eDiscovery Needs Digital Forensics for a Mobile World
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 31: Trade Secrets and Protecting Confidential Information with Jennie Cluverius of Maynard Nexsen
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Episode 15: eDiscovery for Employers with Angela O’Neal, Nextra Solutions Director
Record Retention and Information Governance
California Employment News: Synthesizing Evidence in a Workplace Investigation (Part 3)
A Look at the Metaverse’s Legal Implications, with Special Guest Samantha Green, Director of Content Marketing, Epiq
Evidence Preservation: Handling the Issues in New York and New Jersey
Keeping Up with M365 Software Updates
Sitting with the C-Suite: Best Practices in Mobile Device Data Preservation
Sitting with the C-Suite: Remote Work - Increasing Communication on Collaboration Platforms
Video | Tips for Managing the Preservation of Mobile Device Data
From access control to data retention, if you are trying implement a new enterprise collaboration or internal chat platform, your compliance team will have critical questions that must be addressed to avoid potential legal...more
On September 18th, I had the opportunity to attend The Masters Conference in Seattle, WA, for my second time, hosted by Perkins Coie. This year, I was struck by how much the technology landscape in eDiscovery has evolved,...more
The Masters Conference in Washington, DC, on April 17th, 2024, was a bustling event with crowded sessions throughout the day. The agenda featured a diverse range of topics, such as Modern Data, Link Files, eDiscovery Case...more
Electronic discovery (eDiscovery) allows attorneys to build cases that require delving into relevant ESI, or electronically stored information, such as emails, audio and video files, and social media, in addition to hard-copy...more
In the evolving landscape of the legal industry, the management of electronically stored information (ESI) has become a focal point of discussion and strategy. With the digitization of records and communications, legal...more
In the third post of our series on the 2023 Legal Industry Collaboration Data Survey, we delve into the evolving strategies for data retention and preservation that have emerged in response to the growing use of digital...more
Join us for a comprehensive discussion led by distinguished speakers, including U.S. SEC Senior Counsel and Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, as they shed light on navigating the intricate landscape of data...more
The FTC and DOJ’s Antitrust Division recently announced that they are updating their guidance regarding how parties in enforcement and investigative matters must preserve electronically stored information (“ESI”) from...more
What is a Gigabyte? Seems really obvious, right? But maybe not. At the time of collection, a gigabyte may be data downloaded from O365 or Gmail, information extracted from a cell phone, or even (historically) a whole disk...more
I recently had the opportunity to visit with Alex Cotoia, Regulatory Manager, and Daniela Melendez, an Associate at The Volkov Law Group, on the importance of addressing electronic communications preservation and management...more
Collaboration platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams have transformed enterprise communication. However, this shift has posed new challenges for eDiscovery processes, raising concerns about data management, retention, and...more
In CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Spiniello Global, Inc., 2023 WL 5515979 (D. Md. Aug. 25, 2023)(Bredar, C.J.), the Court denied spoliation motions, in part because they were filed too late. The plaintiff owned and operated...more
Workplace collaboration and communication solutions like Slack and Microsoft Teams have firmly established their place in the enterprise and can be requested during ediscovery just like email and other electronically stored...more
Modern collaboration tools have undoubtedly revolutionized the way we work. Messaging platforms like Slack have replaced in-person chat conversations, while video conferencing tools like Zoom have replaced traditional...more
Data migration is a critical process that organizations must undertake for various reasons, such as reducing license costs, adopting new technologies, or consolidating multiple systems during mergers and acquisitions. The...more
As 2023 begins it is time once again to reflect on the most interesting eDiscovery cases from last year. Trends are always evolving in this dynamic space and eDiscovery professionals cannot afford to snooze on this review....more
Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, parties are obligated to share a description of their documents, including electronically stored information (ESI), and any tangible things that might support their case or defense...more
It’s hard to believe that it’s only been about 27 months since most office workers started working remotely full-time—and probably only slightly less time that we’ve been wondering about what the “return to the office” would...more
When it comes to making sure financial data is safe and meets compliance regulations, understanding the different regulatory bodies and how they affect your organization is a vital first step. Two of the most common...more
This post explains the search techniques that will uncover responsive documents in discovery and optimize your document review process. If you’ve read parts one and two of our three-part Document Review series, you can...more
Data retention policies are central guidelines that govern how an organization handles its data. These policies help determine the purpose of data held, what laws and regulations apply to it, how long it should be kept, and...more
“You gotta know when to hold ‘em, and know when to fold ‘em.” These famous lyrics don’t just offer sound advice for card players. They give advice that you, as a legal or IT professional managing eDiscovery, should also...more
If your organization uses Slack for business communications, how are you preserving Slack data for potential litigation? Until this year, there was only one way to guarantee the preservation of Slack data: by collecting it...more
Placing defensible legal holds on Slack data has always required collecting the data to an external repository to preserve it while maintaining information governance policies, until now. Slack has added the ability to create...more
The beginner’s guide to Microsoft Teams eDiscovery - Welcome to our Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Teams eDiscovery — where we’ll cover everything you need to know about eDiscovery for Microsoft Teams, the communication and...more