Information Governance (InfoGovernance) is the specification of decision rights and an accountability framework to encourage desirable behavior in the valuation, creation, storage, use, archiving and deletion of information. It includes the processes, roles, standards and metrics that ensure the effective and efficient use of information to enable an organization to achieve its goals. Information governance should be an element in planning an enterprise's information architecture.

(Gartner Hype Cycle for Legal and Regulatory Information Governance, 2009, December 2009).

An Engagement Area (EA) is an area where the commander of a military force intends to contain and destroy an enemy force with the massed effects of all available weapons systems.

(FM 1-02, Operational Terms and Graphics, September 2004).

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views – May 26, 2010

Provided for your review/use is this week's snapshot update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

eDiscovery News
Context for Applying Discovery
  1. A European Perspective on Cross Border Discovery - http://tinyurl.com/3yzjt8q
  2. Are Law Firm CIOs ‘Last Among Equals'? http://tinyurl.com/24opu9a
  3. Big Brother? More like Big Mother - http://bit.ly/aCgn1v
  4. Camerons Battles Backlash from Controversial Outsourcing Deal - http://tinyurl.com/266papu
  5. Could the BP Oil Spill Lead to an e-Discovery Disaster? http://tinyurl.com/27yx8sq
  6. Counsel’s Failure to Carry Out Discovery Obligations Results in Monetary Sanctions - http://tinyurl.com/25avlgj
  7. Court Order Provides Students, Parents Opportunity to View Images Captured by School-Issued Laptops - http://tinyurl.com/26d8ua3
  8. Draft EDRM Production Standards Now Posted for Public Comment - http://bit.ly/ckhsHS
  9. Eight Steps to Information Risk Compliance - http://tinyurl.com/24y7jzl
  10. Employee Email Privacy Considerations - http://tinyurl.com/25mrqe8
  11. Employers Monitor, Employees Push Back - http://tinyurl.com/23ppf8q
  12. Failure to Test Keywords by Sampling a Prominent Consideration in Court's Finding of Waiver - http://tinyurl.com/2b7lyhd
  13. HR as a Source of Record Part 3: Transfers - http://tinyurl.com/3572hdp
  14. HR as a Source of Record Part 4: Terminations - http://tinyurl.com/27o5uw4
  15. HR as a Source of Record Part 5: Reliability and Accessibility - http://tinyurl.com/2bqxmdu
  16. Introducing the Discovery Readiness Program: Part 1 - http://tinyurl.com/2bhgzlj
  17. Judge Shields Identity of Online Critic Facing Baseless Lawsuit - http://bit.ly/a9XHUX
  18. The Legal Ethics of Cloud Computinghttp://bit.ly/dmKPaZ
  19. Lawyers “Step in It” Through Social Media Incompetence - http://bit.ly/cKm7hn
  20. Legal Secretary Sacked for Sending Personal Email from Work - http://bit.ly/d8Uopz
  21. Litigators Need ESI Analytics - Not Boolean Search Tools - http://tinyurl.com/3abr9dv
  22. Objective Indexing: Facciola-Redgrave Framework - http://bit.ly/bG6Lak
  23. 'Pension Committee' Comes and Goes Around - http://tinyurl.com/32j9p2c
  24. Practice What You Preach When It Comes to Your Anti-Privacy Policies - http://bit.ly/aOhZhc
  25. Producing ESI in Compliance With the FRCP - http://tinyurl.com/3yfrryu
  26. Safe Harbor Certification May Not Mean Data Protection Compliance - http://tinyurl.com/27s74l3
  27. Social Networks Aid in Investigations - http://tinyurl.com/27maofo
  28. The Sedona Conference® Announces its 2nd Annual Intl Programme on Cross-Border E-Discvery & Data Privacy - http://tinyurl.com/3yh5q3h
  29. The Top Five Corporate Compliance Challenges of 2010 - http://ow.ly/1PLe3
  30. Twitter Fighting Pennsylvania Subpoena Seeking Names of 2 Tweeters - http://tinyurl.com/2c96s96
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views – May 19, 2010

