TechLaw Solutions e-Discovery Zone is a collection of resources and material to inform and educate on the e-Discovery and litigation process.

The Audiocast show is hosted by e-Discovery experts Tom O’Connor, Director of The LEDI, and Browning Marean, Partner at DLA Piper; it features a variety of guests, including Industry Experts, Counsel, Attorneys, and Judges. We hope you enjoy the show!

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Current Audiocast 5-14-2010 
Special Guest – George Socha, e-Discovery Consultant

• 2010 EDRM kickoff and EDRM history
• "E-Discovery is not the monster, its the approach"
• 7th Circuit pilot program and Duke conference
• 8th e-Discovery industry survey
• 3 key components - technology, process, people
• Update of the 8 EDRM projects

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3-31-2010 Audiocast 
Special Guest – Judge Andrew Peck, US Magistrate Judge, Southern District of NY

• Cooperation and thoughts on sanctions
• Proportionality and shaping of the discovery process
• Competency and expertise with ESI
• "Rocket Docket" considerations
• Corporate counsel and the 26(f) "meet-and-confer"

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3-10-2010 Audiocast 
Special Guest – Chris Dale, e-Discovery consultant and blogger from the UK, with the e-Discovery Information Project

• EU email privacy and US e-Discovery, Bruno B. vs Giraud et Migot
• Summary of the Jackson Report, regarding litigation cost review
• Judicial active management and Practice Direction
• The List Group and their recent questionnaire
• Use and value of Twitter
• Global Power bankruptcy case

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02.10.2010 Special Audiocast & Videocast – Live from LegalTech  
Special Guest – Maura Grossman, Counsel, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

• Judge Schiendlin's recent ruling in Pension Comm. of the Univ. of Montreal Pension Plan v. Banc of Am. Secs
• Scope of information sharing
• Perspective on litigation holds
• e-Discovery and obligation to preserve in the EU
• Data retention across the EDRM model
• Observations from LTNY 2010

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01.14.2010 Audiocast 
Special Guest – Judge James M. Rosenbaum, Sr. U. S. District Judge, District of Minnesota

• Challenges for gaining trial experience
• Opinions on Rule 26g
• Joint discovery plans and cost predictability
• The plain view doctrine & the "sugar bowl" search
• The Judge's Federal Rule of Evidence "808"
• Inns of Court programs

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12.10.2009 Audiocast 
Special Guest – Ron Friedmann, Blogger, and VP of Marketing at Integreon

• Legal process outsourcing (LPO) in the US & UK
• Knowledge management
• e-Discovery services and the Software as a Service (SaaS) model
• Assessing total project cost

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05.27.2009 Audiocast  **Special extended episode**
Special Guest – Ralph Losey, Attorney and Writer, specializing in

 e-Discovery and Information Law

• eDiscovery education for practicing attorneys and at law schools
• Recent cases Adams v. Dell, and American Family Mutual
• State court e-Discovery practices
• Search methodologies and effectiveness

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04.08.2009 Audiocast  **Special extended episode**
Special Guest – William Kellermann, Electronic Discovery Manager,

 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

• Judge Peck's recent decision re: framing search terms
• Form and format of production, including databases
• Protective orders, data storage approach & structure
• Keyword searching - still viable and reliable

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02.26.2009 Audiocast
Special Guest – Bill Speros, Litigation Management Consultant

• Judge Facciola's LTNY keynote address and attorney certification
• Corporate discovery management units
• Cooperation Proclamation - is it working?

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02.02.2009   **Special Video Episode**

Special Guest – Marla Bergman, Counsel, Jones Day

• Litigation strategies, proportionality, and non-standard native files
• Interplay between e-Discovery & records management
• Look ahead to 2014

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01.22.2009 Audiocast
Special Guest – Gene Eames, e-Discovery Consultant and Analyst

• Recent case activity
• Agreement between parties on scope and volume of data
• Defensible search strategies to effectively manage large volumes

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12.18.2008 Audiocast
Special Guest – Craig Ball, e-Discovery Consultant and Technologist

• 2008 recap and notable developments
  
• Concept vs. key word searching
  
• Ongoing market need for increased educational efforts
  
  

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