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Key Points: 

Use of virtual meeting platforms and ephemeral messaging apps has increased dramatically.  These platforms and apps pose challenges for records information management and information governance, as content may or may not be recorded or preserved. Join Ron Hedges of Dentons to discuss:

• What are virtual meeting platforms and ephemeral messaging apps
• When recordings may be considered business records or in the possession, custody, or control of an entity 
• When content may be discoverable
• Requests for, objections to, and production of content in discovery

BIO:

Ronald J. Hedges, J.D., is a Senior Counsel with Dentons US LLP. He served as a United States Magistrate Judge in the District of New Jersey from 1986 to 2007. Mr. Hedges is a frequent writer and speaker on various topics related to, among other things, electronic information and is the lead author of Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges, Third Edition (Federal Judicial Center: 2017), https://www.fjc.gov/content/323370/managing-discovery-electronic-information-third-edition. He is also the Co-Senior Editor of The Sedona Conference Cooperation Proclamation:  Resources for the Judiciary, Third Edition, https://thesedonaconference.org/sites/default/files/Judicial%20Resources%20publication%20announcement.pdf and is the Editor of Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations and Actions: Representative Court Decisions and Supplementary Materials, hosted by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office at Understanding electronic information in criminal investigations and actions | Mass.gov. His full biography is available at https://www.dentons.com/en/ronald-hedges.