Sponsored by MetaLINCS.

A Ferris Research/MetaLINCS webinar.
Held on April 30, 2008. One hour.

Litigation today requires the parties to exchange and process substantial amounts of electronically stored information (ESI). General counsel, IT, and user departments are heavily involved.

In this webinar, Ferris analyst David Ferris and Mark Reichenbach of MetaLINCS discuss the most important things to get right during electronic discovery. Topics include:

• Defining procedures to be followed when a demand is received for the production of ESI
• Identifying and preparing all system data, location and formats, archiving, backup, and restoration processes
• Planning for holds
• Installing suitable search and review technology

MetaLINCS CTO Chuck Williams also discusses how his company’s e-discovery software addresses the best practices. The webinar concludes with a Q&A period.

Webinar 774.

Important Questions Addressed by This Webinar Include:

• What are the most difficult tasks in e-discovery?
• How do you get the players working well together?
• How do you reduce the cost of e-discovery?
• How do you reduce the disruption when you are hit with a lawsuit?

Speakers

• David Ferris, Senior Analyst, Ferris Research. A technology analyst since 1991, David got into computer science research at Stanford University while working on a Ph.D. in philosophy. He wrote the first syndicated column in the computer industry and has since written hundreds of articles and bulletins and co-authored three books. Initially focusing on messaging technologies, David recently expanded his areas of knowledge to include compliance, archiving, content control, e-discovery, and data leak protection. He is frequently quoted in the technology and business press.
• Mark Reichenbach, Vice President of Client and Industry Development, MetaLINCS, a Seagate company. A pioneer in the world of electronic document discovery, Mark most recently served as the Director of Merrill Lynch’s discovery and regulatory response team. He also led the organization’s legal hold and collection initiatives and was accountable for preparing its legal resources for “meet and confers” and Rule 30(b)(6) depositions. Before Merrill Lynch, Mark spent a decade delivering litigation support on electronic evidence matters to leading law firms. He has been a member of the Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production since 2002, a faculty member for The Sedona Institute CLE programs, and a member of the Georgetown Law Center’s E-Discovery Advisory Board.
• Chuck Williams, Chief Technology Officer, MetaLINCS. Before joining MetaLINCS, Chuck was president of InQuira, a market and technology leader in the natural language search and self-service space. Prior to that, he was the founder and CEO of Brightware, where he created the first e-CRM packaged offering, pioneered Web self-service, and led the company to the forefront of the email customer service market. He also founded Inference, where he created the first commercial artificial intelligence products and brought the first customer service problem resolution application to market. He received a B.S. in computer science from the University of Southern California and an M.S. in information and computer science from the University of California, Irvine.

Who Is This Webinar Suitable For?

This webinar is suitable for general counsel, IT support staff, and vendor product management staff.