9:00am It’s a New World — Bravery Required!

The imperatives for discovery have changed and expectations of outside counsel, your adversary and the judiciary have changed. Risk and cost equations must be re-evaluated and the routine nature of electronic discovery must be factored into corporate processes and practices.

The Court’s View on Data Sources and Disclosures

An overview of how various State and Federal court practices for disclosures are taking shape.

Data Source Mapping Workshop

While all the rage, data source mapping presents a tremendous challenge to large companies because of the complexity of information flows, the diversity of data sources, and the geographic distribution of the business. Corporate map project leaders will discuss how detailed the mapping should be and what you can expect to find as you undertake this effort.

Organizing and Managing the Mapping Effort

Since IT has possession of information, the business has ownership and legal is left with the obligation, who should participate in the mapping effort? Many companies are finding that the scope of the effort far exceeds their initial perceptions. This session will cover approaches and strategies for scoping the effort, incremental versus upfront approaches, and collaboration across stakeholders during the process.

Disclosures and Meet and Confer Approaches

Review of the emerging form and approaches to data source disclosures in litigation — what are corporations doing and what are courts requiring?

False Finish Line — How Do You Manage Preservation After Disclosure?

While most companies are focused on preparing to disclose data sources, fewer have focused on the implications and aftermath of these disclosures — which are the start line, not the finish line. Disclosing what you will preserve early in litigation raises the stakes for your preservation and monitoring process as litigation unfolds over months and years. Given the rate of change in most IT environments, it’s essential to both monitor compliance with system-related preservation duties and to monitor changes in the system environment so legal properly represents the data sources. This session will focus on monitoring and sustaining data sources across matters.

Communications and Sustainability

Communications between legal and IT are increasingly important and legal’s dependence on open communication channels is tremendous. This session will focus on the culture, communications, and tempo differences between the groups to assist corporate litigation with building stronger dialogue.