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The Sedona Conference Commentary on Proportionality in Cross-Border Discovery: A Brief Overview | Epiq

Epiq on 9/18/2024

The Sedona Conference (TSC) and its Working Group 6 on International Electronic Information Management, Discovery, and Disclosure recently published their Commentary on Proportionality in Cross-Border Discovery (Commentary)...more

General Data Protection Regulation Guidelines

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model on 4/9/2024

Parties that have possession, custody, or control of evidence potentially relevant to U.S. litigation or investigations are typically required to identify, collect, preserve, and produce such evidence (with limited...more

Key Takeaways on eDiscovery/eDisclosure, Info Governance and Collaboration from The Master’s Conference in London

CloudNine on 8/3/2023

Exceeding Corporate Client Expectations - The first session of the conference, moderated by Richard Clark from CloudNine, focused on introducing new ways of deepening the relationship between corporate in-house and outside...more

[Webinar] Ins & Outs of Cross-Border eDiscovery - EU Corporations with US Entities - June 8th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST

Reveal on 5/24/2023

As more European corporations establish a presence in the US, eDiscovery considerations become increasingly complex. Join us for this informative webinar where we will discuss the key challenges faced by legal teams as...more

Navigating International Discovery Restrictions: Seven Recommendations

HaystackID on 2/6/2023

Background Note: International discovery exercises and investigations can be a complex and challenging process for cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery professionals. Navigating the different laws and...more

Predicted Implications of the EU’s Digital Markets Act

Epiq on 5/11/2022

On March 24, 2022, the European Parliament and European Council approved the final text of the DMA. The DMA imposes more regulation over core platform services, such as online search engines, marketplaces, and the like. The...more

Latest Sedona Conference e-Discovery Glossary Emphasizes Data Security Technologies

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 3/25/2021

We’re well into the digital age, and most litigators are familiar with the basic nomenclature of modern electronic discovery practice. Electronically stored information, document custodian, metadata, native formats, and...more

The GDPR Reaches the US Supreme Court in Cert Petition

Alston & Bird on 3/22/2021

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been raised in a petition for certiorari before the US Supreme Court, apparently for the first time since the GDPR entered into application in 2018. A party in Vesuvius...more

The Tension Between Competition and Tech Are Gaining Global Attention

Epiq on 7/15/2020

Antitrust concerns with big tech companies are gaining global attention. Antitrust laws protect consumers by promoting fair competition and preventing businesses from taking over or manipulating a market. In the digital...more

[Webinar] Live from the ZyLAB Amsterdam Office: One Year GDPR: What's Up (Next)? - May 24th, 7:00am ET

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 4/23/2019

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) caused consternation in organizations worldwide, before and after the new law came into effect on May 25, last year. The introduction of the GDPR came with many...more

The Distributed Ledger: Blockchain, Digital Assets and Smart Contracts - April 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/16/2019

In this issue, we examine the release of the much-anticipated Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) guidance for analyzing how U.S. federal securities laws apply to initial coin offerings, the...more

Skadden's 2019 Insights: European Data Protection and Cybersecurity in 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/25/2019

Data protection laws in Europe evolved substantially in 2018, with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive) becoming...more

Complying With a Data Subject Access Request: What Data Controllers Need to Know

Dechert LLP on 12/4/2018

A data subject (defined in the GDPR as an identified or identifiable natural person) has a right under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to make a data subject access request (DSAR) to find out what personal data...more

U.S. Court Allows Video Deposition Over EU Deponent’s Privacy Objections

Hogan Lovells on 11/13/2018

A U.S. court has recently ruled that an EU citizen’s privacy rights and the GDPR do not trump a U.S. litigant’s right to obtain discovery, including video-taped depositions....more

GDPR: The Most Frequently Asked Questions: Can a litigant use a subject access request as a means of obtaining quasi-discovery?

BCLP on 9/25/2018

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") is arguably the most comprehensive - and complex - data privacy regulation in the world. Although the GDPR went into force on May 25, 2018, there continues to...more

eDiscovery Strategies to Reduce GDPR Risk

Association of Certified E-Discovery... on 6/26/2018

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) poses significant new risks in copying, transferring and using EU-based data in US legal matters. The problem is acute for US companies with employees in Europe. The GDPR’s...more

How will the GDPR impact international investigations?

Epiq on 5/4/2018

GDPR: A Snapshot - The GDPR updates the EU’s 1995 framework data privacy law—which is outdated due to the technological advances that have occurred since the mid-1990s. The European Commission proposed the GDPR in 2012,...more

Draft EU CLOUD Proposal—Enabling Law Enforcement Access to Overseas Data

Jones Day on 4/26/2018

The Situation: To strengthen cross-border cooperation in investigations, the European Commission has proposed legislation allowing EU Member State authorities to access, directly from services providers, electronic evidence...more

Will the GDPR Ease Cross-Border Data Transfers for Purposes of E-Discovery?

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 4/11/2018

As the clock ticks down to May 25, 2018, when the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) becomes fully enforceable throughout the EU, the Internet and airwaves have become saturated with guidance for...more

When Aerospatiale Meets The GDPR: Can U.S. Litigants Expect Limits On Discovery Of EU Personal Data?

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 2/7/2018

When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect on May 25, 2018, the European Union will begin enforcing its new data protection regime. The implications of the GDPR extend to discovery practices in U.S....more

New EU Privacy Legislation Clashes with US Discovery Obligations: Forewarning for companies with employees on both sides of the...

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 8/22/2017

The European Union is launching new privacy and data protection rules in May 2018. This new regulatory framework, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is known to have a substantial extra territorial reach...more

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - April 2017"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/3/2017

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine a district court ruling against Wendy's that continues a shift toward an increase in merchants' data protection responsibilities and the Article 29 Working...more

The Basics of International Privacy Law for Commercial Litigators, Part 1: the EU

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on 4/11/2016

Let’s say an American commercial litigator is working to defend a multinational client that has been sued in the U.S. The litigator may realize that he or she needs to collect emails or other documents from the client’s...more

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