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Information Governance: It’s a Duty and It’s Smart Business

* Charles R. Ragan has practiced in high stakes commercial litigation for 30-plus years, and in the field of information management and electronic discovery for more than a decade. He was an original participant in Working Group 1 of The Sedona Conference, and has contributed to many of its publications, including: The Sedona Principles (2004 and 2007, and its Annotated Versions in 2004, 2005 and 2007), The Sedona Guidelines (2005), and The Case for Cooperation (2009). He has advised Fortune 500 companies, as well as emerging companies, on electronic discovery and records and information management issues. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, where he teaches a seminar on Information Governance. He is licensed to practice law in California, Minnesota, and New York. The author thanks and acknowledges the editorial assistance of his colleague and friend, M. Kate Chaffee, in reviewing earlier drafts of this article, but he remains responsible for any error.