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Data Preservation: Don’t Treat Discovery Like It’s 1999

IG Guru

Two recent decisions highlight the importance of preserving relevant data, including text messages, as soon as litigation is anticipated. The post Data Preservation: Don’t Treat Discovery Like It’s 1999 appeared first on IG GURU. In both cases, courts imposed harsh sanctions […].

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Four Tips for Successful Meet and Confers

eDiscovery Daily

The purpose of the meet and confer is to discuss litigation details such as data preservation, privilege issues, the form of production, and expenses. To get the ball rolling, counsel can prepare a list of general questions: What data types need to be collected? Understand your client’s data policies and systems.

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Off the Record: Texting

The Texas Record

You may have seen our recent blog post on Senate Bill 944 , which basically states that any public business conducted on a personal device is indeed a government record. A government employee multitasking by conducting government business on multiple devices. A government employee using an encrypted texting service.

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e-DAT Practice Group Co-Chair Quoted in Recent Article on Videoconference Recordings as Evidence

eDiscovery Law

Julie Anne Halter, a co-chair of the K&L Gates e-Discovery Analysis & Technology (“e-DAT”) Group and a partner in the firm’s Seattle office, was recently quoted in a Bloomberg Law article on the increasing focus of government investigators on videoconference recordings as evidence in their investigations.

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Ready for In-Depth eDiscovery Training? Head to Georgetown: eDiscovery Best Practices

eDiscovery Daily

There’s also Authentication and Admissibility, Forms of Production, Preservation and Sanctions and Technology-Assisted Review (“TAR”) for eDiscovery. Even Mobile Data Preservation, Rule 502 and Ethics. With plenty of exercises to test your knowledge and Mock 26(f) Conferences on the last day. And, there is CLE credit to boot!

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e-DAT Practice Group Co-Chair Quoted in Recent Article on Videoconference Recordings as Evidence

eDiscovery Law

Julie Anne Halter, a co-chair of the K&L Gates e-Discovery Analysis & Technology (“e-DAT”) Group and a partner in the firm’s Seattle office, was recently quoted in a Bloomberg Law article on the increasing focus of government investigators on videoconference recordings as evidence in their investigations.

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Data security: Why a proactive stance is best

IBM Big Data Hub

Don’t throw your private data away with your machines. Sanitize computers for data erasure and destroy all records. Regulatory compliance efforts are just a start Amid growing public concern about data privacy, governments worldwide are introducing stringent compliance regulations.