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Now in its sixth year, the report takes a deep dive into the leadership structures, core functions, staff and budgets, and tasks and priorities of privacy programs around the globe. It provides key metrics on ongoing compliance with core pieces of privacy legislation and the effects of recent legal rulings and guidance from data protection authorities on processing operations.
E-discovery and Electronic Evidence Review for Financial Services Client 1/12/2021
When an international retail banking institution needed a single, trusted e-discovery provider backed by a global team of renowned experts to improve consistency across their functional areas and reduce their overall e-discovery costs, our experts were able to help.
2020 Predictions Revisited 12/23/2020
Much has happened in 2020. In this session we look back at the start of 2020 and what we thought the year would bring and adjust our predictions based on what the year actually delivered.
The Privacy Playbook: Protecting Deal Value Through Targeted Privacy Due Diligence 12/18/2020
While cyberattacks and breaches grab headlines, privacy compliance issues can be equally damaging to a deal and often reveal themselves only after the close. The growing web of privacy regulations increase the specter of integration challenges in the near term and enforcement actions or litigation in the mid-to-long term.
The IAPP-FTI Consulting Annual Privacy Governance Report 2020 12/18/2020
The IAPP-FTI Consulting Privacy Governance Report is the primary annual study benchmarking the privacy profession. Now in its sixth year, the report takes a deep dive into the leadership structures, core functions, staff and budgets, and tasks and priorities of privacy programs around the globe. It provides key metrics on ongoing compliance with core pieces of privacy legislation and the effects of recent legal rulings and guidance from data protection authorities on processing operations.
General counsel have long been tasked with mitigating organizational risk, but more and more are being asked to become strategic business partners. This year saw general counsel stretch themselves in ways unimaginable prior to the events of 2020. The pandemic and heightened awareness for social inequities have asked general counsel to place increased attention on existing core competencies as well as add new ones. From anticipating work-from-home driven data risks to managing employee health and championing inclusion and diversity, general counsel are critical to navigating all that 2020 has had to offer.
Never Have I Ever: The Newest Game in E-Discovery 12/14/2020
Over the last several months, our teams here at FTI Technology have been fielding an increasing influx of questions about emerging data types. We’re often asked, “have you ever heard of, collected from, produced…” about an ever-growing list of emerging data types. This reason for this is that the massive proliferation of apps and cloud services in use at corporations today is beginning to creep into scope in e-discovery matters.
Q&A: Amid COVID-19, Data Integrity May Be the Weakest Link in Pharma Compliance 12/8/2020
Across the globe, the pharma industry is investing billions of dollars into fighting COVID-19. Some of the leading companies have halted other research projects to allocate upwards of $1 billion to R&D for coronavirus treatments and vaccines (according to Forbes). In addition to government and market pressure to respond to the pandemic, pharma companies are up against increasing regulatory scrutiny. A notable—but often overlooked—risk on the regulatory front is the issue of data integrity, which is mandated by numerous global authorities. We recently discussed the issue of data integrity with Managing Director Ankush Lamba based in our Mumbai office, to get a better picture of the risks and how this issue has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Q&A: Nina Mohadjer Discusses Her E-Discovery Journey and the Opportunities in Embracing Technology 11/25/2020
Across FTI’s global teams, many of our experts have been working in e-discovery since before e-discovery even had a name. Nina Mohadjer, a Senior Director in our Dusseldorf office, is one such expert. She recently shared some of her reflections on the evolution of document review and the role technology is playing in changing the practice of law.
The Intersection of Privacy and IT: Key Questions Answered 11/24/2020
Today, some degree of data privacy and data protection obligations —regulatory, security standards, consumer trust issues, etc.—touch nearly every organization around the globe. Fulfilling those obligations while maintaining operational resilience and productivity generally requires the involvement of multiple stakeholders as well as a broad range of company leaders. While typically led by an organizations legal and compliance department, operationalizing data privacy technology, implementing the required safeguards and governance workflows requires both the support and leadership of IT.
Third-Party Risk Spreads Like a Virus Among Work From Home Employees 11/20/2020
Even sophisticated companies that dedicate ample resources to information governance often end up with gaps when it comes to third-party risk management. Now, as employees and third parties adopt new, unvetted applications to do their jobs from home, these gaps have become even greater. Organizations are under tremendous pressure right now—but making time to holistically assess and manage third parties will pay long-term dividends in reducing risk, while employees work remotely, and when they eventually return to the workplace.
Data Retention & Minimisation - Lessons Learned in 2020 11/20/2020
Data retention and minimisation played a key role in numerous cases and enforcement actions throughout 2020. Worryingly, the range of infractions varied widely, teaching us that it is certainly an area that is very challenging for organisations to address.
What’s in My Data? What’s in Your Data? 11/17/2020
Have you ever stopped to think, really think, about your personal data? How much is there? How far does it reach? Where is it stored? Is it protected?
Why should European Legal Departments Consider Insourcing E-discovery 11/17/2020
Exterro’s The State of E-Discovery 2020 research, which compiled data from several different legal reports, found that 50% of legal departments now have built-in e-discovery services.
The General Counsel Report 2021 11/16/2020
Learn how major events impacted the role of general counsel and how the learnings from 2020 can be applied to effectively navigate 2021. The report features candid responses from over 30 surveyed general counsel.
A large, multinational financial services institution kicked off a global effort to remediate its legacy data environments and enable defensible disposal, an effort driven in part to support compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The company’s U.S.-based legal, compliance and e-discovery team engaged FTI Consulting’s Technology segment, looking to the expertise of the segment’s Information Governance, Privacy and Security practice to support the project. FTI was tasked with scoping nearly 800 legal matters for legal hold obligations, establishing new legal hold workflows and supporting review and remediation for the sunsetting of multiple systems and storage vendors.
Demystifying Blockchain – A conversation with FTI’s Blockchain Leader Steve McNew 11/13/2020
Achieving transparency in today’s B2B operational environment requires a new set of rules. From tighter budgets and timelines to the need for near real-time visibility into the supply chain all while meeting regulatory and compliance requirements - today’s technology and operations leaders are being asked to do more with less. To rise to the challenge, they need to be provided with the necessary tools and processes to mitigate risks, protect profitability, streamline processes and to work more effectively.
The Future of Investigations Part 4: X-Factors 11/12/2020
COVID-19 and the global migration to remote work environments, pending vaccine breakthroughs and migration back to physical offices, a growing presence of blockchain and cryptocurrency, moves to digitization and artificial intelligence, a presidential election and global shifts in regulatory priorities – these are just some of the “X factors” that can be difficult to account for as companies assess their compliance and investigative priorities. This webcast will focus on resilient and agile measures that companies can take to efficiently adapt to for unforeseen challenges.
IT’s Role in Supporting Global Privacy Compliance 11/12/2020
While privacy programs are typically driven by stakeholders in legal and compliance, the requirements, resources, policies, processes and technologies involved with data privacy compliance often cross over with Information Technology (IT). Existing and emerging data privacy and data protection regulations also introduce a new set of considerations for IT teams to address when sourcing, deploying, managing or sunsetting systems and working with third-party providers.
Second Request Case Study Round Table: Advanced Workflows with Analytics 11/11/2020
Senior Managing Director Wendy King, Managing Director Jon Murdock and Senior Director Myron Williams sit down to discuss the use of Brainspace and advanced workflows to accelerate a time-sensitive quick look second request.