When ARMA International comes to Las Vegas, you should expect big things. You should expect the most comprehensive educational and networking experience in information governance. And you should expect it to happen on the Las Vegas Strip. To cover it in one word: Please save the date: http://www.arma.org/conference/2013/LasVegas.aspx

How will a U.S. default impact the Credit Default Swap Market?  ISDA responds…

California Women Lawyers (“CWL”), the only statewide organization dedicated to the advancement of women in both law and society, is holding its 39th Annual Dinner & Foundation Silent Auction on October 10, 2013, at the Fairmont Hotel, in San Jose. Each year, in conjunction with the California State Bar Annual Conference, CWL invites judges, bar…

Video from Robin Powers’ CLE webinar on the new regulations governing the use of OTC derivatives in the United States and Europe from September 11, 2013. The different requirements will create new and possibly overlapping compliance obligations for end users who engage in derivatives/ hedging activities in the US and abroad.  For many end users, this…

On September 20th, Rimon’s John Isaza will be giving a presentation about cloud computing in New York. The relationships between legal, records and information management (RIM) and IT are key to a legally defensible electronic records management (ERM) program, particularly when it comes to management of information in the Cloud. In this session Isaza will…

Video from John Isaza’s CLE webinar on the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles (the “Principles”) and other foundational components of information governance from September 17, 2013. In this course, participants will learn about the Principles, and how they can be used to leverage defensible disposition of unnecessary data, while keeping their clients and their own firms…

On September 17th, Rimon’s John Isaza will present a CLE webinar on the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles (the “Principles”) and other foundational components of information governance. In this course, participants will learn about the Principles, and how they can be used to leverage defensible disposition of unnecessary data, while keeping their clients and their own…

In order to help market participants establish the procedures required by EMIR, ISDA has released the ISDA 2013 EMIR Portfolio Reconciliation, Dispute Resolution and Disclosure Protocol (the “EMIR Protocol”).  But adhering is not the only way to ensure that you will be able to trade with EU financial entities as of the coming deadline. 1.    …

A writer (and performer) of the famous “YMCA” song has rocked the music industry by successfully reclaiming the copyrights in many of his works using little known provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976. These provisions allow creators to revoke copyright assignments and again take ownership of their works 35 years after assignment. As more…

On September 11th, Rimon’s Robin Powers will present a CLE webinar on the new regulations governing the use of OTC derivatives in the United States and Europe. The different requirements will create new and possibly overlapping compliance obligations for end users who engage in derivatives/ hedging activities in the US and abroad.  For many end users,…