Preti Flaherty will offer an in-house CLE presentation on e-discovery
revisions by Kroll On Track (http://www.krollontrack.com) on Friday,
October 20th, from 8am - 9am. This presentation is approved for 1.0 CLE in both
Maine and New Hampshire and is open to Preti attorneys and clients with an
interest in the subject matter (with a special emphasis on in-house counsel).
Breakfast will be provided and the presentation will begin promptly at 8:00 am.
For more information, contact Jeff Peters at jpeters@preti.com or call
207.443.5576.
The new e-discovery revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will
become effective on December 1, 2006. This presentation will focus on critical
electronic evidence legal and technology concepts and best practices. It will
provide attendees with a fundamental understanding and knowledge of the primary
legal technologies issues, terminology and concepts in this area, in addition to
the issues to consider when approaching electronic discovery requests.
Topics covered include:
- Electronic Evidence Today
- Differences between electronic discovery and computer forensics
- Where to locate data/documents (including explanation of frequently used
technology terms (eg, metadata (and how it can be preserved), why deleting files
doesn’t mean documents are necessarily destroyed, illustrative cases where
failing to follow "best practices" resulted in harsh consequences)
- Preservation / Spoliation
- E-discovery response plans, case law discussion, potential sanctions
- Pre-Trial Case Management
- FRCP + local federal court rules
- Trial & Evidentiary Issues
- What to request in conducting e-discovery
- E-Discovery Technology & Costs
- Legal technology issues involved in collection,
filtering/culling/de-duplicating, reviewing and producing electronic documents
- Which party pays, including cost-shifting factors
