Adam J. Levitt

May 21, 2008 | Law.com

The most recent federal decision weighing in on the hot-button issue of discovery of metadata and documents in their "native format," i.e., "the way it is stored and used in the normal course of business," offers some simple, common-sense advice on how to best achieve that discovery objective: Ask for it. Up front. Otherwise, if you ask too late or have already received the documents in another format, you may be out of luck.

By Adam J. Levitt and Scott J. Farrell

11 minute read

May 16, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Adam J. Levitt, a partner in the Chicago office of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz, and Scott J. Farrell, an associate in the firm's New York office, write that the most recent federal decision weighing in on the hot-button issue of discovery of metadata and documents in their "native format," i.e., "the way it is stored and used in the normal course of business," offers some simple, common-sense advice on how to best achieve that discovery objective: Ask for it. Up front.

By Adam J. Levitt and Scott J. Farrell

11 minute read

May 21, 2008 | Legaltech News

In e-discovery, communicating in a clear and precise manner about what you want, and why you want it, can go a long way. Wolf Haldenstein's Adam J. Levitt and Scott J. Farrell note that a recent federal decision offers some simple, commonsense advice on how to best achieve e-discovery objectives.

By Adam J. Levitt and Scott J. Farrell

11 minute read