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 15, 2013

Weekly eDiscovery News and Views - May 15, 2013


Compiled from online public domain resources, provided for your review/use is this week’s update of key industry news, views, and events highlighting key electronic discovery related stories, developments, and announcements.

Weekly eDiscovery Top Story Digest Update

eDiscovery Issues
Corporate Risk
  • 26(a)(2)(B) Expert Reports – Permissible Supplementation or Clarification v. Impermissible Sandbagging - http://bit.ly/15s7mSm (Gregory Joseph)
  • A Look at Two Approaches to Oil and Gas Regulation | Energy & the Law - http://bit.ly/10wWKJk (Charles Sartain)
  • An Aging Workforce: the Risks Associated with Succession and Transitional Planning –http://bit.ly/10w0lHu (Strikeman Elliott)
  • Apple’s Customer Data-Privacy Rules Struck Down by German Court - http://bloom.bg/16YMRMN (Karin Matussek)
  • Bloomberg Names Compliance Chief After Client Data Breach - http://bit.ly/10ns0OI (Catherine Dunn)
  • Bloomberg: Through the Looking Glass | @WiredGC - http://bit.ly/19k5I1u (John Wallbillich)
  • Canadian Tech and IP Status Update: Social Media and the Service of Documents - http://bit.ly/10ivtKt (Roland Hung, Jeremy Busch-Howell)
  • CopyTele Is a ‘Patent Troll’ With No Apologies – http://bit.ly/10ksrWe (Lisa Shuchman)
  • Cybersecurity Debate Continues of Privacy Concerns – http://bit.ly/13vb36n (Dawn Livingston)
  • EY Survey Finds CFO Insanity Everywhere - http://bit.ly/10bjfr1 (Richard Cassin)
  • FAQ: What You Need to Know About Cloud Computing’s Hidden Tax Hit - http://bit.ly/15pAidF (Ellen Messmer)
  • Flexible Work Schedule Not a Reasonable Accommodation under ADA When Punctual, Regular Attendance is an Essential Function - http://bit.ly/10w0Gdg - (Michael Soltis)
  • In FCPA Enforcement Sometimes Truth is Stranger than Fiction – The Cilnis Complaint - http://bit.ly/10w0YRx (Thomas Fox)
  • International Cloud Computing and the Protection of Personal Data - http://bit.ly/11V13QV (Paul Van den Bulck)
  • Judge Opens Toyota’s Secrets to Additional Attorneys - http://bit.ly/173sYUK (Amanda Bronstad)
  • Making the Bottom Line Case for Compliance: The ROI of a Robust Compliance Department - http://bit.ly/10w1aQD (Ron Schwartz)
  • Managing Business Risks of Social Media - http://bit.ly/15scHZZ (Nicole Galli, Sarah Stafford)
  • New FCPA Resource Guide – 10 Things for Legal and Compliance Officers to Consider (PDF) http://bit.ly/173qupi (Deloitte Forensic Center)
  • Patent Exhaustion and Self-Replicating Technologies - http://bit.ly/19k6H1A (Antoinette Konski)
  • Protecting Privacy or Enabling Fraud? Employee Social Media Password Protection Laws and FINRA - http://bit.ly/10d1dom (Jessica Goldenberg)
  • Software Patents Are “The Plaything Of The Judges” | Litigation & Trial Lawyer Blog - http://bit.ly/13vYZlq (Max Kennerly)
  • The SEC Does Not Care about Your FINRA Document Request -  http://bit.ly/10sUIe5 (David Smyth)
  • Survey Says – Recent FCPA Related Surveys - http://bit.ly/13TFHWq (Mike Koehler)
  • Up to 160,000 Social Security Numbers Exposed in Washington State Court Hack - http://bit.ly/1957aop (Elaine Porterfield)
  • You’d Think We’d All Know the Dangers of ‘Reply All’ by Now - http://bit.ly/16vc3uj (Jon Hyman)
Technology Considerations
Vendor News
2013 Events
MAY
CEIC 2013
May 19 – 22, 2013
Orlando, FL
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MER ’13 – The National Conference on Managing Electronic Records
May 20 – 22, 2013
Chicago, IL
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LegalTech West Coast
May 21-22, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
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JUNE
The Fifteenth Annual International Techno Security Conference
June 2-5, 2013
Myrtle Beach, SC
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7th Annual Governance and eDiscovery Summit
June 12-13, 2013
Sydney, Australia
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International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law
June 10 – 14, 2013
Rome, Italy
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AUGUST
ILTA 2013 Annual Conference
August 18-22, 2013
Las Vegas, NV
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OCTOBER
EDRM 2013-2014 Midyear Meeting
October 9-11, 2013
Saint Paul, MN
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ACEDS 2013 Corporate E-Discovery Summit
October 10-11, 2013
San Francisco, CA
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Innovate
October 17-18, 2013
Orlando, FL
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LawTech Europe Congress 2013
October 21 – 22, 2013
Prague, Czech Republic
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ACC 2013 Annual Meeting
October 27-30, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
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NOVEMBER
KMWorld 2013
November 6-8, 2013
Washington, DC
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The Advanced eDiscovery Institute
November 21-22, 2013
Washington, DC
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