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Sloppy E-Discovery Can Cost You Millions
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Integro President, Scott Burt will be among the distinguished speakers at an upcoming CSIA program on e-discovery:
Sloppy eDiscovery can cost you millions…
What: 3-part program on eDiscovery
When: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 7:30am-1:30pm (split into three sessions)
Where: Cooley Godward Kronish, Broomfield, CO
About the Program
We have all heard the stories and know it is an important issue. But to what extent could your company be at risk if you are ill prepared? What are the legal and financial risks you could be taking? What should your company fo proactively?
In today’s ever-changing world of technology, eDiscovery is on the top of the list when talking to CIOs about what is on their mind. As the speed at which technology evolution is increasing, so does the evolving world of eDiscovery. It can involve "multiple legal, constitutional, political, security, and personal privacy issues, many of which have yet to be resolved.
Join us as we hear from three of Colorado’s experts on what your legal obligations are, practical litigation practices, and best practices and procedures in eDiscovery. This program is set up to allow attendees to join one, two or all three sessions focusing on three unique areas.
Speakers
Paul H. Schwartz, Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish
Scott Burt, President/Co-Founder, Integro, Inc.
Donald C. McLaughlin, Jr., President/CEO, Falcon Discovery
To register, visit: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=691206
For more information visit: www.coloradotechnology.org
Session outlines:
Session 1 – Legal Background/Obligations In eDiscovery (7:30am-9:00am)
- Outline of your legal obligation.
- Specific discovery rules including modifications made in the last 2 ½ years.
- Legal consequences if you fail to fulfill your obligations.
- How does the legal environment we find ourselves in today affect your obligations?
- Who is affected within your company?
- What is electronic content?
- Who are the players involved?
- How does it impact the CIO?
Session 2 – So You Are In A Legal Issue; Now What? Practical Litigation (9:00am-11:00am)
- Steps to practical litigation.
- Who are the players involved?
- If you are ill prepared, could you be the target of a frivolous law suite?
- What I have, I need to have, preserve and turn over. How do I do that in a practical, cost effective way?
Session 3 - Best Practices/Setting Up Processes In Your Company – Being Proactive. (11:00am-1:00pm)
- How do you create a good policy?
- What may be relevant to preserve?
- The only thing worse than not having a policy is having a policy and ignoring it.
- How do you create a good procedure to follow your policy with diligence?
- How does this affect your budget?
- We need to keep what we need to keep, but we need to get rid of the rest.
- How do you set up a good policy for what you keep and what you discard?
- How to avoid setting up policies that you don’t need and will cost you more than it should?
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