December 20th, 2009 - With the eDiscovery growth, the complexities associated with eDiscovery are daunting. The risk of missteps during the eDiscovery process weighs on the minds of Corporate Counsel, as well as IT professionals. What do legal and IT professionals need most? Advice and education from trusted experts who have been in the eDicovery trenches.

“eDiscovery is a dynamic and nascent practice. It involves significant people, process and technology across multiple disciplines, all of which have a specific eDiscovery role to play. To be successful in eDiscovery projects, teamwork across traditional roles is mandatory,” says Karthik Kannan, Sr. Director eDiscovery EMC. “Bringing together the best legal and technical minds, EMC is delivering valuable firsthand eDiscovery technology best practices during our sponsored sessions at Legal Tech in New York.” EMC is sponsoring the following sessions for CLE credit:

• Early Early Case Assessment: How to Assess and Mitigate Your Risk during Pre-collection - Matthew Nelson,Esq., Legal Consultant in EMC’s Global eDiscovery & Compliance practice;William D. O’Neil, Esq., Corporate Governance and Compliance Specialists and eDiscovery Expert; Greg Buckles, Independent eDiscovery Consultant with panel moderated by James D. Shook, Esq., CIPP, recognized authority and author on legal discovery and compliance law.
  
  
• The Ten eDiscovery Commandments: The Judges Speak – The Honorable Andrew J. Peck and The Honorable Frank Maas and moderated by Andrew M. Cohen, Esq., Vice President of eDiscovery and Compliance Solutions and Associate General Counsel for EMC.
  
  
• Authenticity and Admissibility: Enterprise ESI Management, Information Governance and the Chain of Custody challenge - David Shonka, Esq., Deputy General Counsel, FTC; Steven W. Teppler, Esq., KamberEdelson, LLC and Author of “Digital Evidence LifeCycle Management – A Guide for Enterprise, Attorneys, and Technologists”; Anthony J. Diana, Esq., Mayer Brown LLP with panel moderated by William D. O’Neil, Esq. Corporate Governance and Compliance Specialists and eDiscovery Expert.
  
  
• “eDiscovery for Dummies” – The New Book – Dr. Linda Volonino and Ian Redpath, Esq. co-authors and moderated by Jake Frazier, MBA, Esq., Sr. Director SourceOne eDiscovery – Kazeon and author of “Bringing eDiscovery In-House for Dummies”
  
  
• The Future of eDiscovery: Emerging Trends in Law and Technology and How they Change Your Business – Andrew M. Cohen, Esq. Vice President SourceOne eDiscovery – Kazeon & Associate General Counsel; George Socha, Esq., Co-Creator of the EDRM Model; Greg Buckles, Independent eDiscovery Consultant; Farrah Pepper, Esq., Founder and Chairperson for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Electronic Data Discovery Initiative and Global Task Force and moderated by Jake Frazier, MBA, Esq., Sr. Director SourceOne eDiscovery – Kazeon and author of “Bringing eDiscovery In-House for Dummies”.
  
  
• eDiscovery War Stories: The Dirty Truth from the eDiscovery Trenches - Charles S. Biener, Esq., Vice President and Senior Litigation Counsel CIT Group Inc.; Steven W. Teppler, Esq., KamberEdelson, LLC and Author of “Digital Evidence LifeCycle Management – A Guide for Enterprise, Attorneys, and Technologists” and moderated by James D. Shook, Esq., CIPP, recognized authority and author on legal discovery and compliance law.
  
  
• Bringing eDiscovery In-House: In-sourcing, Outsourcing and eDiscovery Zen – George Socha, Esq., co-creator of the EDRM model and Jake Frazier, MBA, Esq.; Greg Buckles, Independent eDiscovery Consultant and moderated by William D. O’Neil, Esq., Corporate Governance and Compliance Specialists and eDiscovery Expert.
  
  
• Internal Investigations: The Scoop on Employment Suits and Risk Management - Brian Babineau, Sr. Technology Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group; Alitia Faccone, Esq., Employment Law Expert – McCarter & English; Heidi Maher, Esq., Employment Law Specialists and eDiscovery Expert; Gina Trimarco, Esq., Associate Employment Law Specialists – McCarter & English and moderated by Matthew Nelson, Esq., Legal Consultant in EMC’s Global eDiscovery & Compliance practice.
  
  
• Internal Investigations:Who is the Custodian? Legal Loopholes with SharePoint and other Collaborative Tools – Dr. Linda Volonino and Ian Redpath, Esq., Co-authors of “eDiscovery for Dummies”, Jake Frazier, Esq., author of “Bringing eDiscovery In-House for Dummies”; William D. O’Neil, Esq., Corporate Governance and Compliance Specialists and eDiscovery Expert; Karthik Kannan, Sr. Director eDiscovery Marketing and moderated by Ari Kaplan, Esq., is principal of Ari Kaplan Advisors, which provides law-related ghostwriting and industry research services, and also trains legal professionals on publishing, communications, business development and networking. He is the author of The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development (Thomson-West, 2008).

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