Reasonable, Ethical and Defensible E-Discovery: A Practical Approach | LPM Webcast

- Location -
Latham & Watkins
885 Third Avenue @ 54th Street
New York, NY 10022

CLE Program | 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception | 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

3.0 MCLE Credits
(2.0 credits in Ethics, 1.0 credit in areas of professional practice/law practice management)

CLE Webcast and Live Program

Reasonable, Ethical and Defensible E-Discovery:  
A Practical Approach

Offering perspectives from the bench and bar, the program will offer practical guidance on how to effectively manage the discovery of electronic information and discuss recent developments in the law.

Program and reception co-sponsored by the Electronic Discovery Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, the Committee on Continuing Legal Education and the Committee on Law Practice Management of the New York State Bar Association.

Topics and Panelists

I. Model E-Discovery Orders 
This segment will provide a practical how-to guide for using courts' model e-discovery orders in your practice. A panel of practicing attorneys and e-discovery experts break down the model orders put out by the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York and the New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division.

Panelists:
Constance M. Boland, Esq., Nixon Peabody LLP, New York City 
Christopher C. Costello, Esq., Winston & Strawn LLP, New York City
Jessica Perazzelli Ross, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP, New York City
Farrah L. Pepper, Esq., General Electric Company, Fairfield, CT

II. Ethics in E-Discovery
This panel will discuss the recent amendments to the ABA Model Rules, which include revisions to the duties of competency, client confidentiality, and supervision when utilizing technology and non-lawyer service providers in litigation.

Panelists: 
Steven C. Bennett, Esq., Jones Day, New York City
Hon. Ira B. Warshawsky, Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, PC, Garden City, NY
Professor Patrick M. Connors, Albany Law School, Albany, NY

III. Role of E-Discovery Counsel - Perspectives from the Bench and Bar 
Judges and lawyers discuss the specialized role of e-discovery counsel and why more firms and companies are deciding that such expertise is an important part of effective and defensible litigation management.

Panelists:
Hon. Frank Maas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, New York City
Hon. Ronald Ellis, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, New York City
Andrew Evan Roth, Esq., SNR Denton, LLP, New York City
Sandra J. Rampersaud, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York City
Adam I. Cohen, Esq., Ernst & Young, New York City

Program Planning Committee and Program Chairs

Constance M. Boland, Esq., Nixon Peabody LLP, New York City, Co-Chair, E-Discovery Committee
Adam I. Cohen, Esq., Ernst & Young, New York City, Co-Chair, E-Discovery Committee
Sandra J. Rampersaud, Esq., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York City, Member, E-Discovery Committee
Jessica Perazzelli Ross, Esq., Latham & Watkins LLP, New York City, Member, E-Discovery Committee

Attend in person at Latham & Watkins LLP in New York City. Program fee includes a networking reception.  Get the opportunity to network with this program's all-star faculty.  Pre-registration is required.

This program will also be streamed as a live CLE Webcast. If you register for the CLE Webcast, you will be able to view the program video online and email questions during the live program. You will also have access to the program archive.

Be advised that during the webcast, program verification codes will be displayed on the screen and announced. In order to receive MCLE credit, you will need to print the MCLE Attestation Form and write down the program codes. You will receive your MCLE certificate via email. Please be sure to provide your email address when registering.

In the event that you miss any portion of the program, the archive will be posted online. All pre-registered CLE webcast registrants will have access to the online archive file. You will be able to view the archive online, on-demand at your leisure. 

Please note: Newly admitted attorneys may not receive MCLE credit for their participation in CLE Webcasts.

For questions about this program, please contact Kathy Suchocki, Esq., Director, Law Practice Management at ksuchocki@nysba.org or 518-487-5590.

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