Weekly Trends Report – 1/23/2020 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

Legalweek events – Join me at the following events during Legalweek:

• EDRM Pro Bono Project In-Person Kickoff Meeting
  Mon 2/3, 5:00 – 5:30 pm, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
• EDRM Legal Tech Jumpstart with HaystackID
  Mon 2/3, 5:00 – 7:30 pm, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
• Second Annual Legalweek Walk/Run and Breakfast
  Wed 2/5, 6:15 – 8:15 am, New York Hilton Midtown
• EDRM Pro Bono Project In-Person Kickoff Meeting
  Wed 2/5, 4:00 – 4:30 pm, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
• Drinks With Doug & Mary
  Wed 2/5, 4:00 – 6:00 pm, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
• ACEDS Community Cocktail Reception: Meet the Board
  Wed 2/5, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, 1221 Avenue of the Americas

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.

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

California –

• Q&A: How Amgen prepared for the CCPA, Alison O’Connell (Lexology) (Jan. 14)
• Proposed CCPA amendment would provide significant clarity to health care and life sciences companies, Alexis Cocco and Kimberly Gold (Reed Smith) (Jan. 22)

Florida – Analyzing the 2020 Florida Consumer Data Privacy Act, David Stauss & Malia Rogers (Husch Blackwell) (Jan. 16).

Maryland – Analyzing the 2020 Maryland Right to Opt Out of Third-Party Disclosures Act, David Stauss, Erik Dullea, and Malia Rogers (Husch Blackwell) (Jan. 23).

Virginia – Analyzing the 2020 Virginia Privacy Act and Sale of Personal Data Act, David Stauss and Malia Rogers (Husch Blackwell) (Jan. 20).

GDPR data breach survey – DLA Piper published is 2020 GDPR Data Breach Survey results.

Medical devices – William RM Long, Francesca Blythe, and Josefine Sommer of Sidley wrote that in December 2019, the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) published its guidance on cybersecurity for medical devices (the Guidance).

NIST Privacy Framework – Deborah George and Linn Foster Freedman of Robinson+Cole reported that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its first privacy framework tool (the “Privacy Framework”) on January 16, 2020.

LEGAL TECHNOLOGY & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Five requirements for tech to improve access to justice – Bob Ambrogi of LawSites reported on a recent talk by outgoing Legal Services Corporation’s president James Sandman, in which he outlined the five requirements he believes are necessary if we are to realize the potential for technology to improve access to justice.

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

1/24/2020-2/28/2020 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.