David R. Cohen(L) and Kristen Coyle Pologruto(R) of Reed Smith.Courtesy photos

Traditional Legal Hold Post-COVID: A Discussion on Best Practices

Beyond these basics, business changes surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic should motivate companies to update their legal hold policies and practices to ensure that they properly address remote work scenarios, including data repositories outside the office and the increased use of collaboration tools beyond email.

February 03, 2022 at 12:23 PM

8 minute read

E-Discovery

David Cohen

Kristen Pologruto

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies to adapt to significant changes in the business environment. In March 2020, many companies instituted office closings, sending most of their employees' home to work remotely. In turn, this led to the increased use of home computer systems, and new collaboration and communication platforms, such as Microsoft Teams, Slack and Zoom. Nearly two years later, it is apparent that at least some remote work, and the increased use of home systems and collaboration and messaging applications, is not going away.