“eDiscovery and Information Governance is a dynamic and complex market. To be successful with eDiscovery projects and develop broader information governance strategies, teamwork across traditional roles is mandatory,” says James D. Shook, Esq., Director of eDiscovery and Compliance Practice at EMC. “This is our third year of sponsoring a day of thought leadership CLE sessions at LegalTech. With this year’s lineup we have brought together the best legal and technical minds to deliver best practice insights during sessions at Legal Tech in New York.”

EMC is sponsoring the following sessions for CLE credit on January 31st in Concourse E:

Harnessing Search Technology Effectively – 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Search has become a cornerstone of all legal technology, from legal research to early case assessment to document review. As search becomes more accessible, it also becomes more powerful, requiring experts in the technology to take full advantage of the available tools. There is still a gap though, as search methodologies used in different stages of a case are vastly different. Case teams need to assess what strategies must be used, engage experts in both subject matter and search technology, and be aware of potential pitfalls. This session will provide attendees an opportunity to hear from experts in the field, preparing them to tackle search more effectively in their own cases.

Speakers:

Charlie Kaupp, eDiscovery Consultant, Digital Strata, Inc.

Don C. McLaughlin, Jr., Esq., President and CEO, Falcon Discovery

Dan Brassil, Principal Consultant, H5

Kenneth Rashbaum –  Rashbaum Associates LLC

Overcoming the FUD To Bring eDiscovery In-House – 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Bringing more of the eDiscovery process in-house can result in substantial savings and better control over the process.  Yet many corporate IT and in-house counsel are afraid to assume the responsibility for the process.  Listen to a panel of experts discuss the most common concerns and how to overcome them to improve your process.

Speakers:

David Yerich, Esq., Director of eDiscovery at United HealthCare

Ian Campbell, iConect

James D. Shook, Esq., Director of Compliance and eDiscovery team EMC

Security, Hacking, and the Rise of Corporate CyberTerrorism: What every GC must Know! – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

 The benefits of corporate networks and the Internet, which deliver instant global communications, have accelerated the pace of business.  However, they have also created new vulnerabilities that cyber criminals, nation-states and “hacktivists” have learned to exploit.  Andrew Cohen, Esq., and Branden Williams were part of a team that responded to an advanced cyber attack on RSA in March of 2011.   In this session, you will learn the impact of advanced threats to corporate security, the impact of large scale intellectual property theft, and what every General Counsel must know to help protect corporate interests.  RSA, The Security Division of EMC, provides security, compliance and risk management solutions to organizations throughout the world including 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies.

Speakers:

Andrew Cohen, VP and Associate General Counsel – EMC

Branden Williams, CTO, CISSP, CISM – RSA, an EMC company

Heidi Maher, Esq., EMC – Principal, eDiscovery and Compliance Practice

The Case For Machine Coding in Document Review: A Judicial Perspective – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

The case for using machine coding and classification of documents in the eDiscovery review process has never been stronger.  As costs and ESI volumes continue to grow, machine coding promises faster, cheaper – and better.  Yet there remain many concerns about how to properly use these technologies, and the potential for risk when used incorrectly.  Hear what a prominent member of the Judiciary and members of the Bar have to say about the promising future – and their concerns for reaching it.

Speakers:

Honorable Andrew J. Peck, United States Magistrate Judge

Ed Larkin, Esq., Partner, Venable LLP

James D. Shook, Esq., Director of Compliance and eDiscovery team EMC

What it takes to have fun as a 30(b)6 witness – 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

We have all heard horror stories, reviewed cases about organizations / defense teams who crashed and burned in court when they brought their ill-prepared, inarticulate, tech heads into the courtroom as “subject-matter-expert” (SME) / 30(b)6 witnesses in Federal Court on electronic records and eDiscovery matters.  Therefore, we have seen many examples of what not to do in those critical / do-or-die situations.  We at EMC thought it was about time someone showed you and explained what an example of an effective 30(b)6 witness looks like in addition, to what it took to prepare, what to do, what not to do and what was learned from the experience.  This session will employ a role-play learning method with a plaintiff as-well-as defense attorneys and our SME witness.

