CGOC: Compliance, Governance and Oversight Council

CGOC is a community of experts in retention, preservation and privacy. Its charter is to create a forum in which legal and compliance executives can get the insight, interaction, and information they need to make good business decisions. Established in 2004, CGOC provides corporate litigation, discovery, and records management leaders and practitioners with educational seminars, benchmarking surveys, group workshops, an annual Summit and retreat, white papers by expert faculty, a professional networking web site, and regional working groups.

Advance your practice with community wisdom
The Corporate Governance and Oversight Council (CGOC) is the definitive source of education, expert interaction and best practices for retention, preservation and privacy. A large, active community open to dedicated corporate practitioners, CGOC offers interaction and information to accelerate your compliance efforts. Engage with peers and industry experts in person, access a wealth of published knowledge and join the dialog at the forefront of corporate legal and compliance practices.

Education and expertise on your critical issues
CGOC faculty includes over seventy five of the most respected and experienced practitioners in retention, preservation and privacy. CGOC members have direct access to faculty at in-person events and via the exclusive Professional Network. Learn from the case studies, research reports, and white papers written by these subject matter experts. Get direct answers, proven practice models and working frameworks that can be put into action in your organization.

CGOC events offer live interaction with corporate peers and experts and intimate, substantive discussion of emerging practices and standards in preservation, retention and privacy. Join us in January for the Annual Summit, with attendees and experts exchanging ideas and models that can advance corporate practices over the twelve month planning horizon. Attend Spring and Fall regional working groups focusing on specific practice areas. Join the June Workshop where corporate leaders share case studies and lessons learned.

An active community open to dedicated practitioners
CGOC membership includes an active participant community of over 500 corporate attorneys, retention, privacy and IT leaders who join with faculty to share their own experiences and best practices. Members gain insight from diverse industry perspectives and harness the collective experience of the breadth of corporate practitioners required to solve today's complex legal, IT and business challenges. Nearly three quarters of CGOC members attend events throughout the year, highlighting dedication to advancing their corporate practices and demonstrating the value of the in-person gatherings.

Stay engaged with peers and experts
In addition to live interaction with industry leaders, the CGOC Portal gives members exclusive access to research including over 125 proceedings, whitepapers and case studies from the experts. Stay engaged with members and faculty via the CGOC Professional Network, an online community offering one-on-one and group discussion tools. Get answers and solutions for your critical issues while sharing your expertise with others.

“As a magistrate judge, I expected litigants' document retention programs to be tightly coupled with their preservation obligations and processes. CGOC events are an excellent venue for learning and perhaps the best seminars you will find on this subject.”
— Ronald J. Hedges, Counsel, Nixon Peabody, Retired US Magistrate Judge, and noted e-discovery author

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