Provided for your review/use is this week's snapshot update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

eDiscovery News
Context for Applying Discovery
  1. Beyond the Meet and Confer Basics: Will you be collecting social media data? http://tinyurl.com/272eqk9
  2. BigLaw New Normal May Accelerate Changes in How Firms Support Lawyers - http://tinyurl.com/28el6qr
  3. Do You Know Where Your Employees' Data Is? http://tinyurl.com/2aaas66
  4. ECA and the Prince of Denmark - http://tinyurl.com/292qk3a
  5. Eight Ways to Balance Collaboration Efforts with Traditional Records Management - http://tinyurl.com/24qtalk
  6. EU Opinion Imperils Privilege for In-House Counsel - http://tinyurl.com/28n8gov
  7. Federal Judiciary Launches Enhanced Website - http://tinyurl.com/2a83twk
  8. Financial Institutions Now Taking a Holistic Approach to #eDiscovery, Internal Investigations and Compliance - http://tinyurl.com/24os9bq
  9. Flood of Lawsuits and Mounds of #eDiscovery Run Apace With Advance of BP Oil Spill - http://tinyurl.com/2cybako
  10. Germany Asks Google to Surrender Private Data - http://nyti.ms/bc8pRQ
  11. Google’s GC Calls for Information Law Development - http://tinyurl.com/2vszdpj
  12. Harmless Error in Bank Robbery Conviction with Inadmissible Character Evidence from MySpace Profile - http://tinyurl.com/283nbn2
  13. 'Hot News' and the 'Duty to Police' It - http://tinyurl.com/2esv3k6
  14. Introduction to IMRM and Preview of CGOC Information Governance Survey Results - http://tinyurl.com/2d3mugz
  15. Lockheed Withheld Discovery Documents in Trade Secrets Case, Court Records Show - http://tinyurl.com/2ctms38
  16. Manual Collections of ESI in Electronic Discovery Come under Fire - http://tinyurl.com/2el7z9y
  17. Market Numbers On Content Analytics And eDiscovery - http://tinyurl.com/22q7uar
  18. Mechanisms That Help Reduce the Cost of E-Discovery - http://tinyurl.com/2cptph
  19. National Archives Attorney Offers e-mail Counsel - http://tinyurl.com/337zouj
  20. Online #eDiscovery Instruction in Law School Is Now a Reality - http://tinyurl.com/2b9y25a
  21. Ruling Underscores Broad Scope of #eDiscovery in Singapore - http://tinyurl.com/2g494b2
  22. Spoliation at Street Level? http://tinyurl.com/2f6opo8
  23. Taneja Group Opinion: Client-Facing Metrics Lower Risk and Cost - http://scr.bi/9ONWIk
  24. The Role of Human Resources in FCPA Compliance-Part II - http://tinyurl.com/2azk5ju
  25. To Avoid 'Plain View,' Investigators Need Blinders - http://tinyurl.com/2cxdo9c
  26. Update on Spring 2010 EDRM - Meeting - http://tinyurl.com/2898ygs
  27. Uptime Uncertain - http://tinyurl.com/2f4drkv
  28. Where Were You During the Social Media Boom? http://tinyurl.com/2g7nagu
  29. White House Reprimands Deputy CTO for Improper E-mail - http://tinyurl.com/236cj3r
  30. Your Cheat Sheet for Local Rule Motion Practice - Part One: Southern District of New York - http://tinyurl.com/2ddkoq6
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Industry Landscape
Case Summaries
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eDiscovery Events
May - June Event Update


ALM - Virtual LegalTech
May 20, 2010
Online
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DRI: Drug & Medical Device
May 20-21, 2010
San Francisco, CA
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ITechLaw: 2010 World Technology Law Conference & Annual Meeting
May 20-21, 2010
Boston, MA
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ACC 2010 Corporate Counsel University (CCU)
May 23-25, 2010
Indianapolis, IN
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DODIIS Worldwide Conference
May 23-27, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
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PLI: International Litigation 2010
May 24, 2010
New York, NY
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CEIC 2010
May 24-27, 2010
Summerlin, Nevada
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InsideCounsel SuperConference
May 25-26, 2010
Chicago, IL
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IBA Technology Law Conference
May 25-26, 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark
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IQPC: 7th Annual Advanced Contract Risk Management for Oil & Gas
May 26-27, 2010
Houston, TX
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USSTRATCOM Cyberspace Symposium
May 26-27, 2010
Omaha, NE
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SpeechTEK
May 26-27, 2010
London, UK
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ACC Europe Annual Conference
May 30 - June 1, 2010
Vienna, Austria
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JUNE

