Information governance and a corporation’s established data retention and deletion process should apply to e-discovery, but that is sometimes easier said than done.

When Stephen Dempsey worked in a law firm, he said he didn’t understand why it took corporate clients a month to decide what to do with e-discovery data after a case was closed. Now, as a member of Chemours’ in-house legal team, he sees first-hand the various opinions needed before emailing a response.