It is not unusual in corporate litigation for the outcome of a case to hinge on thediscovery in court of electronically-stored information (ESI). Yet in most jurisdictions(notably among EU Member States) the withholding of such information is requiredby privacy laws or even laws specifically blocking the transfer of data for discoverypurposes. Companies that ignore such laws may face severe sanctions. In theUnited States, however, discovery of ESI is often compulsory, and failure to complycan lead to contempt of court and losing the case.