TechnoSecurity 2010
June 6-9, 2010
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Gartner PPM and IT Governance Summit
June 7-9, 2010
Orlando, Florida
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Microsoft Tech ED 2010
June 7-10, 2010
New Orleans, LA
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ALM: General Counsel Conference
June 8-9, 2010
New York, NY
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eDiscovery Readiness For Government
June 8-9, 2010
Arlington, VA
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LegalWeek Strategic Technology Forum
June 10-12, 2010
Marbella, Spain
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Q1: E-Discovery for Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Corporations Conference
June 14-15, 2010
Chicago, IL
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AIIM Roadshow 2010
June 14-17, 2010
Glasgow, Bolton, Birmingham, London, UK
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Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit
June 21-23, 2010
National Harbor, MD (Washington, DC area)
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ALM: LegalTech West Coast
June 23-24, 2010
Los Angeles, CA
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Digital Asset Management Symposium
June 30, 2010
London, UK
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views – May 12, 2010

Provided for your review/use is this week's snapshot update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

eDiscovery News
Context for Applying Discovery
  1. Another Indirect Cost of Unethical Corporate Behavior - http://tinyurl.com/24ub3cz
  2. Beyond the Meet and Confer Basics: Will you be collecting social media data? - http://tinyurl.com/25z8nxo
  3. Big Jump Predicted in Use of eDiscovery, CompTIA Survey Reveals - http://tinyurl.com/26h9nrs
  4. Conference Attendees Seek Adjustments, Not Sweeping Change to Litigation Rules - http://tinyurl.com/25w3uog
  5. Convicted by Text Message: Overcoming Authentication & Hearsay Objections - http://tinyurl.com/22sqckm
  6. Court Orders Monetary Fine for Gross Negligence and Intentional Spoliation of ESI - http://tinyurl.com/2avbgvb
  7. Data Mapping Should be a Top Priority for GC and CIOs within the Global 2000 - http://tinyurl.com/27s4g8f 
  8. Delaware Co. Establishes New Complex Commercial Litigation Division, Requires Early Consideration of eDiscovery http://tinyurl.com/2dja56p
  9. Disclosing Personal Information Across the Border - http://tinyurl.com/32p6qyh
  10. Discovery on Enterprise Archives and Content Platforms - http://bit.ly/bES21j
  11. Duke Conference on Civil Procedure and eDiscovery-Day 2 - http://tinyurl.com/2a7x6my
  12. E-Discovery, Business Goals and Best Practices - http://bit.ly/asmqhm 
  13. E-mails Reveal Wells Fargo Worries - http://tinyurl.com/26ghhxm
  14. Forensic Evidence and the CSI Effect - http://tinyurl.com/2bgnab7
  15. How to Fight Digital Disparagement - http://tinyurl.com/29gzsjk
  16. Lawyers' Ethical Stumbles Increase Online - http://tinyurl.com/2caesgu
  17. Legal Privilege Still Elusive for EU's In-House Lawyers - http://tinyurl.com/29t7pzm
  18. Legal Problems Arising from Social Media: Selected Resources - http://tinyurl.com/28zqfqh
  19. Like U2, Enterprise Search Is Older But As Relevant As Ever - http://bit.ly/b00Qpv
  20. Mississippi Is Latest State to Enact Data Privacy Law - http://bit.ly/bGSNSi
  21. NC Bar Assoc. Issues Proposed Ethical Opinions Approving Use of SaaS / List of Considerations to Minimize Risk - http://tinyurl.com/24dxtdj
  22. Risk Management and E-Discovery: Qualcomm Revisited - http://bit.ly/9NceOr
  23. Seven Things Your Organization Must Do Because of Social Media - http://tinyurl.com/292d9pk
  24. Sharp Increases in Recent FCPA Enforcement - http://tinyurl.com/29asj48
  25. Show Us the Love to Avoid Discovery Fights, Attorneys Urge - http://tinyurl.com/27bcxsk
  26. The Quest for eDiscovery: Creating a Data Map http://shar.es/mh78p
  27. Times Square Bombing Highlights Limitations of Federal Data Mining - http://tinyurl.com/2dq83vt
  28. U.S. Companies Misrepresenting EU Directive Safe Harbor Compliance Risk Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Action - http://bit.ly/99Wcou
  29. When E-Discovery Is Used as a Weapon - http://tinyurl.com/28nhd6b
  30. Workplace Rants On Social Media are Headache for Companies - http://tinyurl.com/2exygd2
Content for Understanding Technology

