CLOs Are Prioritizing and Budgeting for Compliance in 2023
Reprinted with permission from the March 1, 2023, issue of Corporate Counsel. © 2023 Media Properties, LLC. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Difficult decisions are being made every day by legal departments and their executives, who continue to face the many legal and business challenges associated with the ongoing pandemic, global crises, and economic challenges and uncertainties. These challenges range beyond legal strategy, to include business operations, data privacy, regulatory compliance, and even cybersecurity response. To make the best possible decisions, chief legal officers and general counsel must... Read More
This article by Exterro Founder and CEO Bobby Balachandran originally appeared on the EDRM blog here on January 30, 2023 and is republished here for Exterro blog subscribers. I’m sure you’ve seen the big news from Exterro from last week. We’ve acquired Zapproved, an e-discovery provider and software developer known for its exceptional customer service and outcomes. This is the third major acquisition we’ve made since 2019, and it’s given me an opportunity to reflect on all the amazing achievements we’ve had–and the exciting work that we have ahead of us. In... 
A few days ago, I shared some of the thoughts I had about Exterro’s acquisition of Zapproved. Reaching a big milestone, like an acquisition, is an achievement to celebrate, but it’s also a good opportunity to look back at the road traveled to get there. In 15 years, we’ve accomplished a lot with Exterro, but as I often tell my team: it’s just the beginning. As an organization, Exterro has far more road ahead of us than behind. We’ve reached a major milepost, to be sure. Our acquisitions of Jordan Lawrence... 
The following is the eighth post in a new blog series from Exterro CEO Bobby Balachandran, where he shares his thoughts on the issues legal leaders care about and his vision for addressing them. Read Bobby's last blog here. The business landscape today is more fraught with risks from data breaches than ever before. In terms of both the risk of damages from a breach and the corresponding legal risks posed by an incident, organizations are facing an array of external threats and increasingly complex regulatory requirements. Unfortunately, simply discovering an incident...