Discovery Resources

July 21 - An introduction to the workings of e-Discovery:  What e-Discovery is and how it affects overall project management; e-Discovery terms, language; Techniques for effective communication with your e-Discovery solution provider; Best practices.  Details/registration 

Tuesday July 07 - This webcast, featuring a former U.S. magistrate judge, a current California state judge and the Director of Judicial Education for The Sedona Conference® will provide an update on the enforcement of FRE 502 and what impact it has played, so far, on both state and federal litigation.  Details & registration.

“Don’t miss this upcoming Risk Management & Compliance Summit presented by marcus evans. Included will be real-world topics such as “Developing action plans to ensure risks are properly managed; Evaluating and integrating a risk framework that functions understands the business; Tearing down silos from different departments and getting management involvement and buy-in; and coordinating different internal departments to recognize the ERM needs while allowing individual department initiatives, flexibility, and autonomy.”

Enhanced workloads, shrinking staff sizes, evolving defensibility standards and managing internal expectations and timelines are just a few of the challenges facing litigation support professionals today. This Association of Litigation Support Professionals webcast, presented by Fios, Inc., will discuss issues surrounding the most critical phases of e- discovery – defensible collection, processing, culling and review of electronically stored information (ESI). Register here.

This event, presented by Rutgers School of Law, brings together some of the most respected and knowledgeable in-house experts, judges, lawyers, and litigation support professionals for a multi-disciplinary symposium designed specifically for businesses to help them contain costs, reduce risk, achieve results, and deliver enduring value to their organizations.

Speakers include Steven C. Bennett, Esq., Partner at Jones-Day, Rutgers e-discovery Law Professor, Fernando M. Pinguelo, Esq., Partner and Co-Chair of Response to Electronic Discovery and Information Group (REDI), Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A, Terri L. Reicher, Esq., Associate Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., Washington, DC, The Honorable Michael A. Shipp, U.S.M.J., United States District continue…

October 9 -1:00 PM ET (30 minutes - Part 2 of 8 in the Financial Crisis, Litigation and Electronic Discovery complete webcast series). This webcast will analyze the role of Discovery Response Plans, with a focus on readiness for subprime litigation and investigations. More details / Register >

Kevin LaCroix, from the D&O Diary blog, will be our guest for a webcast on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, (register here, archived here when available) on litigation during this financial crisis.  Starting in the subprime, moving to a liquidity crisis, engulfing CDO’s, monoline insurance, auction rate securities and other instruments, Kevin is one of the clearest voices about potential liabilitiy in this area.

Of particular concern is the exposure of officers and directors.  My reading (headline level) caught an executive compensation clawback (the opposite of our kind and gentle privilege clawback) and Kevin notes that the organization responsible for sorting out the assets may be a big litigation player to recover continue…

Thursday, July 17 - 1:00 PM EST -  Mary Mack, Jason R. Baron, and James Daley discuss the latest from The Sedona Conference® Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production, including the eight practice points from the Search and Retrieval Sciences Special Project Team.  Click here for more information and to register.

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 1:00 PM EST - Sam Panarella, Esq. and Peter McLaughlin will provide an overview of steps organizations can take to become “discovery ready” to mitigate risks related to spoliation, missed production deadlines, and controlling the scope of discovery. Click here for more info.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 1:00 PM EST - Brad Harris, Director, Discovery Center of Excellence, Fios, Inc., will address the top 10 questions IT should be asking their Legal counterparts to initiate a productive, often critical dialogue. Click here for more information.