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Industry Landscape

Case Summaries
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eDiscovery Events
May Event Update
 

EDRM Kickoff Meeting Update
May 11-13, 2010
St. Paul, MN
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INTERACT 2010
May 16-19, 2010
Miami, FL
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MER Conference 2010 - Managing Electronic Records
May 16-17, 2010
Chicago, Illinois
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IQPC Information Retention & E-Disclosure Management Summit
May 17-19, 2010
London, UK
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Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit
May 17-18, 2010
London, UK
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ALM - Virtual LegalTech
May 20, 2010
Online
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DRI: Drug & Medical Device
May 20-21, 2010
San Francisco, CA
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ITechLaw: 2010 World Technology Law Conference & Annual Meeting
May 20-21, 2010
Boston, MA
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ACC 2010 Corporate Counsel University (CCU)
May 23-25, 2010
Indianapolis, IN
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DODIIS Worldwide Conference
May 23-27, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
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PLI: International Litigation 2010
May 24, 2010
New York, NY
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CEIC 2010
May 24-27, 2010
Summerlin, Nevada
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InsideCounsel SuperConference
May 25-26, 2010
Chicago, IL
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IBA Technology Law Conference
May 25-26, 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark
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IQPC: 7th Annual Advanced Contract Risk Management for Oil & Gas
May 26-27, 2010
Houston, TX
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USSTRATCOM Cyberspace Symposium
May 26-27, 2010
Omaha, NE
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SpeechTEK
May 26-27, 2010
London, UK
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ACC Europe Annual Conference
May 30 - June 1, 2010
Vienna, Austria
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views – May 5, 2010

Provided for your review/use is this week's snapshot update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

