E-Discovery - What You Need to Know - CLE Online Video Archive

1.5 MCLE Credits*

Sponsored by the Law Practice Management Committee of the New York State Bar Association

Featuring Alan Winchester, Esq., Harris Beach PLLC,  this program will provide best practices and an overview of the basics of E-Discovery. 

Topics include

I. State Law Statutory Changes:

Uniform Trial Court Rule 202.12 [22 NYCRR 202.12]
Uniform Commercial Division 202.70

Both these sections require counsel to consider and produce relevant electronic documents in litigation. The New Preliminary Conference Form in prototype testing which addresses these changes: http://www.nycourts.gov/ip/ediscovery/ will also be discussed.

II. Preservation Duty

Voom HD Holdings LLC v. EchoStar Satellite LLC, 2012 NY Slip Op 00658 (1/31/2012)

 
III. Cost of Production

U.S. Bank N.A. v. GreenPoint Mtge. Funding, Inc. 2012 NY Slip Op 01515 (2/28/2012)

IV. Computer Assisted Review

Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe & MSL Group,  USDC SDNY, 11 Civ. 1279 (2/24/2012)
How the technology works
Quality Control
Translucency

V. Role of Document Counsel as a modified local counsel

About the Presenter

Alan Winchester, Esq.
Harris Beach PLLC

Alan Winchester is a member of the firm and leader of the e-info℠ Electronic Information Counseling and Management Team, which provides comprehensive document management services for both transactional and litigation scenarios.  As electronic discovery counsel, Mr. Winchester is experienced in all phases of information management relating to the development of document management strategies and policies, compliance with regulatory agencies, e-discovery, including the preservation, collection and production of documents, development of search criteria, review of documents for responsiveness and privilege, sampling of electronic documents for pre-litigation assessments, as well as the development of retention and disaster plans.

This program was recorded on March 13, 2012.

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