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E-discovery and data protection: Challenges and solutions for multinational companies

  • Authors: David Rosenthal / Christian Zeunert
  • Category: Scientific Articles
  • Region: Switzerland, USA
  • Field of law: E-Discovery, Data Protection
  • Citation: David Rosenthal / Christian Zeunert, E-discovery and data protection: Challenges and solutions for multinational companies, in: Jusletter IT 6 June 2012
Multinational companies doing business in the US are likely to become involved in legal proceedings and, thus, likely to face e-discovery. Due to the global manner in which business as well as IT-related processes are set up in such companies, a legal proceeding in the US regularly has an international dimension. However, cross-border e-discovery raises both a number of organisational issues as well as legal questions, particularly with regard to data protection. This article discusses these issues, practical solutions and best practices. David Rosenthal focuses on legal aspects, Christian Zeunert on organisational issues.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Starting point for multinational companies
  • 2.1. Overview
  • 2.2. Legal challenges
  • 2.2.1. Conflicting legal cultures
  • 2.2.2. The five legal challenges of data protection
  • 2.2.2.1. First challenge: scope
  • 2.2.2.2. Second challenge: legitimate purpose and transparency
  • 2.2.2.3. Third challenge: proportionality
  • 2.2.2.4. Fourth challenge: rights of data subjects
  • 2.2.2.5. Fifth challenge: cross-border disclosure
  • 2.3. Organisational challenges
  • 2.3.1. Case-specific and groupwide interests
  • 2.3.2. The four organisational challenges of an international e-discovery
  • 2.3.2.1. The first challenge: getting e-discovery experts on board early on
  • 2.3.2.2. The second challenge: educating, and working together
  • 2.3.2.3. The third challenge: time-consuming additional measures
  • 2.3.2.4. The fourth challenge: compliance in practice
  • 3. Workable solutions for multinational companies
  • 3.1. Introductory remarks
  • 3.2. Understanding the company's own particular situation
  • 3.2.1. Organisational aspects particular to multinationals
  • 3.2.2. IT aspects particular to multinationals
  • 3.2.3. How to analyse a cross-border e-discovery in a multinational firm
  • 3.2.3.1. Using internal e-discovery specialists
  • 3.2.3.2. Using internal e-discovery systems
  • 3.3. Accepting pragmatic compromises
  • 3.3.1. Preliminary remarks
  • 3.3.2. Standard procedure for conducting e-discovery in Europe
  • 3.4. Documenting and regulating crossborder data transfers
  • 3.4.1. Preliminary remark
  • 3.4.2. Crossborder disclosure
  • 3.4.3. Protecting the data post-discovery
  • 4. Summary
  • 5. Literature

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