Tuesday, December 4, is officially “E-Discovery Day” and Reed Smith is doing its part to participate. Join us as we host a free one–hour webinar: “Discovery crossfire: Debating the controversial issues in E-Discovery.” The program, scheduled for 12-1 p.m. ET, will feature debates on five controversial e-discovery issues: Obligations of employers to search employee personal devices for relevant information; Defensible data disposal when litigation is pending; Responsibility for discovery problems with data stored in the…

Nearly every state in the United States requires notification when certain personal information is lost, stolen, or misused. However, the many state laws vary in subtle but crucial respects, making it difficult to get to a bottom line quickly. Reed Smith’s Information Technology, Privacy & Data Security practice is thrilled to release a first-of-its-kind tool designed to help companies clarify their notification strategy in response to a data loss incident. Breach RespondeRS guides companies through…

In the latest step toward finalising a replacement for the defunct Safe Harbor program, the European Commission has published its draft adequacy decision, formally supporting its view that the proposed EU-U.S. Privacy Shield will ensure an adequate level of protection for the transfer of personal data from the EU to U.S. companies which enlist in the program. It also introduces a range of enhanced rights and redress mechanisms for EU citizens. Once finalised, an adequacy…