Information Governance – Hindsight is 20/20: A Moderated Debate

Ben Hubble is an enterprise-wide records manager with a proven track record of increasing productivity and efficiency while lowering expense and liability, accomplished through the use of technology to streamline workflow processes and adhere to a well-crafted data retention policy that allows for defensible disposition via a thorough record retention schedule. He has 10 years’ experience with in-house legal departments for multi-national corporations. His experience includes developing and implementing corporate policies pertaining to document/data retention, eDiscovery, corporate governance and insider trading. Additionally, his experience includes establishing and expanding business presence throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Ben is accomplished in implementing a thorough information governance plan to secure, reduce, and organize data for companies ranging from established mutli-nationals to beginners looking to grow responsibly.

Patrick practices in Seyfarth Shaw's eDiscovery & Information Governance and Global Privacy & Security practice groups, counseling clients on cybersecurity, data privacy and protection, electronic discovery, digital investigations and information governance. Counsels on compliance with global and US data privacy laws, particular experience with EU data protection including EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and EU-US Privacy Shield, Graham-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA, CAN-SPAM, COPPA, ECPA and state data breach laws.Well-versed in data technology, including in the cloud; clients turn to him to advise on technology/process/vendor options. His clients have spanned many industries including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biotech, financial institutions, manufacturers, retailers, publishers and technology companies.

He holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) certification in European data privacy from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Seyfarth Shaw's Carpe Datum Law blog (www.carpedatumlaw.com) which reports on news and important developments and trends in Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, E-Discovery, Records Management and Information Governance generally.

Patrick began practicing in e-discovery in 2003 (cybersecurity in 2007), and he advises clients regarding defensible identification, preservation, collection, processing, analytics, review and production of electronically stored information, as well as negotiations, meet-and-confer and litigating e-discovery issues pursuant to the US Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. He also counsels clients on managing legal risks associated with data privacy and security globally through improved awareness, upgraded corporate policies, policy enforcement and appropriate technologies.

Jessica Escalera is the Managing Director & Head of Legal Operations at HSBC.