Laws, Regulations, and the Cloud: The Confluence of eDiscovery with Pervasive Governance – 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Concourse E 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.  [...]

The Case For Machine Coding in Document Review: A Judicial Perspective – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm in Concourse E 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.  [...]

EMC to sponsor CLE Session at LegalTech 2012 on the issues, risks and benefits of bringing more e-Discovery in-house.  “Although the FRCP amendments were enacted back in late 2006, their practical application is an evolving process for business, information technology, and legal professionals, as both  Discovery technologies and case law mature.”, notes David Yerich, Esq., [...]

By James D. Shook, Esq. Companies large and small continue to grow the size of their in-house departments to manage litigation.  The recent 8thAnnual Litigation Trends report from international law firm Fulbright and Jaworski found that 53% of larger companies have 5 or more in-house attorneys managing litigation, up from 46% last year.  The growth [...]

Find out what happens when litigants go head-to-head in a Web 2.0 world. Join us as we tell the tragic story of two companies locked in a bitter court battle, in a no-holds-barred race to protect their products, their market, and their businesses. How will they combat issues involving social media information leaks, rogue blogging [...]

When Is Your Data Not Really Your Data? Thursday, September 15, 2011 Speakers: Edwin M. Larkin, Esq. – Partner Venable, LLP  & James D. Shook, Esq. – Director of the eDiscovery and Compliance Team at EMC Corp. Networking & breakfast:  8:00 – 8:30 a.m. EDT Program: 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. EDT In litigation matters, you [...]

By James D. Shook, Esq. Most who have handled eDiscovery have a sense that with the right tools, bringing some (or all) of the eDiscovery process in-house will save money and cut risk.  However, that gut feeling is not enough if you are called to justify purchases to a board or steering committee – you [...]

An Inevitable Reality: Machine-based eDiscovery Review with Jason R. Baron, Esq., Director of Litigation, National Archives and Records Administration and Jim Shook, Esq. Director eDiscovery and Compliance Group, EMC Corporation. As the amount of electronically stored information (ESI) explodes in the enterprise, the eDiscovery process is at a critical point. The document review process is [...]

By James D. Shook, Esq. Published in DIGITAL DISCOVERY & E-EVIDENCE Among lawyers, the word metadata is likely to conjure confusion, looks of disbelief, fear and–in rarer cases–a knowing smile. Metadata issues present some of the more vexing technical issues for litigation and e-discovery personnel. With metadata back squarely in the news from Judge Scheindlin’s opinion in National Day Laborer Organizing [...]

By James D, Shook, Esq.   The review of documents is one of the most expensive components of the eDiscovery process.  Cost estimates range to 70% of the overall cost of eDiscovery, with many stories where millions of dollars were spent on the review process in a single matter.  It’s also been a people-focused, linear [...]