Weekly Trends Report – 11/22/2019 Insights

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

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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.

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

CCPA –

• New Draft of California Privacy Ballot Initiative Released
  Kate T. Spelman, David P. Saunders, and Effiong K. Dampha (Jenner & Block) (Nov. 16)
• CCPA Uncertainty May Put Cloud Agreements Up in the Air
  Frank Ready (Legaltech News) (Nov. 18)
• Responding to Requests to Delete – Morgan Lewis Practical Advice on Privacy: Guide to the CCPA
  Carla B. Oakley, Gregory T. Parks, W. Reece Hirsch, Mark L. Krotoski, and Gene K. Park (Morgan Lewis) (Nov. 20)

New Jersey increasing focus on privacy and cybersecurity – Alysa Zeltzer Hutnik, Lauri Mazzuchetti, Paul A. Rosenthal, and Glenn Graham of Kelley Drye wrote that the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office recently emphasized how it is prioritizing its enforcement of privacy and cybersecurity issues.

EDPR adopted GDPR territorial scope guidelines – Cynthia O’Donoghue and Daniel Millard of Reed Smith reported that the European Data Protection Board has adopted final guidelines on the territorial scope of the General Data Protection Regulation.

China encryption law passed – Hogan Lovells reported that the People’s Republic of China Encryption Law was passed on Oct. 26 and goes into effect on Jan. 1.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Conferences, webinars, and the like can provide insight into where e-discovery, information governance cybersecurity, and digital transformation are heading

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George Socha

Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness at Reveal

George Socha is the Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness at Reveal, where he promotes brand awareness, helps guide development of product roadmap and consults with customers on effective deployment of legal technology.

Named an “E-Discovery Trailblazer” by The American Lawyer, George has assisted corporate, law firm, and government clients with all facets of electronic discovery, including information governance, domestically and globally. He served clients in a variety of industries including pharmaceutical, energy, retail, banking and technology, among others. As a renowned industry thought leader, he has authored more than 50 articles and spoken at more than 200 engagements across the world on a variety of e-discovery topics. His extensive knowledge has also been utilized more than 20 times to provide expert testimony.

Co-founder of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), a framework that outlines the standards for the recovery and discovery of digital data, and the Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM), a similar framework specific to information management, George is skilled at developing and implementing electronic discovery strategies and managing electronic discovery processes.