Leonard Deutchman

December 14, 2010 | Law.com

A federal court judge recently denied a prosecutor's request to obtain information from a cell phone service provider on which cell towers were closest to a phone over a period of 60 days. Attorney Leonard Deutchman re-examines the decision in light of privacy in the digital age.

By Leonard Deutchman

11 minute read

April 12, 2007 | Legaltech News

Examining the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for electronic data discovery, Leonard Deutchman analyzes how effectively the new revisions guard against inadvertent disclosure of privileged materials, and how well they define "undue burden or cost."

By Leonard Deutchman

11 minute read

June 09, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The travails of the lawyers dubbed the "Qualcomm Six" by law blogs reporting on a dispute over fault for alleged e-discovery abuses, provide a graduate-level course for attorneys conducting discovery in an age of electronic data storage – and for th

By Leonard Deutchman

16 minute read

January 14, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

One of the themes of George Carlin's classic routine about "stuff" is that we have too much of it. Attorneys facing the prospect of gathering electronically stored information ("ESI") and searching it for data responsive to discovery requests repeat Carli

By Leonard Deutchman

10 minute read

March 09, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Even if a judge's reasoning may give rise to criticism, an opinion can shed much light on how courts approach judgment calls over opening access to a litigation opponent's electronically-stored information.

By Leonard Deutchman

12 minute read

November 10, 2010 | Legaltech News

Attorney Leonard Deutchman reviews recent cases involving spoliation sanctions for failure to produce electronically stored information to see how the courts have sought to fashion remedies to bring out the truth at trial and to police the e-discovery production process.

By Leonard Deutchman

13 minute read

April 14, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last month, I detailed the dangers of self-collection and advised against it. For all of us who advise their clients to have their data for e-discovery production collected forensically and find that, despite their dazzling and irrefutable logic, their cl

By Leonard Deutchman

8 minute read

March 17, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recently I was asked to give a talk on how to determine whether the client should collect electronically stored information (ESI) in response to a discovery demand (self-collection) or whether a vendor should be brought in to do forensic collection. I was

By Leonard Deutchman

10 minute read

December 17, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Around the country, counsel representing businesses who have to produce e-discovery have independently formulated the same syllogism:

By Leonard Deutchman

7 minute read

August 15, 2008 | Legaltech News

In Mintel International Group v. Neergheen, key evidence against an employee came from his computer. According to GC Leonard Deutchman, forensic acquisition and computer data analysis lies at the heart of determining whether to file a complaint, and proving a case.

By Leonard Deutchman

10 minute read