E-discovery and compliance experts assembled during a panel at the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists (ACEDS) Conference in midtown Manhattan to outline their collective, “foolproof” e-discovery compliance program for large organizations.

An effective program not only helps insulate a company and its officers and employees from criminal and civil fines, it can also protect its board of directors from personal liability and create a culture of a “good citizen corporation,” explained Carole Basri, adjunct professor at Fordham Law, who co-authored the first e-discovery treatise for in-house counsel.