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

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

New Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16.1 – Brian T. Rafferty and Brandon C. Mumby of Polsinelli reported that on Dec. 1 the new Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16.1 went into effect. The rule, they wrote, “functions as a response to concerns regarding the manner and timing of the production of voluminous Electronically Stored Information (ESI) in complex cases.”

2019 Litigation Trends Survey – Norton Rose Fulbright has published its 15^th annual Litigation Trends Survey. Their top-level summary: “The 15^th annual Litigation Trends Survey has identified two major trends that began impacting the industry more intensively in 2019 and are predicted to accelerate in 2020. More organizations than ever before anticipate dispute volume to rise in the year ahead, and they are putting in place preventative measures in order to manage the increased risk. Despite the increase in proactive risk mitigation, the findings show that companies are still underutilizing one of the most effective measures available – embedding lawyers in business operations.” Unlike in many years past, however, this year’s report makes no mention of e-discovery.

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

EDPB adopted data protection guidelines – William RM Long and Lauren Cuyvers of Sidley reported that the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) adopted guidelines on the GDPR’s data protection by design and by default principle.

German authorities issued GDPR fining methodology guidelines – William RM Long, Kolja Stehl, Lauren Cuyvers, and Anna-Shari Melin of Sidley reported that the Association of German Data Protection Authorities issued guidelines setting a five-step GDPR fining methodology.

GDPR changes proposed – Anna Oberschelp de Meneses, Ulrike Elteste, and Kristof Van Quathem of Covington reported that German Supervisory Authorities issued a report evaluating the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in Germany and recommending changes to the GDPR.

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