Shira A Scheindlin

March 01, 2012 | Legaltech News

Judge Shira A. Scheindlin and computer forensics consultant Jeffrey Rabkin examine the recently released "Recommendations for ESI Discovery in Federal Criminal Cases."

By Shira A. Scheindlin and Jeffrey Rabkin

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May 08, 2002 | New York Law Journal

T his article will continue what we began in Part 1 ( NYLJ , May 1, 22002) by suggesting that all companies adopt an effective electronic document retention policy a policy that implements "the systemic review, retention, and destruction of documents received or created in the course of business." 1 As we explain below, this often calls for difficult choices best made with the help of an informed lawyer. The company or the attorney may also wish to utilize a forensic computer expert when designing and imple

By Shira A. Scheindlin And Jeffrey Rabkin

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February 05, 2010 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, in remarks presented on Jan. 13 at the Inns of Court, discussed how litigation is changing, especially in the areas of jurisdiction; pleading standards and case tracking; vanishing trials and the changing jury culture; alternative dispute resolution; and the impact of electronic communications on civil and criminal litigation.

By Shira A. Scheindlin

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May 07, 2002 | New York Law Journal

I n today`s world, almost every business retains some electronically-stored information. This is in part because a wide range of laws and regulations now require companies to maintain certain records, and in part because it is convenient and cost-effective to store them in electronic format.

By Shira A. Scheindlin And Jeffrey Rabkin

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September 13, 2004 | New York Law Journal

Shira A. Scheindlin, a U.S. District judge in the Southern District of New York and a member of the Civil Rules Advisory Committee and its Discovery Subcommittee, writes about propopsed revisions to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to address the discovery of electronically stored information, and urges local practitioners to comment on the changes.

By Shira A. Scheindlin

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February 05, 2010 | New York Law Journal

U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin, in remarks presented on Jan. 13 at the Inns of Court, discussed how litigation is changing, especially in the areas of jurisdiction; pleading standards and case tracking; vanishing trials and the changing jury culture; alternative dispute resolution; and the impact of electronic communications on civil and criminal litigation.

By Shira A. Scheindlin

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September 25, 2006 | New York Law Journal

Shira A. Scheindlin, a U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York, and attorney Brian Lehman, her former law clerk, write that it was a day in September that changed America forever, and while we don't remember what the weather was like that day, we have not forgotten where it started: lower Manhattan. The years have gone by, and we have forgotten many of that day's heroes, but 217 years ago today, on Sept. 25, 1789, the Bill of Rights was officially proposed to the states by the first Congress.

By Shira A. Scheindlin and Brian Lehman

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