eDiscovery News
Context for Applying Discovery
  1. Meet And Confer: Key Considerations To Prepare Effectively - http://tinyurl.com/24s7w7g
  2. 2nd Circuit Affirms Refusal To Quash Subpoena In Music Downloading Case - http://bit.ly/bk7ky4
  3. 7th Circuit eDiscovery Pilot Program Committee Issues Phase 1 Report - http://tinyurl.com/28p97tx
  4. An Important Voice For E-Discovery Reform - http://tinyurl.com/264ndjt
  5. Are Custodial Preservation and Collection Efforts a Bad Idea? http://bit.ly/bItaDJ
  6. Are We Paying Five Times Too Much for E-discovery? http://bit.ly/cVHMz1
  7. Court Grants Expedited Discovery Against Yahoo to Discover Identity of John Doe Defendants - http://bit.ly/9I7Hgu
  8. Delaware Superior Court Adopts eDiscovery Rules - http://tinyurl.com/28zxe6w
  9. Draft Alberta Rules of Court Now Available - http://tinyurl.com/2eefqzn
  10. DU Law Review: Mandating Reasonableness in a Reasonable Inquiry - http://bit.ly/cib5gL
  11. E-Discovery at Issue in Case Involving Anna Nicole Smith's Mom - http://tinyurl.com/3ypfprg
  12. E-Discovery:  What Single Failure Constitutes Malpractice? http://tinyurl.com/26qk8ek
  13. eDiscovery Buyers Must Be Diligent In A Hot Market - http://tinyurl.com/2g2b3c2
  14. eDiscovery: The Transparency Police? http://tinyurl.com/28om8ez
  15. Employer Monitoring Of Employee Social Networking Going To The Next Level - http://tinyurl.com/38chwgo
  16. Federal Judge Bars 'Sexting' Prosecution of Pa. Girls - http://tinyurl.com/2c5opxc 
  17. German Data Protection: Use of Web Analytics Tools Illegal? http://bit.ly/dnuuiT
  18. Gone, Not Forgotten - Exiting Employees Leave a Trail of Electronic Data - http://tinyurl.com/26jmpz4
  19. Internet Law: U.S. Court Decides Emails Equal a Signature for Contracts - http://shar.es/mcBrL
  20. Is All ESI Accessible in California? http://tinyurl.com/2ehm6gj
  21. New Metadata Ethics Opinion – MN - http://ht.ly/1GYqG
  22. Ontario Court Sets Standard For Disclosing Anonymous Posters - http://bit.ly/9Ihmg0 
  23. Ponemon Study Finds Average Cost of Data Breach Was $3.4 million in 2009 - http://bit.ly/cX4sfM
  24. Project Management ACTION in #eDiscovery - Analyze, Capture, Track, Investigate, Optimize, Note - http://tinyurl.com/278oqzr
  25. Proportionality and Sedona Canada Principles Cited in Decision Requiring Production of E-mail - http://tinyurl.com/29fh3uk
  26. Search Technology: An Intelligent Adjunct to the Lawyer’s Skills, not a Black Box - http://tinyurl.com/23lch8y
  27. Study Projects Nearly 45-Fold Annual Data Growth by 2020 - http://tinyurl.com/lsocj6
  28. The United Airlines/Continental merger: a short or long document review? http://bit.ly/dl6xbV
  29. WI Supreme Court approves Discovery Rules to Address Electronically Stored Information - http://bit.ly/9L5dss
  30. When U.S. Discovery And Foreign Blocking Statutes Conflict: Third Parties, Take Note - http://tinyurl.com/2eorkw9
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Industry Landscape
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eDiscovery Events
May Event Update
 

The International Litigation Support Leaders Conference
May 7-8, 2010
Washington, D.C.
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EMC World 2010
May 10-14, 2010
Boston, MA
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Argyle Executive Forum: 2010 Corporate Counsel Leadership Forum
May 11, 2010
San Francisco, CA
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EDRM Kickoff Meeting Update
May 11-13, 2010
St. Paul, MN
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INTERACT 2010
May 16-19, 2010
Miami, FL
Click here for more information.

MER Conference 2010 - Managing Electronic Records
May 16-17, 2010
Chicago, Illinois
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IQPC Information Retention & E-Disclosure Management Summit
May 17-19, 2010
London, UK
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Gartner Enterprise Architecture Summit
May 17-18, 2010
London, UK
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ALM - Virtual LegalTech
May 20, 2010
Online
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DRI: Drug & Medical Device
May 20-21, 2010
San Francisco, CA
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ITechLaw: 2010 World Technology Law Conference & Annual Meeting
May 20-21, 2010
Boston, MA
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ACC 2010 Corporate Counsel University (CCU)
May 23-25, 2010
Indianapolis, IN
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DODIIS Worldwide Conference
May 23-27, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
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PLI: International Litigation 2010
May 24, 2010
New York, NY
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CEIC 2010
May 24-27, 2010
Summerlin, Nevada
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InsideCounsel SuperConference
May 25-26, 2010
Chicago, IL
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IBA Technology Law Conference
May 25-26, 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark
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IQPC: 7th Annual Advanced Contract Risk Management for Oil & Gas
May 26-27, 2010
Houston, TX
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USSTRATCOM Cyberspace Symposium
May 26-27, 2010
Omaha, NE
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SpeechTEK
May 26-27, 2010
London, UK
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ACC Europe Annual Conference
May 30 - June 1, 2010
Vienna, Austria
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