Information Security, Electronic Discovery and Records Management Group
Information management has become both a strategic business component and legal initiative. In particular, information security and data protection have become paramount concerns to many of our clients. Companies spend significant resources on both technology and protocol to protect their critical information from unauthorized access, modification or destruction.
Moreover, Sarbanes-Oxley and the changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have significantly expanded electronic discovery demands; substantial penalties for spoliation of evidence have made the problems with identifying, preserving, collecting, reviewing and producing electronically stored information issues of great concern for many of our clients.
With proactive record retention programs and reasonable planning, information management cannot only be manageable in terms of cost and manpower but our clients can significantly reduce their exposure for mishandling electronically stored information.
Services to Develop Secure Corporate Electronic Records Management Programs
Our Information Security, Electronic Discovery and Records Management Group helps our clients recognize and address the problems associated with information management in terms of information security, data protection and records management. We assist our clients in the development and implementation of:
- Policies and Procedures for compliance with laws and regulations that govern the security and integrity of corporate information including consumer privacy, financial data privacy and corporate trade secrets and patents especially in litigation or transactions involving multiple jurisdictions;
- Audit policies and procedures for protection of data from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, modification or destruction;
- Electronic Discovery Programs that provide common, consistent and defensible procedures for the identification, location, retrieval, preservation, review and production of electronically stored information with respect to litigation or regulatory investigations;
- Records Management Programs that meet current legal and business requirements;
- Information Preservation Programs for managing the discovery of electronically stored information in connection with a particular litigation or investigation, using a comprehensive methodology for preservation, data assessment and collection, data processing, review, production and defense of process; and
- Policies and procedures for addressing, in a reasonable and defensible manner, the historical accumulation of paper documents and electronic information.
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