Category: Speaking Engagements & Publications

IQPC 7th Annual e-Discovery Conference

April 27-29, 2009
Le Meridien San Francisco
333 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111

K&L Gates partner David Cohen will be a part of the panel leading the discussion at Workshop C entitled, “E-discovery In a Down Economy: Achieving Litigation Readiness While Cutting Costs & Improving Outcomes” scheduled to take place on April 27th at 2:45 PM.  The discussion will address a myriad of topics including readiness through proper records management, the effect of the recent economic downturn, and best practices to reduce costs, among other things.

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The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel – 2009 Annual Meeting

March 5-6, 2009
The Westin Mission Hills
Rancho Mirage, CA

K&L Gates Partner Martha Dawson will present “Where There’s a Will, There’s Metadata:  Are your Clients’ (And Your Own) Secrets Really Safe?” on March 5th at 9:00 AM and again on March 6th at 8:00 AM.

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Seattle University CLE – What Every Practitioner Needs to Know About e-Discovery

February 6, 2009
8:30 a.m. – Noon
Seattle University School of Law
Sullivan Hall
901 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122-1090

K&L Gates partner Helen Moure will present the first session, “Basic Common Concerns (Top 10 Problems)”, at 8:40 a.m. in which she will address a variety of topics including preservation, collection, and review.  At 9:40 a.m., K&L Gates partner Todd Nunn will present a review of pending legislation and regulatory developments including a discussion of recently enacted ER 502 and an update of recent happenings in Washington State.  In the final session, K&L Gates partner Julie Anne Halter will co-present a discussion of ethical issues related to metadata as illustrated by the recent Qualcomm decision.

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Pennsylvania Bar Institute: e-Discovery

December 2, 2008
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST
Several Locations, Webcast

K&L Gates partner David Cohen will speak at two sessions during this event. The first presentation, “ABCs of EDD” will begin at 9:05 a.m. The second presentation, “E-Discovery Ethics” will begin at 3:30 p.m.

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Allegheny County Bar Association CLE – T-BOLT: The Best of Legal Technology

November 10-11, 2008
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

K&L Gates partner David Cohen is co-chair of this conference and will be among the presenters along with another K&L Gates partner, Thomas Smith.

David Cohen will be one of the speakers presenting “Using Automation for Litigation Support” on Tuesday, November 10th at 1:30 p.m.  This session will address issues including docket management and scheduling, document management, and case organization and discuss how technology is helping litigators save time and achieve better results.

Thomas Smith will be one of the speakers presenting “Advanced Issues in e-Discovery” on Tuesday, November 11th at 11:00 a.m.  This session will provide some “advanced tips” for how to better handle e-discovery and how to optimize outcomes, control costs, and avoid sanctions.

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K&L Gates Compliance Talks

E-Discovery Analysis and Technology (e-DAT) Group: 

Tool for Due Diligence, Compliance and Investigations

Thursday, September 18, 2008, 5:30-6:30 pm
K&L Gates LLP
Markgrafenstraße 42, 10117 Berlin
 

Presentation by Martha J. Dawson, K&L Gates, Seattle
With an Introduction by Dr. Wilhlem Hartung, K&L Gates, Berlin
 

Thursday, May 22, 2008
9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
800 Convention Place
Seattle , Washington

This intermediate-to-advanced level seminar will provide attendees with practical strategies for handling emerging e-discovery issues.

K&L Gates Seattle partner Julie Anne Halter will speak on several different subjects relating to e-discovery, including the scope of the duty to preserve, litigation holds and related duties, accessible/inaccessible data and cost shifting.

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April 27 – May 1, 2008
San Diego Convention Center
111 West Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
www.visitsandiego.com

K&L Gates partner David R. Cohen will be one of the speakers presenting “An Ounce of Prevention:  Your 12-Step Guide to Avoiding e-Discovery Disasters," on Monday, April 28 from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

This session will introduce risk managers, as well as counsel, to the hot topic of e-discovery and discuss concrete steps to reduce risk exposure and costs related to records management and e-discovery.  A series of 5- to 10-minute videotaped vignettes will show scenes from a sample litigation matter involving e-discovery issues.  Relevant information about new rules and case law will be summarized by the panelists and by a federal court judge from one of the videos.  With your input, the scenes will serve as a springboard for an interactive discussion on records management and e-discovery readiness steps.

Additional speakers at this presentation include Michael Lubben of Ryder System, Inc. and Debra Samuel of Alcoa Inc.

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Monday & Tuesday, March 31 & April 1, 2008
Doubletree Metropolitan Hotel
569 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022

K&L Gates partner David R. Cohen is a co-chair of this informative two-day conference.  He and K&L Gates partner Martha J. Dawson will be among those presenting and participating on panels, offering practical advice on records management, e-discovery and litigation readiness issues relevant to the life sciences industry.  Click here for additional information, or to register.

Program Overview:

The life sciences industry is particularly vulnerable to the inherent risk that arises out of improper management of electronic documents and e-discovery.  Taking into consideration the numerous regulatory and compliance requirements of the industry, the voluminous amount of electronic information that is consistently created and stored, and the pervasive litigation that surrounds the life sciences industry, companies must adopt proactive document management and e-discovery policies they can strategically implement and effectively enforce across the company.

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March 13-15, 2008
Hilton Chicago
720 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

ABA TechShow 2008 offers more than 50 education and training sessions in 16 different tracks.  Sessions are designed to help people at various skills levels learn to make the most effective use of technology in their legal setting.  Whether you are an IT novice or a technocrat, a solo practitioner or a large firm lawyer, ABA TechShow provides programming options that are sure to challenge your thinking and expand your knowledge.

K&L Gates partner David R. Cohen will be participating in two sessions at this popular conference:

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