Tag Archives: Information Governance

Pairing Real-World™ Problems with Realistic Solutions – a Push for Practical Information Governance

By James A. Sherer and Adam Cohen on June 18, 2021 Posted in Information Governance

For those attorneys and information governance practitioners unfamiliar with recent pedagogic advancements, “real-world problem solving” moves teaching approaches away from the classical model that assumes individuals will operate logically and in self-interested ways to a more realistic view. The more realistic view then acknowledges the powers of wishful thinking, uneven knowledge across populations, and the … Continue Reading

“Like It” or Not, Big Data Decisions Affect Business Valuations

By Judy Selby and Melissa Kosack on March 23, 2015 Posted in Big Data

Over the past decade, we have witnessed the emergence of data-driven enterprises, with business models built on the acquisition, use and sale of data. Included in that group are some of the most highly valued companies in the world, such as Facebook and Google. We also have seen more traditional businesses become increasing data dependent, … Continue Reading

2014 Information Governance Year in Review

By Judy Selby, James A. Sherer and Benjamin Barnes on December 19, 2014 Posted in Information Governance

2014 has been perhaps the biggest year Information Governance (“IG”) has seen. A relatively small and, if not unknown, at least undefined field only a few years ago has grown into an area of interest—and concern—to many organizations. The continued growth of data, the escalating threat of data breaches, the amazing ability to collect and … Continue Reading

Are you—or someone you love—a content hoarder?

By Judy Selby and James A. Sherer on September 18, 2014 Posted in Information Governance

Hoarding is defined clinically as embodying “a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions because of a perceived need to save them.” That accumulation occurs regardless of the actual value associated with the possessions, and often stands in stark contrast to what an outsider or “normal” person’s perception. The idea of accumulating vast quantities of … Continue Reading

Moving Towards a Global Harmonized Approach to Cross-Border Data Transfers?

By Pamela Jones Harbour on March 14, 2014 Posted in Information Governance, Information Security, International Privacy Law, Online Privacy

Today, data can be transferred around the world instantaneously, making the global marketplace seem almost borderless. As any multinational company knows, however, compliance with each country’s data transfer and privacy laws can be onerous. As the U.S. contemplates data protection legislation, the FTC last week announced a joint initiative with agency officials from the European … Continue Reading

Governing Big Data

By Judy Selby on March 10, 2014 Posted in Cybersecurity, HIPAA/HITECH, Information Governance, Information Security, Medical Privacy

Sources and volumes of data are growing exponentially. Website clicks, social media, sensors, and card swipers are generating massive amounts of data every second. More and more enterprises are beginning to collect and utilize this Big Data for all kinds of purposes, including improved business intelligence, targeted marketing and fraud detection. With so much attention … Continue Reading

The Sedona Conference Hails the Advent of Value-Based Information Governance

By Judy Selby on February 18, 2014 Posted in Information Governance

Information Governance (IG) is emerging as one of the most important issues confronting organizations today, particularly in this age of Big Data and data breaches. The influential Sedona Conference (Sedona) recently weighed in on this evolving dialog and released for public comment its Commentary on Information Governance (the Commentary). Sedona has joined ARMA International and … Continue Reading

What? The Rules Committee Hearings Don’t Have A Hashtag?

By Karin Scholz Jenson, James A. Sherer and Jonathan A. Forman on February 7, 2014 Posted in Information Governance

This post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler Discovery Advocate blog. On a snowy Sixth Avenue this week, thousands of people packed the New York Hilton Midtown for the sensory overload that is LegalTech New York (#LTNY), the annual E-Discovery, privacy, and information governance bash. And today, just hours after the massive conference closed, the E-Discovery … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Introduces Information Governance Capability

By BakerHostetler on February 6, 2014 Posted in Information Governance

NEW YORK, February 6, 2014—BakerHostetler announced today that is has formally organized a practice capability around clients’ needs in the area of Information Governance. The newly created cross-practice team, led by Partner Judy Selby and Counsel James Sherer, draws upon the firm’s established expertise in the areas of Privacy and Data Protection and E-Discovery Advocacy … Continue Reading

Information Governance – 2013 in Review

By BakerHostetler on December 27, 2013 Posted in Data Breaches, Online Privacy, Privacy Litigation

By: Judith A. Selby and James A. Sherer 2013 was the year that the term “Information Governance” or “IG” began to be widely used outside of technical circles. Despite that fact, the concept of IG is not well understood. Gartner, a premier information advisory company, defines IG as the specification of decision rights and an accountability framework … Continue Reading