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, October 27, 2010

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - October 27, 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 Considering Discovery

  1. Backup? There's a Service for That - http://tinyurl.com/2e3jo6l
  2. Clawbacks: Trick or Treat? http://tinyurl.com/36do6lg
  3. Court Orders Production of Plaintiff's User Names and Passwords for Social Network Accounts - http://tinyurl.com/24obegz
  4. Cyber Criminals Take Aim – At Your Firm - http://tinyurl.com/2fem88w
  5. eDiscovery: Does Platform Integration Matter? http://tinyurl.com/2chmz4u
  6. E-Mail Spam Falls After Russian Crackdown - http://tinyurl.com/28jh878
  7. Ethics Committees and the Bystander Effect - http://tinyurl.com/2eu2sl4
  8. Europe and US to Bang Heads over Data Privacy - http://tinyurl.com/38lo4nz
  9. Feds To Access Email From Cloud - http://tinyurl.com/37d4fn4
  10. Free Speech Protects Amazon Buyers' Data, Federal Judge Rules - http://tinyurl.com/25ywt6q
  11. Friends, Followers, and Feeds: A National Survey of Social Media Use in State Government - http://tinyurl.com/35odpyu
  12. Google Admits It 'Mistakenly' Captured E-Mails, E-Mail Addresses, Passwords - http://tinyurl.com/2ejprdl
  13. How the Cloud Is Spurring Reform of Federal Law - http://tinyurl.com/3agxv45
  14. Is eDiscovery Certifiable? http://tinyurl.com/25gkh36
  15. Law Firms Feel Pressure From New Breed of Competitors - http://tinyurl.com/2frhk7d
  16. Law Firms Staff Experts to Manage EDD - http://tinyurl.com/26ju6h9
  17. NARA Wants US Government Social Media Content Tamed -http://tinyurl.com/2cgsr3d
  18. National eDiscovery Institute at Georgetown - Interview (Monica Bay/Patrick Oot) - http://tinyurl.com/28rf9mz
  19. Online Profilers Use Browser Cookies to Collect Consumer Information - http://tinyurl.com/2chzq7j
  20. Pa. Court Opens Door to Discovery of Social Networks - http://tinyurl.com/2aw8fld
  21. Proportionality Requires Planning to Implement - Canadian eDiscovery - http://tinyurl.com/2afrze3
  22. Sanctions for Spoliation Are Not Made on Hunches - http://tinyurl.com/2comfkq
  23. Social Media Advisor - Background Checks The New-Fashioned Way - http://tinyurl.com/2dl9qsm
  24. Spoliation: Go to Jail. Go directly to Jail. Do not pass GO. http://tinyurl.com/23m6fqf
  25. The Perils of Implied Messages for Reg FD - http://p2.to/ZGZ
  26. UK E-Disclosure Risks are Calculable and Containable - http://bit.ly/9yfZGi
  27. UK - Every Email and Website to be Stored - http://tinyurl.com/28tug22
  28. Why Cloud Security Worries Are Overblown - http://tinyurl.com/2br2m8t
  29. Why Data Governance Agreement Matters to Data Analytics - http://bit.ly/cLZ8D2
  30. Would You 'Friend' the Judge? http://tinyurl.com/358umkd


Compositions for Education: Presentations, Reports, Reviews, Surveys, and White Papers
Content for Understanding Technology
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eDiscovery Events

OCTOBER

Sedona Conference, Antitrust Law & Litigation XII
October 28-29, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Click here for more information.

NOVEMBER

InfoSecurity – Netherlands
November 3-4, 2010
Utrecht, Netherlands
Click here for more information.

55th Annual ARMA International Conference and Expo
November 07-10, 2010
San Francisco, CA
Click here for more information.

InfoSecurity – Russia
November 17-19, 2010
Moscow, Russia
Click here for more information.

Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit
November 17, 2010
San Diego, CA
Click here for more information.

7th Annual Advanced E-Discovery Institute
November 18-19, 2010
Arlington, VA
Click here for more information.

Gartner Data Center Summit
November 22-23, 2010
London, UK
Click here for more information.

DECEMBER

Gartner Data Center Conference
December 6-9, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
Click here for more information.

ALM – Virtual LegalTech
December 14, 2010
Online
Click here for more information.

2011

JANUARY


LegalTech New York
January 31 - February 2, 2011
New York, New York
Click here for more information.

