Featured Speakers: John Montaña, J.D., FIIM, FAI, VP of IG at Access and Brenda Barnhill, JD, LL.M. Director & Consulting Specialist at Montaña & Associates, an Access Company


The mergers & acquisitions process can include the transfer of any number of assets, from stock to real estate.

Yet, one of the most frequently overlooked transferred assets is also one of the most important - information.

In the best of cases, effective management and control of acquired data is an afterthought. Most times, it is hardly even considered at all. 

In this webinar, Who Let the Dog Out - Privacy in Mergers and AcquisitionsAccess’ John Montaña, J.D., FIIM, FAI, VP of IG and Brenda Barnhill, JD, LL.M. Director & Consulting Specialist share the most common pitfalls and best practices around information control and transfer to inform how to properly structure deals and contracts.

Watch on-demand as they:

  • Highlight the increasing importance of effective information asset control and transfer processes
  • Explain how problems arise with information privacy during M&A
  • Provide strategies for avoiding common pitfalls in privacy control and information governance


You'll learn best practices that can help you avoid the many pitfalls that await the unwary when PII and other kinds of sensitive data are not properly accounted for in a merger or acquisition.

Meet the Speakers:

With over 30 years experience advising organizations large & small, John Montaña has long been considered one of the top experts in the world on all domestic and global records and information management issues.

 John Montaña, J.D., FIIM, FAI
VP of Information Governance, Montaña & Associates, an Access Company

Brenda offers more than 20 years of experience in the accounting, privacy, legal and information governance fields and has extensive experience in the global information governance arena.

 Brenda Barnhill, JD, LLM
Director & Consulting Specialist, Montaña & Associates, an Access Company