Weekly Trends Report – 11/7/2019 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

ABOVE THE FOLD

What the Data Tells Us About the Future of Law Firms – Relativity’s McKenna Brown posted about the BDO’s Navigating Legal Digital Disruption report released earlier this year, which examined the ways digital disruption affects legal professionals.

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.

ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY

Relativity Fest – If you missed the keynote for the 10^th Relativity Fest and want to find out what was covered, go to the recap by Chris Brown of Relativity.  You can watch the entire 1:29:50 video, read the highlights posted by Chris, and look at shorter clips about Relativity Collect and the Aero UI, and see screen captures of family review and production.

Craig Ball’s processing primer – The ever-prolific Craig Ball is at it again, this time with a 55-page treatise on processing in e-discovery. (Thanks, by the way, for your re-imagining of the EDRM diagram.) Start with Craig’s post, then dive into the primer itself.

The challenges of emoticons – Martin Nikel of Deloitte offered thoughts on the challenges arising from working with emoticons in investigations.

ACEDS NY Chapter newsletter – The ACEDS NY Metro Chapter has published is first quarterly newsletter.

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

CCPA –

• CCPA comments to CA AG due by 12/6 – In materials from a recent webinar, Hogan Lovells attorneys reminded us that comments about the California Attorney General’s proposed CCPA regulations are due by Dec. 6 at 5 pm ET. Also noted: four public hearings have been announced: Sacramento, Dec. 2; Los Angeles, Dec. 3; San Francisco, Dec. 4; and Fresno, Dec. 5.
• Interactive Advertising Bureau launched CCPA compliance framework – Jesse M. Brody of Manatt noted that the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and its affiliated standard-setting body, the IAB Technology Laboratory, have released a public comment draft CCPA compliance framework for publishers and technology companies.

GDPR –

• GDPR data breach trends – The Irish Data Protection Commission has published Data Breach Trends from the First Year of the GDPR, an overview of trends observed by the DPC over the first year of mandatory breach reporting introduced by the GDPR.
• PII for GDPR and more – Marc Staimer of Dragon Slayer Consulting published an overview of PII compliance for GDPR and other data privacy laws and regulations.

3^rd annual EU Privacy Shield report released – Cynthia O’Donoghue and John O’Brien of Reed Smith reported that the European Commission has released its report on the third annual review of the functioning of the EU-US Privacy Shield. They concluded by noting that “on the whole, the Commission’s report confirms that the United States continues to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data transfers in the context of Privacy Shield. However, there are some gaps between the expectations of the Commission and U.S. authorities in terms of how Privacy Shield compliance can be achieved.”

Spanish data protection authority published the “Guide to Privacy by Design”, posted Santiago De Ampuero Castellanos of Hogan Lovells.

New privacy protections introduced in Illinois – Robert Fallah of Fisher Phillips wrote that Illinois has introduced new workplace privacy legislation, HB2557, governing the use of artificial intelligence during the job interview process.

LEGAL TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Lawyers and the cloud – Two recent articles focused on lawyers’ use of the cloud:

• Are Corporations Moving Their Data To The Cloud Or Not?
  Mike Quartararo (ACEDS): No clear answer provided, but Mike seems to be tilting slightly towards yes.
• ABA Survey: More Lawyers Using Cloud Computing in 2019 Than Ever Before
  Nicole Black (MyCase): 58% of lawyers reported that they use cloud computing technology for work-related tasks.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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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.