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Analyst Ari Kaplan will share the results of his conversations with 30 in-house eDiscovery professionals about their eDiscovery and Information Governance operations to provide clear benchmarks for the future.

US Government regulators have specific and detailed requirements around the production of data, the use of technology and analytics tools, and the treatment of privileged information. This one-hour course will cover the essential elements related to the treatment of data in US Second Requests.

The course will focus on explaining what cost recovery and cost allocation are in the context of eDiscovery managed services, its ethical considerations, and how Epiq partners with clients to develop and implement custom processes key to facilitating the same. Attendees will come away with a clear idea of what eDiscovery managed services is and how they can implement a cost recovery or allocation program to assist with recuperating their eDiscovery expenses and what ethical considerations should be made.

Many law departments struggle with starting a metrics program. This session will address:

How to overcome the most common challenges of building a legal metrics program that translates data into outcomes

Cover the 7 keys for designing a legal metrics program that specifically meets your legal departments challenges

Creating sample dashboards that can be quickly implemented to demonstrate value

This program is intended to deliver a primer on modern Contract Lifecycle Management Technology and how Contract Analytics improves decision making through increased insight and smarter planning. Additionally, this program will dive into the ethics of artificial intelligence in the Legal profession, including the ethical considerations for practicing with AI.

The panel will discuss the peculiarities of Cyber Incident Response Review, from document processing to creating a notification list. They will explore the differences between a post-breach notification list creation review and an eDiscovery data production review, including review population identification, review processes and procedures, and designing your review with an eye toward the final output.

Widespread adoption of tools such as Gchat, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams has changed the way companies not only communicate but also collaborate internally and externally. As a result, these new forms of communication provide new ESI challenges for the eDiscovery community, especially as each of these tools differ from one another and pose their own unique challenge. This session will:
Examine the issues of responsiveness and interpretability presented by non-traditional workplace communication apps, such as Slack, WhatsApp, etc.

Discuss the meaning and context of fragmented communications overlayed by obscure GIFs and emojis

Share key insights and best practices to ensure your firm can successfully produce collaborative data in eDiscovery

Speakers

• Jon Kessler, Senior Director, Information Governance, Epiq
• Jeremiah Weasenforth, Managing Project Attorney, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
• Andrea L. Dambra, Head of eDiscovery & Information Governance, Norton Rose Fullbright US