E-Discovery

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Litigation is an unavoidable consequence of doing business. Most of the work begins many months or even years before the parties go to court. These days, attorneys must invest heavily in strategic pre-trial discovery to prevail in court. Attorneys must understand the many emerging trends and issues in the field of Strategic E-Discovery in order not to fall victim to its many pitfalls.

The Knowledge Congress is assembling a panel of distinguished professionals and key regulators to provide guidance to organizations and legal professionals that will be primarily affected by litigation and issues surrounding Strategic E-Discovery. The speakers will present their expert opinions in a two-hour LIVE webinar.

Course Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: None
Method Of Presentation: Group-Based-Internet
Developer: The Knowledge Conference
Recommended CLE/CPE Hours: 1.75 - 2.0
(Please note, your State Bar or Accounting Board will make the final determination with respect to continuing education credit. If you are applying for CLE credit in Texas you must register 20 days before the event date.)
Advance Preparation: Print and review course materials
Course Code: 083782
Recording Fee: $299 (Please click here for details)
NASBA Sponsor Number: 109004

 

Featured Speakers for Strategic E-Discovery live webinar:


  Event Talking Points (click to view more)
SEGMENT 1:


Jason R. Baron, Director of Litigation, Office of the General Counsel,
National Archives and Records Administration

- Strategically thinking about search and information retrieval issues
- Negotiating search protocols as part of the Rule 26 meet and confer process,
  post Victor Stanley v. Creative Pipe (D. Md. 2008)
- Achieving quality in the e-discovery process: some general principles about
  project management and using sampling methods

SEGMENT 2:


Jeane A. Thomas, Partner, Chair, E-Discovery and Information Management Group,
Crowell & Moring

– The meet and confer process
– Benefits of cooperation
– What happens when cooperation breaks down
– Proving "undue cost or burden"

SEGMENT 3:


Steven C. Bennett, Partner, Chair, e-Discovery Committee Founding Member, Sedona Conference Working Group on International E-Discovery,
Jones Day

- Relations between law firm, client and vendors can get confused. Who is doing what?
- Confusion can produce serious problems. Examples from cases: Qualcomm, Morgan.
- Best practices to address potential problems.

SEGMENT 4:


Michael R. Geske, Chief Operating Officer,
Aphelion Legal Solutions

- Imporved bandwidth and E-Discovery tools portend more outsourcing, including offshore
  - Efficiency requires a relationship before a deadline: MSAs and pilot projects
  - In-house counsel and outside lawyers must agree upon consultants’ role
  - Supervision and ethics: Take it personally
  - Litigation and jurisdiction-specific experience at the outsourcing firm are essential

SEGMENT 5:


Simon Taylor, Senior Director Information Access and Management,
CommVault

- Proactive vs. reactive approaches to eDiscovery
  - Are information assets becoming a liability
  - Business control of retention and deletion
  - Cost & risk management of collection, preservation & review
  - Repeated litigation; Ongoing eDiscovery efficiency


Event Chairman:

National Archives and Records Administration
Jason R. Baron
Director of Litigation
Office of the General Counsel
                        event chairman bio »»

Speakers:

Crowell & Moring
Jeane A. Thomas
Partner, Chair, E-Discovery and Information Management Group
speaker bio »»

Jones Day
Steven C. Bennett
Partner
Chair, e-Discovery Committee Founding Member,
                        Sedona Conference Working Group on International E-Discovery
                        speaker bio »»

Aphelion Legal Solutions
Michael R. Geske
Chief Operating Officer
speaker bio »»

CommVault
Simon Taylor
Senior Director Information Access and Management
speaker bio »»

Who Should Attend?

- General Counsel
- In-house Counsel
- Chief Information Officers
- Computer Forensic Specialists
- E-discovery Lawyers
- Privacy & Data Management Officers
- Records & Information Directors/Managers
- Litigation officers
- Litigation Support Specialists
- Compliance, Risk and IT Managers

Why Attend?

This is a must attend event to have the chance to hear the up-to-the minute updates on litigation and issues surrounding Strategic E-Discovery.
- New guidance explained by the most qualified key leaders & experts.
- Hear directly from key regulators & thought leaders.
- Interact directly with panel during Q&A.

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Strategic E-Discovery: Taking Steps to Avoid Litigation’s Black Hole
Speaker Firms:


National Archives and Records Administration






 

Event Sponsors:


Aphelion Legal Solutions is a global consulting and legal process outsourcing (LPO) company, with headquarters in Houston, Texas, an office in Washington, DC, and an operations facility in Chennai, India. Aphelion combines the talents of its management team of experienced US-licensed litigators with experienced Indian lawyers and support staff. Aphelion uses these resources to provide a diverse array of consulting services, focused on excellent and highly cost effective document review and privilege logging.

CommVault's Simpana® software provides an effective framework for the management of a range of information management activities including retaining and accessing archive email messages, files and documents, along with backup data. All this is achieved from a single console and a single infrastructure, providing the most comprehensive, risk-adverse and cost managed eDiscovery solution that exists today. More companies every day join those who have discovered the unparalleled efficiency, performance, reliability, and control only CommVault can offer. Information about CommVault is available at www.commvault.com. CommVault's corporate headquarters is located in Oceanport, New Jersey in the United States.


 

Media Partner:


SC Magazine provides information security professionals with the in-depth, unbiased business and technical information they need in today's fast-paced world.

Through our monthly magazine, our comprehensive website and via live events, such as our SC Magazine Awards program or the SC World Congress, our audience gains the relevant information they need to safeguard their businesses.

DFI News™ is a weekly e-newsletter for digital forensic professionals working in academic, government, law enforcement, and corporate settings.

The world of digital forensics and incident response is constantly evolving. DFI News™ subscribers will get the content they need to know to stay attuned to the rapidly changing technology. DFI News™ will offer articles and news related to incident response and analysis; digital evidence and the law; forensic analysis for mobile devices; methods and tools for forensic investigation; event reconstruction; and case studies.

Subscription to the weekly e-newsletter is free to qualified IT professionals at www.DFInews.com.

 

 

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