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Brett Tarr - General Counsel, eMag Solutions

Increased online trading between the United States and Europe has also heightened the need for increased caution in matters of privacy and data protection. And while there are no hard and fast rules about ecommerce between the two unions, the smooth sailing of trans-Atlantic transactions may become a bit bumpy. Enter the EU Safe Harbor as a possible solution.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, European Union, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Diana Jimenez - Senior Corporate Counsel, Aricent US Inc.

Companies need to make their clients, colleagues and customers feel that their information is private and secure. That's just good business. But instituting relevant privacy policies and implementing new technologies is just the tip of the data security iceberg. Risk assessments, when performed regularly, are also a critical component to ensuring the effectiveness of a privacy compliance program.

John H. Hempfling, II - Global Litigation Counsel, Whole Foods Market
7 pages

This paper introduces general information about e-discovery and describes how to create and implement a defensible e-discovery plan for your company, in light of discovery rules in the United States.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
Lee McCallister

Does your company have a plan of action for maintaining electronically stored information? Without policies to control its storage and usage, things can get hairy. Like every other part of your department, discovery needs strategy. This article provides the know-how to get one started.

William B. Dodero and Thomas J. Smith

This article explores how counsel can effectively manage the large volumes of records created.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
Todd H. Silberman - vice president and general counsel, Express Carriers

This article discusses what records need to be retained and what records you can toss out as in-house counsel.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
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Determining which documents to keep and which to destroy requires your company to perform a delicate balancing act. On the one hand, the company must
retain documents needed to satisfy its business operational requirements, as well as preserve documents relevant to any potential litigation. On the other hand, your company needs to hold down its costs for storing records. This balancing act becomes particularly complicated if your company is doing
business in Europe, where your company has to comply with a bewildering array of
retention requirements imposed by the various European governments.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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This article lays out the steps you need to develop, maintain, and enforce a records management program and helps get your corporate house in order.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
Daniel J. Popeo and Paul D. Kamenar - Washington Legal Foundation; Carter G. Phillips, Virginia A. Seitz and Eamon P. Joyce - Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP

This brief filed by Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) and the US Chamber focuses on issues that create additional personal liabilities for in-house counsel and defense counsel in general; the zealous representation, level of communication and overall relationship of in-house counsel and their clients; and Document retention policies and the resulting liabilities for those who administer them.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
Joshua L. Dratel - Law Offices of Joshua L. Dratel, P.C.; Robert N. Weiner - Arnold & Porter LLP; Eric L. Dobberteen - Arnold & Porter LLP; Christopher S. Rhee - Arnold & Porter LLP; G. Warren Bleeker - Arnold & Porter LLP; Melanie Hanson Sartoris - Arnold & Porter LLP; and Courtney Stuart-Alban - Arnold & Porter LLP

This brief focuses on issues that create additional personal liabilities for in-house counsel and defense counsel in general; the zealous representation, level of communication and overall relationship
of in-house counsel and their clients; and Document retention policies and the resulting liabilities for those who administer them.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
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