Over the past decade, information governance has evolved from a catch-all term for managing data to an essential component of running an efficient corporation. With data volume exploding, the need to better understand where information lives, and where it is in its lifecycle, is more important than ever before.

The “New Big Bang: 21st Century Information Governance Challenges” panel at this year's Legaltech West will discuss that astronomical explosion of data and provide a practical guide to managing the multiplying streams and volumes of data in the modern organization. The panel will include commentary from Lael Andara, partner at Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley; John Isaza, partner at Rimon; and James Schellhase, business leader of information lifecycle governance for IBM and the founder and president of StoredIQ.

Also on the panel will be Vicki Lee Clewes, vice president, global records & information management at McKesson Corp. Legaltech News recently had an opportunity to discuss with Clewes the panel and the challenges it will address. Of the panel, Clewes said, “We have great representation on the legal side and the corporate side. The main thrust will be practical ways to have defensible disposition at your company, and I'll be talking about we've done at McKesson to change it.”