This Map Shows the Spread of eDiscovery

International data management is a hot topic these days: Many law firms are hiring experts and launching practice groups to help clients navigate the web of different privacy and data transfer rules that exist in each country.

James Daley, senior counsel at Seyfarth Shaw in Chicago, said that the proliferation of data in the digital era is creating problems for many companies: They may face a discovery demand in the U.S. to turn over customer data that was collected in another country, where privacy laws prevent them from disclosing such information. Or sometimes, they face discovery demand to produce information that was collected in a ...