FEBRUARY

IQPC eDiscovery for Financial Services Conference

February 14-16, 2011
New York, NY
Click here for more information.


APRIL

ABA TECHSHOW
April 11 - 12, 2011
Chicago, IL
Click here for more information.

JUNE

LegalTech West
June 15-16, 2011
Los Angeles, CA
Click here for more information.

JULY

Carmel Valley E-Discovery Retreat
July 17-21, 2011
Carmel, California
Click here for more information.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - October 20, 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 Considering Discovery

  1. 10 Tips for Effective Litigation Case Management - http://tinyurl.com/37pam6x
  2. A Practical Approach to Legal Project Management - http://tinyurl.com/2d3p4es
  3. Addressing The Outsourcing of Document Review - http://tinyurl.com/2bxfawj
  4. Awaiting a Verdict on Tweeting From the Courtroom - http://tinyurl.com/2f7rgmx
  5. 'Cached' Pages May Be Evidence in Child Porn Case, Panel Says - http://tinyurl.com/29u6wmk
  6. Court Finds Data Not Reasonably Accessible, Orders Phased Discovery Approach, Declines to Shift Production Cost - http://tinyurl.com/2f25bjj
  7. Data Retention And The Ability To Start Over - http://tinyurl.com/259a8e9
  8. Discovery of GPS Tracker Becomes Privacy Issue - http://tinyurl.com/2ar2prs
  9. Download the Missing Pieces of Data from Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/23zavjm
  10. Drunks, DNA, and Data Transfer Risk in eDiscovery - http://tinyurl.com/2chmz4u
  11. Email Deduplication, What Does It Really Mean? http://tinyurl.com/25glyko
  12. European Rejection of Attorney-Client Privilege for In-House Lawyers - http://tinyurl.com/29jhaam
  13. Facebook's Latest Privacy Breach - http://tinyurl.com/2bs7aq5
  14. Firms with eDiscovery Systems are Faring Better - http://tinyurl.com/2a8ezod
  15. Former Prosecutor Sued by Abuse Victim He 'Sexted' - http://tinyurl.com/22rwx4m
  16. Government e-Discovery Tactics Broadened - http://tinyurl.com/2fsb2eh
  17. Hong Kong Considers Criminalizing Unlawful Personal Data Transfers - http://bit.ly/cd634p
  18. How to Tame the Social Network at Work - http://tinyurl.com/38k9hxx
  19. Large Corporations Still Behind on Data Governance - http://tinyurl.com/2g6ug8r
  20. Legal Process Management In Action - http://t.co/1Tge16s
  21. Legal Outsourcing: Time to Take Things Outside? http://tinyurl.com/2dcd3qk
  22. New Rules for Employees' Mobile Device Privacy - http://tinyurl.com/2ewjnal
  23. Ongoing Compliance Assessments: FCPA, UK Bribery Act and OCED Best Practices - http://tinyurl.com/28f7k9s
  24. Social-Media Policies for Law Firms - http://tinyurl.com/2dpszh2
  25. The Return Line in e-Discovery - http://tinyurl.com/232zwn9
  26. United States: New York State Court Decision Potentially Undermines Effect of Commonplace Arbitration Clauses - http://tinyurl.com/23rzq58
  27. When Lawyers Troll for 'Friends' Online - http://tinyurl.com/2aqz8oy
  28. Wrangling the Digital Data Monster - http://tinyurl.com/247tn3l
  29. Why Go Cloud? Five Reasons Why Lawyers Should Adopt Cloud-Based Technology - http://litn.eu/clio09
  30. YouTube Among Tech Tools for War Crime Investigators - http://tinyurl.com/36c6gwe
Compositions for Education: Presentations, Reports, Reviews, Surveys, and White Papers
Content for Understanding Technology
Vendor Views
Industry Landscape
eDiscovery Events

OCTOBER

Gartner Symposium: ITxpo 2010
October 17-21, 2010
Orlando, FL
Click here for more information.

DRI Annual Meeting
October 20-24, 2010
San Diego, CA
Click here for more information.

The Sedona Conference: Patent Litigation XI
Oct 21 – Oct 22, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Click here for more information.

ACC Annual Meeting
October 24-27, 2010
San Antonio, TX
Click here for more information.

