Practice Areas

• Antitrust
• Data & Records Management
• E-Discovery
• Electronic Health Records
• Government Investigations
• Health Information Technology
• HIPAA, Privacy & Security
• IT Procurement
• Litigation & Risk Management
• Security Breach & Compliance

Biography

Ms. Romej concentrates her practice in the areas of technology licensing, IT outsourcing, developing and implementing strategies for electronic and forensic discovery for internal audits, investigations and litigation.  Her practice also includes counseling and implementation of data and records management programs and advising clients on matters related to data and security breaches.  Ms. Romej currently serves as National E-Discovery counsel for several corporations in the United States and Europe. She has extensive experience with data breach incidents across several industry sectors and conducts legal assessments of state and federal laws in conjunction with supervising forensic and system analysts. Her practice includes the implementation and review of e-discovery and data and records retention protocols, ensuring that an organization's records management policies and procedures are realistic, practical and tailored to the circumstances of the organization and that legal holds and preservation efforts are efficient, cost-efficient and defensible.

Preparatory Education

• University of Michigan, B.A., Economics
• Eastern Michigan University, B.B.A., Accounting

Legal Education

• Michigan State University, School of Law, J.D.
• Wayne State University, School of Law, Corporate and Finance, LL.M.

Admitted to Bar

• Michigan - 1993
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan - 1996

Memberships

• State Bar of Michigan
• American Bar Association
• Oakland County Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association
• ARMA International
• AIPLA

Experience

• General Counsel of a national Internet backbone service provider
• General Counsel of a global online market-specific supply chain collaboration site

Honors

• Top Lawyer, Information Technology Law, DBusiness Magazine - 2012

Publications

• Electronic Commerce, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Chapter 12 (March 2011)
• Meaningful Use: What is it?, American Bar Association, Health Law Section, Webinar (June 22, 2010)
• ARRA's Promise of Broadband for Michigan, Health Care Weekly Review (April 1, 2010)
• The Identity Theft Red Flag Rules Are Coming Your Way, mitechnews.com (October 31, 2008)
• The Michigan Data Breach Notification Law, Michigan Technology News (May 10, 2007)
• The New Federal Rules on Electronic Evidence, Global Automotive Newsletter, Butzel Long (July 20, 2005)
• New Risks of Litigation: Sorting Through E-Discovery Technology, Japan-Pak (July 2005)
• How To Find It, Mark It and Use It: Sorting Through E-Discovery Technology, AIPLA article co-authored with J. Michael Huget (May 16, 2005)
• The Disconnect: E-Discovery, Information Technology Departments, Lawyers and the Courts, Japan-Pak (May 2005)
• Solving the Password Blues - Federated Identity Management, Global Automotive Newsletter, Butzel Long (April 20, 2005)
• Your Company's Data, Litigation Requirements Are Connected, Michigan Technology News (March 2005)

Presentations

• "E-Discovery Issues - Primer and Update" - Forum for In-House Counsel and Employment Law (April 9, 2013)
• "The Ugly Side of Data Breaches" - 2012 Detroit SecureWorld Expo, Detroit, MI (October 3, 2012)
• “Advising Clients in E-Discovery and Security Breach Laws” - Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Detroit, MI (May 11, 2012)
• “Use of Mobile Devices and Other Issues under HIPAA-HITECH” - 15th Annual Center for Rural Health, Mt. Pleasant, MI (April 12, 2012)
• "The Ugly Side of Data Breaches" - Detroit SecureWorld, Dearborn, MI (October, 6, 2011)
• "Legal Issues – Data Security Breaches" - GrrCon, Grand Rapids, MI (September 16, 2011)
• "What To Do In Case Of A Data Breach And How To Respond To An OCR Investigation" - Wiring Michigan 4th Annual Conference, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI (May 19, 2011)
• "Preparing for the Inevitable: Handling Data Security Breaches" - The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Webcast, Ann Arbor, MI (May 10, 2011)
• "Current Issues in Data Management" - Automation Alley, AIIM Michigan Chapter, Troy, MI (June 23, 2010)
• "Meaningful Use: What is it?" - American Bar Association, Health Law Section, Webinar (June 22, 2010)
• "Information Security" - Butzel Long's Tax Institute, Troy, MI (May 20, 2010)
• "The Current State of U.S. E-Discovery Laws" - Berlin, Germany (May 7, 2010)
• "E-Discovery: What you don't know, can hurt you!" - Women's Bar Association, Oakland County, MI (January 21, 2010)
• "Opportunities and Pitfalls of E-Discovery" - 23rd Annual Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys Institute, Lansing, MI (March 3, 2009)
• "Confidentiality, Privacy, Data and Document Retention" - The Harvard Club, New York, NY (December 11, 2008)
• "E-Discovery and Data Acquisition in Employment Matters" - Butzel Long Presentation, New York, NY (June 25, 2008)
• "E-Discovery and Alternatives" - State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Law Section, Birmingham, MI (June 11, 2008)
• "E-Discovery: How to Ask for the Right Stuff" - 2008 Intellectual Property Law Section of the State, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (March 17, 2008)
• "E-Discovery and Data Management" - Michigan Municipal League, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI (January 18, 2008)
• "Hot Issues in Privacy Law" - The Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Webcast, Ann Arbor, MI (November 30, 2007)
• "Records Management & Electronic Discovery" - Holland Chamber of Commerce, Holland, MI (August 3, 2007)
• "Online Protection of Client Data and Confidential Information" - Summer Management Information Show, Michigan Association of CPAs, Novi, MI (June 28, 2007)
• "Protecting the Company from Itself - Employee Theft Issues" - SecureWorld - Detroit, Ford Conference and Event Center, Dearborn, MI (September 19, 2006)