Discovery Lessons Learned in the first half of 2010 by William E. O’Neil, Jr, Esq. It has been an interesting first half of the year for e-Discovery cases. The “Pension Committee” case “revisited” the Zubalake decisions and re-affirmed the duties for legal counsel when managing the Discovery & legal hold processes.  But, it still seems [...]

eDiscovery 2011:  Trends, Risks and Best Practices Randolph A. Kahn, Esq., Kahn Consulting James D. Shook, Esq., EMC eDiscovery expert and Attorney Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Time: 10:00 AM Pacific EMC is proud to bring you this special webinar focused on how you should think about handling eDiscovery in 2011. Our esteemed guest speaker, [...]

Another Step Towards Information Governance By Chuck Hollis, Global Marketing CTO EMC Corporation Sorry for falling behind the pace here, but there was a recent EMC product announcement that I found worthy of a deeper discussion. EMC’s SourceOne group just announced their new File Intelligence product.  And, as organizations struggle to get their arms around unfettered [...]

In today’s economic environment, companies deploying new technology have to show not just that they will be better and faster, but also just how much faster and better so that they can justify the expense.  Part of the buying process frequently involves gathering data on how much it costs to handle a business process in [...]

Does the Pension Committee Amended Opinion and Order Go Far Enough? The Pension Committee Blog Series On January 1, 2010, Judge Scheindlin re-established her ability to captivate legal audiences by authoring an opinion that struck fear into the hearts of many litigators and the parties they represent. Dubbed “Zubulake Revisited: Six Years Later”, the Pension [...]

Last Chance Webinar: Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 Document Retention and Employee Terminations: Increased Risk of ESI Loss in Today’s Economic Uncertainty Alitia Faccone, Esq., and Gina Trimarco, Esq., of McCarter & English, LLP with James D. Shook, Esq., of EMC discuss the impact of employee terminations and the increased risk loss of and/or misappropriation of Electronically [...]

International Business and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) By Heidi Maher, Esq. In 2009, prosecutors delivered on their promise to vigorously pursue individuals and corporations who violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Thirty-three individuals and eleven organizations were named in enforcement actions brought by the DOJ or SEC.  This year promises more of [...]

The world economy has felt the impact of financial crisis.  As the economic aftershocks continue , the uncertain future is troubling. Prudent companies are refocusing their efforts and becoming much leaner.  However, as companies become leaner, layoffs ensue. Correspondingly, companies face an increase the risk of electronically stored information (ESI) loss and/or theft. ESI loss [...]

Karthik Kannan, Sr. Marketing Director of SourceOne eDiscovery – Kazeon presents at EMC World Momentum. Presentation One Title: eDiscovery: Why the IT and Legal Departments Are Strategic Partners In Managing eDiscovery When: 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 12th Abstract: Gaps exist between IT and Legal in most corporations today. This hinders the efficiency and accuracy with which legal [...]

Solving e-Discovery Challenges Date:  May 25, 2010 Time:  6:00 to 8:30 PM Place:  Capital Grille Location: 633 N. St. Clair St. Chicago, IL 60611 Click here to Register! E-Discovery introduces risks, drives up costs and causes headaches for inside counsel and IT departments alike.  We invite you to join Laurus Technologies and EMC for an [...]