The Georgetown Advanced eDiscovery Institute

The Advanced eDiscovery Institute A continuing education program by Georgetown Law School This year the program was held December 6 & 7 The agenda and roster of speakers can be found here. This conference is considered one of the most highly regarded e-discovery learning events of the year. Learn something new about e-discovery today by … Continue reading The Georgetown Advanced eDiscovery Institute →

The New Normal – Why you should learn about e-discovery

Why do you need to learn more about e-discovery? Your workplace or your client's workplace is changing. Or has changed. E-discovery project management is the new normal. In fact, e-discovery has been around longer than you think... Here's why you should take the time to learn more about e-discovery (adapted from a recent article on … Continue reading The New Normal – Why you should learn about e-discovery →

Trial Court Says New York’s “Requester Pays” Rule Applies Only to Data That Is Not Readily Available : E-Discovery Law Alert

As discussed in a recent post, there exists a dichotomy between the New York state and federal courts with respect to which party should bear the cost of producing inaccessible data via Trial Court Says New York's "Requester Pays" Rule Applies Only to Data That Is Not Readily Available : E-Discovery Law Alert. Additional … Continue reading Trial Court Says New York’s “Requester Pays” Rule Applies Only to Data That Is Not Readily Available : E-Discovery Law Alert →

The Cooperation Proclamation- The Sedona Conference

The Sedona Conference. The Sedona Conference®, the nation's leading non-partisan, non-profit law-and-policy think tank, is actually doing something about it. Leading jurists, trial attorneys, corporate counsel, government lawyers, and others are signing onto "The Cooperation Proclamation." By doing so, they are pledging to reverse the legal culture of adversarial discovery that is driving up costs … Continue reading The Cooperation Proclamation- The Sedona Conference →

Early case assessment – Getting Started (ECA)

Early case assessment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I would recommend learning about early case assessment by reviewing the Wikipedia entry on ECA first. Then take a look at the article by Eric Barnum that discusses ECA with or without technology. This article is critical to understanding the attorney point of view as well as … Continue reading Early case assessment – Getting Started (ECA) →

Gibson Dunn – 2010 Mid-Year Electronic Discovery and Information Law Update

Gibson Dunn - 2010 Mid-Year Electronic Discovery and Information Law Update. Law firm report reviews e-discovery trends for the first half of 2010. Topics addressed include: Sanctions the application of FRE 502 Privilege Search Methodology Proportionality Preservation Cooperation Social Networking Government EDD Responsibilities International EDD Update: Whenever a major report like this one is published, … Continue reading Gibson Dunn – 2010 Mid-Year Electronic Discovery and Information Law Update →

Rearden-Pepper-IfSedonaConfBuilds.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Rearden-Pepper-IfSedonaConfBuilds.pdf (application/pdf Object). This article provides a good review of the Sedona Conference's "Cooperation Proclamation" and discusses the value in practical cooperation.