Document Retention
Corporate counsel often shoulder the burden of managing the entire Legal Hold process for their organization. That means on top of everything else, they must issue, execute and ensure compliance with required legal holds...more
Patrick Tracey and Doug Radigan will be the speakers for the webinar “A Brave New World: Corporate Policies & Procedures Post-COVID” presented by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Northeast. Recent experience, as...more
In 2003 Judge Shira Scheindlin wrote “once a party reasonably anticipates litigation, it must suspend its routine document retention/destruction policy and put in place a 'litigation hold' to ensure the preservation of...more
The ‘new normal’ created by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to many employees working remotely from home, resulting in companies facing new challenges in how they manage information created and sent by their remote employees....more
Companies routinely face decisions on what information should be retained, what information should be maintained, and what information, if any, must be preserved. Many companies make these decisions without truly...more
Data minimization can be a powerful – and seemingly simple – data security measure. The term refers to retaining the least amount of personal information necessary in order for an organization to function. Less information...more
The New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations, 23 NYCRR part 500 (the “Cybersecurity Regulations”), require companies subject to the regulations to update their record retention schedule for...more
Over the years, interest in Information Governance (IG) practices and related technology solutions within the legal industry has ebbed and flowed, primarily following the pattern of economic cycles. We have reached a tipping...more
The Background: Technology has transformed the way that directors receive and review information and communicate with each other and with management. The Issue: Although many modern board practices are more secure and...more
Within two years of its implementation, several cases show that amended Rule 37(e) is having its intended impact, as judges are carefully applying the criteria articulated in the Rule prior to ordering curative measures or...more
Data minimization can be a powerful – and seemingly simple – data security measure. The term refers to retaining the least amount of personal information necessary in order for an organization to function....more
Do you worry about what would happen if that one “smoking gun” got into the hands of your adversary? Have your employees been educated on the “do’s” and “don’ts” of drafting documents, particularly e-mails? Does your...more
Litigants in all industries, including construction, have to deal with electronic documents. Collecting, processing, reviewing and producing these documents involves substantial expenditures of time, manpower and money, often...more
Companies that have existed for any period of time can be overwhelmed by the volume of documents they create. The amount of material and data have grown exponentially in the last few decades with the expansion of...more