TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Impact of the Federal Rules of E Discovery when adopted

• Preservation duties, litigation hold, spoliation sanctions, and risk management

• Lessons learned and best practices for getting E Discovery "right"

• Technology challenges and practical solutions to reduce risks and costs

• Forging effective links among Legal, IT, Managers, and Vendors

• Proactively managing documents now to minimize risks later

• Insights on Sedona guidelines, international obligations, ethical issues, and six sigma

• Applying quality standards and metrics

WITH JUDICIAL PERSPECTIVES FROM:

Honorable Ronald J. Hedges, US MAGISTRATE JUDGE (D NJ)

Honorable John J. Hughes, US MAGISTRATE JUDGE (D NJ)

Honorable Louisa Porter, US MAGISTRATE JUDGE (D CA)

Honorable David J.Waxse, US MAGISTRATE JUDGE (D KAN)

FEATURING DIVERSE CORPORATE SPEAKERS:

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

ConocoPhillips Company

Dow Chemical Company

Eli Lilly & Company

EMC Corporation

Ernst & Young

GeneraL Reinsurance Corporation

Lehman Brothers

Pfizer

Raytheon

Snohomish County Auditor

Tyco International (US)

NSIGHTFUL INFORMATION FROM:

ARMA International

The Sedona Conference

PREEMINENT LEGAL SPECIALISTS:

Bingham McCutchen LLP

Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP

Liddle & Robinson

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, LLP

Redgrave Daley Ragan & Wagner LLP

Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Wright, Robinson, Osthimer & Tatum

CONSULTING EXPERTS:

Baker Robbins & Company

Earley & Associates

FTI Consulting

KPMG LLP

LECG, LLP

CUTTING EDGE SOLUTION PROVIDERS:

Alpha Systems

National Data Conversion

PSS Systems

EED

Planet Data Solutions

Kroll Ontrack

Lextranet

Fortiva

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