Weekly Trends Report – 2/13/2020 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

2020 UF Law E-Discovery Conference – Register now to join me in person or via livestream on March 19 as I get together with Bill Hamilton and a host of new and returning speakers for the 8^th Annual University of Florida Law E-Discovery Conference in Gainesville, FL.

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

The Legalweek that was –

• Catching Up at Legalweek
  Natalie Bahmanyar (Above the Law) (Feb. 7)
• Tips, Tools and Biggest Bummers: What Lawyers Really Think About the State of Legal Tech
  Vanessa Blum and Leigh Jones (ALM) (Feb. 7)
• Fear, Loathing, And iPad Raffles In Manhattan: Legalweek20
  Joe Patrice (Above the Law) (Feb. 20)
• In Search Of Innovation At 3 Legal Conferences
  Bob Ambrogi (LawSites) (Feb. 10)
• Observations about Legaltech 2020 from Attendees: eDiscovery Trends
  Doug Austin (CloudNine) (Feb. 10)
• Observations about Legaltech 2020 from Attendees, Part Two: eDiscovery Trends
  Doug Austin (CloudNine) (Feb. 11)
• Legalweek 2020: This Is the Greatest Show
  ALM Staff (ALM) (Feb. 11)
• Data Privacy and Protection Take Center Stage at Legalweek’s Legaltech
  David Horrigan (Relativity) (Feb. 11)
• Legalweek 2020 Mixtape
  Ari Kaplan (Ari Kaplan Advisors) (Feb. 12)

Predictive coding (aka TAR) –

• Math Will Set Us Free: Why Elusion Tests Should Be Part of Your Meet-and-Confer
  Ben Sexton (JND eDiscovery) (Feb. 11)
• Is It All Relative? Predictive Coding Technologies and Protocols Survey – Spring 2020 Results
  Rob Robinson (Complex Discovery) (Feb. 13)

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

Proposed changes to proposed CCPA regulations – Glenn A. Brown, Lydia de la Torre, Elliot Golding, and Ann J. LaFrance of Squire Patton Boggs reported that on Feb. 7 the California AG announced changes to the CCPA proposed regulations.

Data privacy legislation introduced in Florida – Crystal B. Carswell of Hunton Andrews Kurth reported that the Florida legislature has introduced bills that would require companies operating online services in the state to inform Florida consumers whether they are collecting personal information and provide opt out capabilities.

Processing personal data through video devices – Diletta De Cicco and Charles-Albert Helleputte of Mayer Brown reported that On January 29, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) released Guidelines 3/2019 on processing personal data through video devices (“Guidelines”). They also published “10 Commandments for Processing Personal Data Through Video Devices in the European Union”.

Sedona Conference Incident Response Guide – Sharon Nelson of Sensei Enterprises reported that the 139-page Sedona Conference Incident Response Guide now is available.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

UPCOMING EVENTS

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

2/14/2020-3/20/2020 EVENTS

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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.