2010 Techno Forensics & Digital Investigations
October 25-26, 2010
Gaithersburg, MD
Click here for more information.

Sedona Conference, Antitrust Law & Litigation XII
October 28-29, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Click here for more information.

NOVEMBER

InfoSecurity – Netherlands
November 3-4, 2010
Utrecht, Netherlands
Click here for more information.

55th Annual ARMA International Conference and Expo
November 07-10, 2010
San Francisco, CA
Click here for more information.

InfoSecurity – Russia
November 17-19, 2010
Moscow, Russia
Click here for more information.

Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit
November 17, 2010
San Diego, CA
Click here for more information.

7th Annual Advanced E-Discovery Institute
November 18-19, 2010
Arlington, VA
Click here for more information.

Gartner Data Center Summit
November 22-23, 2010
London, UK
Click here for more information.

DECEMBER

Gartner Data Center Conference
December 6-9, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
Click here for more information.

ALM – Virtual LegalTech
December 14, 2010
Online
Click here for more information.

2011

JANUARY


LegalTech New York
January 31 - February 2, 2011
New York, New York
Click here for more information.

APRIL

ABA TECHSHOW
April 11 - 12, 2011
Chicago, IL
Click here for more information.

JUNE

LegalTech West
June 15-16, 2011
Los Angeles, CA
Click here for more information.

JULY

Carmel Valley E-Discovery Retreat
July 17-21, 2011
Carmel, California
Click here for more information.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - October 13, 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 Considering Discovery

  1. 2nd Circuit Revives Defamation Suit Brought by Former MSNBC Reporter - http://tinyurl.com/28daex2
  2. Commentary: Banned From the Internet - http://tinyurl.com/24nkmfj
  3. DA Says Stock Scam Leveraged Social Networks - http://tinyurl.com/2cfmgbr
  4. Dedupe Catching on Slowly - http://tinyurl.com/24mx9nl
  5. District Attorney Sexts Domestic Abuse Victim: "I am the Prize" - http://tinyurl.com/259mvnl
  6. E-Discovery Search: The Truth, the Statistical Truth, and Nothing But the Statistical Truth - http://bit.ly/b3Bmfl
  7. eDJ Perspective on Sedona Conference Commentary on Principles of Proportionality - http://tinyurl.com/22qlzxc
  8. Ethics & E-Discovery from the LegalTalk Network (Podcast) - http://tinyurl.com/2bf7n9u
  9. Facebooking in Court: Coping With Socially Networked Jurors - http://tinyurl.com/2ee4ao5
  10. Ignorance of Email Archives Results in Discovery Dispute - http://tinyurl.com/2atmdzj
  11. Information Management Reference Model Provides Starting Point - http://tinyurl.com/2g5hqzl
  12. Instant Communication Saves Time but Presents Problems - http://tinyurl.com/25k69of
  13. Litigation: Challenging a Competitor’s False Advertising - http://tinyurl.com/2724tar
  14. New NY eDiscovery Preliminary Conference Rule - http://bit.ly/d1wywz
  15. Ongoing Preservation: Is Email Journaling Right for You? http://tinyurl.com/2efl68f
  16. Panel Urges Caution on Sanctions for Failure to Preserve Data - http://tinyurl.com/25mfpnd
  17. Phased Discovery: Undue Burden and Practical Proportionality - http://tinyurl.com/3y359cg
  18. Predictive Coding: Will it Gain Widespread Acceptance? http://tinyurl.com/28pqffe
  19. Proper Information Management Takes Technology, A Team Approach - http://tinyurl.com/296obvu
  20. Recent Corporate Disasters Resurrect Records Management Interest - http://bit.ly/cHq3am
  21. Ruling Proves to Be Primer on E-Discovery Enforcement - http://tinyurl.com/2883767
  22. Search Warrants for Facebook, iPods and Personal Computers - http://tinyurl.com/2eqatyn
  23. Shouldering the Burden of Data Dumping - http://tinyurl.com/299wfth
  24. Software Forensics Tools Enter the Courtroom - http://tinyurl.com/23hjgrl
  25. The Price of Discovery in New York Courts - http://tinyurl.com/32hwhuc
  26. Unmasking Anonymous Online Defamation - http://tinyurl.com/2f7ned7
  27. Washington (State) - High Court: E-mail Metadata is Public Record - http://tinyurl.com/27slhy5
  28. When Social Sites Get Anti-Social - http://tinyurl.com/26qyz9b
  29. Will Facebook's New Download Feature Change E-Discovery on Social Networks? http://bit.ly/dzS8nK
  30. Why Law Firms Should Know In-House Metrics - http://tinyurl.com/27o5ojx
Compositions for Education: Presentations, Reports, Surveys, and White Papers
Content for Understanding Technology
Vendor Views
Industry Landscape
eDiscovery Events

OCTOBER

Gartner Symposium: ITxpo 2010
October 17-21, 2010
Orlando, FL
Click here for more information.

