eDJ Contributor: Greg Harris
Greg began his career as an Information Security Engineer in the healthcare industry. He has also worked as an Engineer and Analyst in the Financial Services and Telecommunications industries. Greg holds a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics, a Master of Science in Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration. He is an Access Data Certified Examiner (ACE) and a Certified Computer Examiner (CCE).
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- May 16th
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Laura Zubulake: Keynote – Access Data Users’ Conference, 2012
Laura Zubulake was the keynote speaker on the second day of the Access Data Users’ Conference in Las Vegas. Just in case someone reading this ediscovery blog does not recognize the name “Zubulake”, her case is considered the foundation for the current rules of preservation for ediscovery. For the keynote address, Ms. Zubulake gave a high-level overview of her case, and the key motions. She said that most people that have written about her case actually know very little of what happened, and that the details would be available in her book, which is scheduled for release in June 2012. Ms. Zubulake said that her case was never about ediscovery… it was the result of discrimination and retaliation, and her persistence came from a desire for vindication, accountability and justice. In fact, her case happened during the “stone ages” of [...]
posted at 11:19am on May 16th
- March 16th
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The Cowen Group Leadership Breakfast – Atlanta – March 2012
The following article is based on notes taken during The Cowen Group’s Leadership Breakfast hosted in Atlanta on March 2, 2012. The guest list for the morning event included forty professionals with responsibilities ranging from Litigation Support staff and eDiscovery Technologists to Staff Attorneys and Partners in large law firms. Some of the industries represented in the discussion were: Air Delivery & Freight Services Broadcast Media Credit Monitoring Financial Services Legal Services Hotels & Motels Telecommunications David Cowen, Managing Partner at The Cowen Group, started the morning by asking each participant to introduce themselves, and define their biggest challenge with regards to people, process and technology. Over eighty percent of the answers revolved around “people”, though the context was different. For some, their challenge is finding the right people to build their eDiscovery team. Do they hire from the outside, [...]
posted at 9:00am on Mar 16th
- March 8th
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The Cowen Group Signature Dinner – Atlanta – March 2012
The following article is based on notes taken during The Cowen Group’s Signature Dinner hosted in Atlanta on March 1, 2012. The guest list for the evening included sixteen professionals with responsibilities ranging from an eDiscovery technologist and an Enterprise Architect to a Vice President of Security Compliance and a College Professor. Some of the industries represented in the discussion were: Academia Agricultural Machinery Air Delivery & Freight Services Broadcast Media Credit Monitoring Financial Services Legal Services Hotels & Motels Telecommunications David Cowen, Managing Partner at The Cowen Group, started the evening by asking each participant to introduce themselves, and define their biggest challenge. Answers covered the spectrum from identity management and information governance to Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirements and how to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII). One common theme from all of the answers was the volume of [...]
posted at 9:00am on Mar 8th
- February 28th
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Summary of the DOJ Recommendations and Strategies for ESI Discovery
Are you facing a federal subpoena? The Joint Electronic Technology Working Group (JETWG) recently published a framework for handling eDiscovery in federal criminal cases “where the volume and/or nature of the ESI produced as discovery significantly increases the complexity of the case.” The framework is broken across three parts: recommendations, strategies and a checklist. The recommendations section gives an overview of the framework, and the strategies document provides a more detailed narrative. The checklist is simply a one page document that guides the user through the framework to ensure all the items have been addressed. The JEWTG based the recommendations and strategies on 10 principles. The first two principles relate to the competence of the people working on the case. Specifically, attorneys “have a responsibility to have an adequate understanding of” ediscovery, and both “parties should include individuals with sufficient [...]
posted at 2:00am on Feb 28th
- February 22nd
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Perspective on the Pippins v KPMG
Matters like Pippins v. KPMG LLP, —F.R.D.—, 2012 WL 370321 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 3, 2012) provide a unique opportunity to discuss eDiscovery, and many of the considerations involved. How do the seven Zubulake factors apply? How much data constitutes an undue burden? Can predictive coding be trusted, and at what point is human interaction required for review? Who is going to do all of the work? These are only a few of the questions brought to light by this matter. Though the Pippins case alone does not resolve any of these questions, it does offer a platform for discussion.
posted at 9:00am on Feb 22nd