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Nicholas Berenato, Esq., IGP

Information Governance Principal

Philadelphia

Nicholas Berenato is an attorney that collaborates with clients to address legal and financial exposure from their information assets through information governance. He develops strategies and policies to enable clients to effectively manage their data in a manner that minimizes costs and allow clients to leverage their data to support their business processes. Nick has experience developing document retention policies, building document retention schedules and guiding clients through the defensible disposition of information assets.

Should an organization face litigation, as a former associate in Cozen O’Connor’s commercial litigation department, Nick draws on his personal experience to help clients navigate eDiscovery in an efficient and practical manner that satisfies their legal obligations.

While in law school, Nick was a summer associate at the firm in 2018. He was a judicial extern for the Honorable Ann Marie Donio, United States Magistrate Judge, for the District of New Jersey. Nick also interned for the Honorable Nelson Johnson and the Honorable Bernard E. DeLury in Atlantic County, NJ.

Nick earned his bachelor’s degree in history from James Madison University. He earned his law degree, magna cum laude, from Rutgers Law School, where he was the Business Editor of Rutgers University Law Review. Upon graduation, Nick was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Education

Rutgers University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2019

James Madison University, B.A., 2016

Certifications

Information Governance Professional – ARMA International

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania

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Publications

  • Information Governance Alerts

Information Governance Alert: Have you factored 2025 into your compliance plan?

  • Information Governance Alerts

eDiscovery Readiness Pans: An Ounce of Data Preservation is Worth Terabytes of Cure

  • Information Governance Alerts

Information Governance Alert: The Importance of Adopting a Data Minimization Strategy

  • Information Governance Alerts

The Effect of Information Governance on M&A's

  • Information Governance Alerts

Data Mapping: The Foundation of your Data House

  • Information Governance Alerts

Information Governance Alert: Employer’s Obligation to Retain Family Medical Leave Act Records under 29 C.F.R. § 825.500

  • Articles

Don't rest on your laurels: The importance of information governance in the age of big data

  • Articles

Why Information Governance Matters More Than Ever in Our Data-Driven World

  • Information Governance Alerts

Information Governance Alert: Does Your Recordkeeping Comply with the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act?

  • Case Law Alerts

Information Governance Failure Leads to ESI Sanctions in EEOC v. Formel D USA

  • Case Law Alerts

Full Tilt Boogie, LLC v. KEP Fortune, LLC

  • Case Law Alerts

Two Canoes LLC v. Addian Inc.

  • Information Governance Alerts

Information Governance Alert: Employer’s Obligation to Retain Family Medical Leave Act Records under 29 C.F.R. § 825.500

  • Case Law Alerts

John Doe v. National Collegiate Athletic Association

  • Case Law Alerts

Organizations Know What Their Employees Know – A Caselaw Update

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