EDRM Midyear Meeting
October 19-20-2010
St. Paul, MN
Click here for more information.

DRI Annual Meeting
October 20-24, 2010
San Diego, CA
Click here for more information.

The Sedona Conference: Patent Litigation XI
Oct 21 – Oct 22, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Click here for more information.

ACC Annual Meeting
October 24-27, 2010
San Antonio, TX
Click here for more information.

2010 Techno Forensics & Digital Investigations
October 25-26, 2010
Gaithersburg, MD
Click here for more information.

Sedona Conference, Antitrust Law & Litigation XII
October 28-29, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Click here for more information.

NOVEMBER

InfoSecurity – Netherlands
November 3-4, 2010
Utrecht, Netherlands
Click here for more information.

55th Annual ARMA International Conference and Expo
November 07-10, 2010
San Francisco, CA
Click here for more information.

InfoSecurity – Russia
November 17-19, 2010
Moscow, Russia
Click here for more information.

Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit
November 17, 2010
San Diego, CA
Click here for more information.

Gartner Data Center Summit
November 22-23, 2010
London, UK
Click here for more information.

DECEMBER

Gartner Data Center Conference
December 6-9, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
Click here for more information.

ALM – Virtual LegalTech
December 14, 2010
Online
Click here for more information.

2011

JANUARY


LegalTech New York
January 31 - February 2, 2011
New York, New York
Click here for more information.

APRIL

ABA TECHSHOW
April 11 - 12, 2011
Chicago, IL
Click here for more information.

JUNE

LegalTech West
June 15-16, 2011
Los Angeles, CA
Click here for more information.

JULY

Carmel Valley E-Discovery Retreat
July 17-21, 2011
Carmel, California
Click here for more information.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - October 6, 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 Considering Discovery

