Eric P. Mandel serves as Vice President, Information
Governance Strategy for Ricoh USA, Inc. Mr. Mandel spent the decade prior
to joining Ricoh as a private practice attorney focusing on navigating clients
and other attorneys through various issues related to eDiscovery, information
governance, cyber risk, and data privacy and protection. In addition to
practicing law, Eric has worked for a variety of corporations in leadership
roles, including running a national eDiscovery service provider during its
startup period.
A highly-regarded thought leader in the industry, Mr. Mandel has written
extensively on issues particularly related to eDiscovery and the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure, and frequently moderates and speaks at conferences across
the country. Mr. Mandel has served as a member of the influential
Steering Committee of The Sedona Conference Working Group 1, and as Chair and
President of the Legal Technology Professionals Institute. He is licensed
to practice law in California and Minnesota, and holds a U.S. Certified
Information Privacy Professional certification (CIPP/US) from the International
Association of Privacy Professionals, as well as a Certified eDiscovery
Specialist certification (CEDS) from the Association of Certified eDiscovery
Specialists. He received his B.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts and his J.D. from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Mr. Mandel is author of Bloomberg BNA Corporate Practice Portfolio Series No. 86, Records Retention for Enterprise Information Governance.