Workshops
Pre-Conference Workshops: Monday, December 8, 2008
- Workshop A: E-Discovery in a Down Economy — Achieving Litigation Readiness while Cutting Costs & Improving Outcomes
- Workshop B: Providing An In-Depth Look At Collection, Culling & Processing
Post-Conference Workshops: Thursday, December 11, 2008
- Workshop C: Realizing A Reliable Search And Review
- Workshop D: How To Evaluate Ediscovery Vendors: Finding The Truth When Everyone Is Screaming Ediscovery
Pre-Conference Workshops: Monday, December 8, 2008
10:00am – 1:00pm (9:30 am Registration) Workshop A: E-Discovery in a Down Economy — Achieving Litigation Readiness while Cutting Costs & Improving Outcomes
In today's litigious environment, enterprises are bombarded by mountains of data, shortened court-appointed deadlines and skyrocketing e-Discovery costs. Data volumes are doubling every 18 months and enterprises have never been more challenged. No matter where your organization is in its e-Discovery readiness journey, this workshop can help. Learn about successful steps to achieve a comprehensive e-Discovery support infrastructure. Additionally, understand how your organization can achieve the balancing act of cutting costs, protecting the business, and preparing for the future.
WHAT WE WILL COVER
- This interactive workshop will explain how your organization can lay a broad foundation for e-Discovery readiness that can grow with you
- It will suggest concrete steps that allow you to proactively address records management and e-Discovery readiness rather than taking a reactive approach
- E-Discovery update – what has changed and what are the latest developments?
- The impact of the recent economic downturn and government actions are raising new questions and concerts. How will the downturn impact your e-Discovery, compliance and governance strategies going forward?
- What are the real risks and threats of e-Discovery? Where do you start your readiness planning? How do you minimize risks, while maximizing cost savings and auxiliary benefits, such as better records management?
HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT
- Gain a better understanding of true e-Discovery risks
- Discover how building scalable enterprise information management and e-Discovery capabilities can make your company more “litigation-ready” and allow you to evolve in a changing business and e-Discovery environment
- Learn additional e-Discovery “best practices” other successful organizations are implementing to improve outcomes, avoid pitfalls and reduce costs
| Workshop Facilitators: | |
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| Steve Fink Director - Advanced Solution Development HP Software |
David Cohen, Partner Co-chair – e-Discovery Analysis & Technology (e-DAT) Group K&L Gates LLP |
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Dean Gonsowski VP - e-Discovery Services (also a former General Counsel) Clearwell Systems |
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1:15 pm – 4:15 pm (12:45 pm Registration) Workshop B: Providing An In-Depth Look At Collection, Culling & Processing
In this workshop, E Discovery experts James Doyle and Patrick Zeller will lead a focused effort on how exactly E Discovery collection, culling and processing works. Doyle, who previously ran the New York City Police Department Computer Crime Laboratory, is world renowned for his work in this area. Zeller is the former co-chair of Seyfarth Shaw’s Electronic Discovery Practice Group and previously served as an Assistant Attorney General and Director of the Computer Crimes Institute for the State of Illinois. This workshop will take an in-depth look at these processes and take the attendee through the various nooks and crannies of E Discovery.
WHAT YOU WILL COVER
- The differences between a forensically sound collection and a forensics collection
- What is metadata, why it must be preserved, and why it is important to preserving chain of custody and proving document authenticity
- The different methods for culling data, including technological advances that allow you to cull at the point of collection
- The methods available today for processing your ESI and how the EDRM and the XML load file will change the E Discovery landscape
HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT
- Examine the different methods available to collect ESI in a forensically sound manner in compliance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including the advantages and disadvantages of each method
- Understand how to maintain chain of custody and preserve metadata throughout the E Discovery process to ensure document authenticity
- Learn how to ensure that your ESI is admissible in court and how to prove authenticity if it is challenged
- Define “processing” and show you how you can reduce your costs while reducing your risk
| Workshop Facilitators: | |
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| James Doyle Director, Services Division GUIDANCE SOFTWARE |
Patrick Burke Assistant General Counsel GUIDANCE SOFTWARE |
Post-Conference Workshops: Thursday, December 11, 2008
9:00 am – 12:00 noon (8:30 am Registration) Workshop C: Realizing A Reliable Search And Review
Reviews are becoming increasingly complex. Data sets are growing. Time frames are being pinched tighter. Corporations and their counsel are feeling the crunch as they try to walk the line between efficiency and accuracy. This workshop will focus on a holistic approach to managing search and review to maximize productivity with greater accuracy.
WHAT YOU WILL COVER:
- Smart and effective workflow techniques
- Developments in foreign language detection technology
- Evaluating outsourcing- how and when to consider this option
- Automated review accelerators- how to make them work for you
HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT:
- Learn how to plan a review from start to finish to increase speed and efficiency
- Hear about proven cost reduction strategies
- Uncover what’s new in search and review and how to evaluate what will provide the greatest ROI
Mary Ann Benson
Director Consulting
EPIQ SYSTEMS Inc.
12:15 pm – 3:15 pm (11:45 am Registration) Workshop D: How To Evaluate E-Discovery Vendors: Finding The Truth When Everyone Is Screaming Ediscovery
This session will walk you through how to evaluate eDiscovery vendors for each phase of the eDiscovery process. You will learn what the critical capabilities are, how to maximize your investment, and how to sift through the sales talk to get to the truth. Session attendees will also walk away with a detailed set of product evaluation criteria.
- Learn which critical capabilities your eDiscovery must have.
- Discover how these critical capabilities can deliver dramatic ROI.
- Learn how to evaluate eDiscovery vendors to find the right solution for you.
- Walk away with a detailed set of product evaluation criteria.
HOW WILL YOU BENEFIT
It seems as though everybody is claiming to have the solution to all your eDiscovery problems. The cacophony of sales pitches blurs the picture, making it difficult to identify who does what in the eDiscovery world: What are the critical capabilities my eDiscovery solution must have? How must my eDiscovery solution work in order to maximize my ROI? What type of solution will best suit my needs and organizational processes? Do I need all the bells and whistles? This interactive workshop will provide you with take-home strategies to evaluate eDiscovery vendors.
Brian H. Karney
CISSP, COO
ACCESSDATA CORPORATION
