As an e-discovery special master and expert witness, George Socha tracks e-discovery happenings, articles, and books and provides technology vendor information through his website, sochaconsulting.com. George is also a researcher and frequent speaker on the subject of electronic discovery.
The U.S. Courts website is a great place view postings and make comments to the proposed amendments of the rules to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure regarding electronic discovery.
November 19, 2004, San Francisco
December 17, 2004, New York City
This bi-coastal program, developed through a joint effort between Preston Gates, Microsoft and the Practising Law Institute (PLI,) is designed specifically for in-house counsel and other attorneys involved in advising organizations on electronic discovery and document retention issues. Backup tapes, evolving case law, computer forensics, and ethics rules in email are just a portion of the subjects to be covered by a daylong series of speakers and interactive panels.
Key focus areas include:
On August 10, 2004, the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure approved for publication and public comment several proposed amendments to the Federal Civil Rules that specifically address electronic discovery.
The public now has until February 15, 2005 to comment to the Secretary to the Standing Committee regarding the proposed amendments. In addition, public hearings will be held at various dates prior to the February 15 deadline, allowing comments to be given via public testimony. The earliest the proposed rules may go into effect is December 1, 2006. For more information on the amendment process and the public comment period, please click here.
In April 2004, the U.S. Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules submitted to the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure several proposed amendments to the Federal Civil Rules specifically addressing the unique challenges of electronic discovery, recommending that the Standing Committee publish these proposals for comment in August 2004. The proposed rules mark the culmination of several years of work by the Advisory Committee and its Discovery Subcommittee examining the issue of whether and how the civil rules should be amended to specifically address electronic discovery issues.
December 9-10, 2004
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Preston's Martha Dawson will be participating as a panelist. The conference will focus on a number of key electronic discovery issues, including:
For more information on the conference, click here.
The Defense Research Institute (DRI) is the national organization of defense trial lawyers and corporate counsel. DRI's E-Discovery Committee keeps members informed on the latest developments in e-discovery law through their website and annual e-discovery CLE Seminar.
Continue Reading...By KATE KELLY
The Wall Street Journal
October 27, 2004, 10:09 AM EDT
One of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's investigators was perusing a stack of subpoenaed documents in a Manhattan office last month when he let out a yelp, slammed down his coffee and sprinted down the corridor.
The find, people in the office recall: a Marsh & McLennan Cos. employee's e-mail soliciting a fake bid from an insurance company to help Marsh steer business to a favored provider.
The sleuth: Craig Winters, a 27-year-old intern.
Continue Reading...Commissioner Richard E. Best, retired from the San Francisco Superior Court in 2003 after 29 years of service, and continues to promote the use of technology in discovery, as well as serve as a private discovery referee. His website, California Civil Discovery Law, is a repository of continuing education materials, discovery resources, case law and e-discovery updates.
Best Practices for Corporate Counsel
Park Central Hotel, New York City
November 10-12, 2004
Key themes: Minimizing costs associated with e-discovery, best practices for managing and preserving electronic information, developing effective litigation response strategies, tips and traps for records management and litigation strategy. Presented by Marcus Evans.
Oct. 14, 2004
By Greg Morcroft
CBS.MarketWatch.com
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Eliot Spitzer clearly doesn't follow the edict of Henry Stimson, a 20th century U.S diplomat, who once famously stated, "Gentlemen don't read other people's mail."
Spitzer, New York's current attorney general and the bane of corporate wrongdoers, launched his latest salvo Thursday at several of the nation's largest insurance companies, using internal e-mails from several of the companies to buttress his case.
Continue Reading...October 15-16, 2004
Royal Palms
Phoenix, Arizona
Preston's Helen Moure will be participating as a member of the Working Group.
Preston Gates attorney Martha Dawson and Senior Attorney for Microsoft Gregory McCurdy co-authored an article published in the June/July 2004 issue of The National Law Journal. Titled "Are Instant Messages Discoverable?," the article explores the questions raised by business use of instant messaging (IM).
March 2003 cover story in AmLaw Tech , technology supplement to The American Lawyer. Seattle Sleuth highlights Preston Gates' achievements in advanced technology document review legal services.
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