  1. Five Tips for Meeting the eDiscovery Challenge - http://tinyurl.com/2cw52ft
  2. 5 Tips to Keep Loose E-Mails From Sinking Litigation - http://tinyurl.com/2e3hjll
  3. 6 Things You Should Never Share on Your Social Networking Site - http://tinyurl.com/2w3g22o
  4. Anonymized Health IT Data Still Traceable, House Panel Warned - http://tinyurl.com/236v3w4
  5. Are Digital Copiers Targets for eDiscovery - http://tinyurl.com/23x8ccc
  6. Blow Out - Judge Grimm Artfully Deflates an Obnoxious Litigant - http://tinyurl.com/39zw9j7
  7. Building Your e-Discovery Toolkit - http://tinyurl.com/25k67re
  8. Court Finds No Waiver of Privilege as to Emails Inadvertently Produced by Third Party and No Waiver Resulting from Use of Company Email Account and Laptop to Communicate with Counsel - http://tinyurl.com/24bdote
  9. Court Grants Motion to Strike Privileged Email Inadvertently Sent to Opposing Counsel Using "Reply All" - http://bit.ly/aYybMD
  10. Crash or Soar? Will the Legal Community Accept "Predictive Coding?" http://tinyurl.com/3833y5a
  11. Epiq Systems Acquires Leading Bankruptcy Creditor Software Company – http://tinyurl.com/35opday
  12. EU Denies Attorney-Client Privilege Protection to Corporate In-House Legal Communications - http://tinyurl.com/245lfx2
  13. European Rejection of Attorney-Client Privilege for Inside Lawyers - http://tinyurl.com/2wvmvbx
  14. Evidence Considerations In Employment Disputes - Part I - http://tinyurl.com/2es7p3z
  15. Feds Introducing BigPharma to FCPA - http://p2.to/YPj
  16. Financial Data Breaches Linked To Poor Security Compliance - http://tinyurl.com/25utksv
  17. FTC Consumer Protection Head Shares New Vision for Consumer Privacy - http://tinyurl.com/23rtcae
  18. German Government Moves on Draft Law Regarding Employee Data Protection - http://bit.ly/9Z2gg5
  19. How Private Is Facebook Under the SCA? http://tinyurl.com/2d2az4x
  20. Identifying Defaming Defendants with Expedited Subpoenas on Social Networking Sites - http://tinyurl.com/268k3km
  21. Infamous Voice Mail Finally Played at Jasmine-Marvell Trial - http://tinyurl.com/2be5go9
  22. Law Firms Cross-Border Fundamentals: Considerations For Canadian Business Expansion Into The United States - http://tinyurl.com/2cqdn7e
  23. Law Firms UK Bribery Act Raises The Bar On FCPA Standards For Antibribery Compliance - http://tinyurl.com/27ups23
  24. New Rules on Disclosure of Electronic Documents - http://tinyurl.com/28t8lfu
  25. NY Judge Finds Nothing Private About Facebook Postings - http://tinyurl.com/2efhoh8
  26. Plaintiffs, Alleging Prudential Conspired With Their Lawyers, Try to Pierce Privilege - http://tinyurl.com/24k6cy4
  27. Stored Communications Act Limits Gmail Information Obtainable Pursuant to Subpoena - http://tinyurl.com/29lc885
  28. The Cost of Justice – Weighing the Costs of Fair and Effective Resolution to Legal Problems - http://tinyurl.com/29r643u
  29. The Social Media Mess: When You Don't Have Time to Learn What You Need to Know Now - http://tinyurl.com/2ae9nhm
  30. Tips Toward Mastering E-Mail Evidence - http://tinyurl.com/2alp6na
  31. Top 5 Corporate Compliance Challenges Facing Chemical Companies - http://bit.ly/buGzRF
  32. The Truth Police - http://tinyurl.com/2avavuv
  33. What's Left of Employee Consent as Grounds for Data Processing After Recent European Court of Justice Decision?" http://tinyurl.com/269ehwy
  34. Why We Still Need Records Management - http://tinyurl.com/2869mpp
  35. Who Owns a Terminated Employee's Twitter Account? http://tinyurl.com/23jhonp
Compositions for Education: Presentations, Reports, Surveys, and White Papers
Content for Understanding Technology
Vendor Views
Industry Landscape
eDiscovery Events

OCTOBER

The Masters Conference
October 4-6, 2010
Washington, DC
Click here for more information.

2010 NFPA Annual Convention
October 7-10, 2010
Cherry Hill, NJ
Click here for more information.

Gartner Symposium: ITxpo 2010
October 17-21, 2010
Orlando, FL
Click here for more information.

EDRM Midyear Meeting
October 19-20-2010
St. Paul, MN
Click here for more information.

DRI Annual Meeting
October 20-24, 2010
San Diego, CA
Click here for more information.

The Sedona Conference: Patent Litigation XI
Oct 21 – Oct 22, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Click here for more information.

ACC Annual Meeting
October 24-27, 2010
San Antonio, TX
Click here for more information.

2010 Techno Forensics & Digital Investigations
October 25-26, 2010
Gaithersburg, MD
Click here for more information.

Sedona Conference, Antitrust Law & Litigation XII
October 28-29, 2010
Phoenix, AZ
Click here for more information.

NOVEMBER

InfoSecurity – Netherlands
November 3-4, 2010
Utrecht, Netherlands
Click here for more information.

InfoSecurity – Russia
November 17-19, 2010
Moscow, Russia
Click here for more information.

Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit
November 17, 2010
San Diego, CA
Click here for more information.

Gartner Data Center Summit
November 22-23, 2010
London, UK
Click here for more information.

DECEMBER

Gartner Data Center Conference
December 6-9, 2010
Las Vegas, NV
Click here for more information.

ALM – Virtual LegalTech
December 14, 2010
Online
Click here for more information.

2011

JANUARY


LegalTech New York
January 31 - February 2, 2011
New York, New York
Click here for more information.

APRIL

ABA TECHSHOW
April 11 - 12, 2011
Chicago, IL
Click here for more information.

JUNE

LegalTech West
June 15-16, 2011
Los Angeles, CA
Click here for more information.

JULY

Carmel Valley E-Discovery Retreat
July 17-21, 2011
Carmel, California
Click here for more information.