David Canfield

April 24, 2012 | Inside Counsel

As the corporate world becomes increasingly paperless, the preservation of electronically stored information (ESI) remains a necessity for organizations involved in litigation. Given that data spoliation sanctions can be immense, the automatic or unintentional deletion of ESI associated with information technology data management is one of the most significant risks...

By David Canfield

5 minute read

March 20, 2012 | Inside Counsel

On Feb. 8, Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck conducted a status conference regarding the discovery protocol in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe, including a detailed discussion on the appropriate use of technology-assisted review. During the conference, Peck opined, It certainly works better than most of the alternatives, if not all...

By David Canfield

9 minute read

March 15, 2012 | Inside Counsel

When discovery first met the e- that precedes it today, it fell upon trial judges nationwide to figure out how to harmonize primordial sources of electronically stored information (ESI) with traditional discovery rubricsessentially, how to fit a round peg into a square hole.

By David Canfield

5 minute read

February 16, 2012 | Inside Counsel

Think tanks, judicial members and practicing attorneys have all acknowledged the integral role early data assessment (EDA) plays in preparation for document production in civil litigation. EDA is an essential discovery readiness tool for any entity that seeks to reduce labor costs tied to document review, heighten search protocol defensibility...

By David Canfield

5 minute read

January 13, 2012 | Inside Counsel

When it comes to e-discovery best practices, if your organization is standing still, you are losing ground.

By David Canfield

5 minute read

December 22, 2011 | Inside Counsel

Legal departments are tackling more multi-faceted technology issues than ever before.

By David Canfield

10 minute read