Jul. 13, 2009

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

This program will address fundamental issues related to the costs and risks of eDiscovery while describing the best practices for balancing the implementation of an in-house eDiscovery process with outsourced components.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Attendees will learn how to practically deal with today’s eDiscovery challenges as well as learning how to strategically and proactively manage electronically stored information, understand key facts, find key pieces of evidence and form case strategies before entering into costly processing and review cycles, thereby reducing costs and risks. 

INTENDED AUDIENCE

Corporate Counsel, Chief Learning Officers and attorneys dealing with reducing the costs and risks of eDiscovery will benefit from a thorough foundation in understanding the legal & technical perspectives of managing eDiscovery.

TIMED AGENDA - 60 minutes

The eDiscovery Process from a Lawyer’s Perspective – 40 min

• The evolution of recent developments in the laws governing e-Discovery 
• The eDiscovery process from an attorney’s perspective: Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) view, chain of custody, early case assessment and legal holds 

Christopher O’Neill

• What to keep in-house vs. what should remain outsourced, and harmonizing for more cost-efficient outcomes
• Leveraging new technologies to assist corporate counsel: how technology helps attorneys and corporate counsel to overcome challenges created by the increasing volume of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) and compressed schedules

Aaron Brown


SPEAKERS

Aaron Brown, Ph. D., Program Director, Content Discovery, IBM

Aaron Brown, Ph. D.,  is Program Director, Content Discovery in the ECM segment of IBM Information Management Software, where he is responsible for strategy, planning, and product marketing for IBM’s Discovery software portfolio, including eDiscovery, content analytics, content classification, and enterprise search offerings. Dr. Brown joined IBM in 2003 and holds an A.B. in Computer Science from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.


Christopher O'Neill, Associate General Counsel, Corporate Litigation, IBM

Chris O'Neill is Associate General Counsel, Corporate Litigation, at IBM Corporation, based in White Plains, New York. He specializes in e-Discovery issues for IBM. Prior to his present position, Chris held a variety of legal positions in IBM's software, servers, and sales business units. He received his law degree from NYU School of Law in 1987 and is a member of the New York bar. Prior to joining IBM, Chris was a litigator at Rogers & Wells in New York City.