Speakers:

Thomas Reding, CRM

Heidi Maher, Esq.

Richard Vestuto, Esq., Vice President, Client Advisory Services, Merrill Corporation

Laws, Regulations, and the Cloud: The Confluence of eDiscovery with Pervasive Governance – 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Today, many organizations are looking to the Cloud for answers for controlling escalating information management costs.  However, organizations cannot just be focused on the perceived information technology infrastructure cost savings offered by the Cloud.  Organizations must be equally focused on laws, regulations and information governance issues.  If your organization has governance issues currently, then the Cloud will only exacerbate them.  Discover what the Cloud means to others and why it’s critical to place Pervasive Governance ahead of any Cloud initiative in your organization.

Speakers:

Fiona Schrader, Principle Product Manager Records Retention, Compliance, and Governance

Tom Reding, CRM, EMC – Principal eDiscovery and Compliance Practice

William O’Neil, Jr., Esq., EMC – Principal eDiscovery and Compliance Practice

RSVP and reserve your session seat @ EMC’s LegalTech Sessions

James D. Shook, Esq., EMC eDiscovery Expert

Want some additional job security?  How about a raise?  It seems like one easy way to gain traction in your job is to learn a new language.  And no, I’m not talking about a foreign language  . . . well, at least not in the usual sense.  Getting legal to “speak IT” – and vice-versa –has another benefit beyond the eDiscovery world.

Governance, Risk and Compliance – or GRC – is a developing cross-functional discipline where companies establish an integrated framework to satisfy governance requirements, evaluate and monitor risk, and track compliance.  This typically requires work across four key domains: IT, operations, finance and legal.  If you haven’t heard of GRC, you may be falling behind – it’s emerging as a top C-suite priority.  But there’s still time – so far, only 20% of respondents in an EMC-sponsored survey by the Ponemon Institute have a clearly defined eGRC strategy.

Even though it’s new, eGRC is already an area where difficulties with cross-functional collaboration and communication creates issues.  In the survey, Dr. Larry Ponemon notes that “Without collaboration across functions – the business is at risk.”

For those of you tracking the eDiscovery space (itself a component of an integrated eGRC plan) – does the cross-functional difficulty sound familiar?  It’s likely that most of the key domains will be able to interact and communicate just fine, they just need to understand the enterprise’s common goals.  But when it comes to Legal and IT working together – I’m not as sure.

Legal and IT have a difficult time working together.  Is it something that can be learned or is it a DNA problem?  The legal department is used to working in very gray areas – very few things are right or wrong, on or off – it’s all about sliding scales like “reasonableness” and “due diligence”.  In contrast, IT deals with specifics – every bit is either backed up or it’s not, and that fifth “9” (99.999%) really matters.  Many lawyers also seem to have a very difficult time – or outright resent — learning enough about IT systems to make them more effective in today’s e-centric world.   In the eDiscovery space, it’s still a rarity to find legal and IT groups that work well together.

And yet there is a big payoff for groups that can meet this challenge.  EMC’s Jeff Bettencourt notes that  “Organizations that truly understand the critical dependencies across domains and can align policies, processes, and technologies, gain greater visibility and control to more effectively manage risk across the enterprise. This can be a key competitive advantage.”

In this new GRC space, challenges abound.  But getting legal and IT together early – just as in eDiscovery –is a strategy that can quickly pay off.

By the way – we’re here to help.  Our new Dummies Books — “EDiscovery For Technologists / EDiscovery For Lawyers” – can help legal, IT (and the business) to better understand the issues that are generally difficult for them.  You can get a free copy here.

WGYASMMXPDPB
Search Engine Submission – AddMe