2008 Chief Legal Officer Survey By Altman Weil, Inc.
The Opinions of Chief Legal Officers on Issues of Importance
For the ninth year in a row, Altman Weil, Inc. has surveyed Chief Legal Officers (CLOs) in issues of importance in managing their corporate law departments. The purpose of these surveys is to:
1) Capture current thinking of Chief […]

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By James N. Dertouzos, Nicholas M. Pace,and Robert H. Anderson of Rand Institute for Civil Justice
The Legal and Economic Implications of Electronic Discovery Options for Future Research
This paper reports on exploratory research to identify the most important legal and economic implications of electronic discovery and to develop a research plan in this subject area for […]

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The Growing Importance of E-Discovery on Your Business
From Osterman Research
Discovery is the process of identifying, preserving, collecting, reviewing, analyzing and producing information during civil legal actions. The goal of discovery is to obtain information that will be useful in developing relevant information for pre-trial motions and
for the trial itself. Information sought during discovery can include […]

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Conducted on behalf of Ernst & Young’s Fraud Investigation and Dispute Service practice, this report, Corruption or Compliance, Weighing the Costs,  provides an overview of challenges faced in the international marketplace in relation to corrupt practices and regulatory non-compliance.
Excerpt:  Executives in some companies today may still believe that paying bribes is good business, it “works”.  But […]

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FTI Partner Specific FAQ from FTI concerning the recently announced acquisition of Attenex by FTI.
FTI has signed a merger agreement to acquire Attenex Corporation, a leading electronic discovery software provider based in Seattle. Built on a successful four-year partnership between the two firms, the acquisition will add critical intellectual property and software development, support, sales […]

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From Kroll ONTRACK
Your corporation may be at risk when faced with litigation, investigations, or regulatory matters involving electronically stored information (ESI). What’s ironic? Most lawyers are still struggling to even know what ESI means – let alone develop plans regarding how to manage it in litigation. This was one of the key findings in this […]

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Electronically Stored Information: An FAQ
By Herbert L. Roitblat, Ph.D.
Electronically stored information is, roughly, any information that is or could be stored in a computer. “Computer,” in this case, has a very broad meaning, because many devices outside of the server room or off the desktop include computers and ESI. Not only is ESI proliferating in […]

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Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention in Today’s Enterprise, 2008
Proofpoint Report
“Email remains the most important medium for communications both inside and outside the enterprise. But the convenience and ubiquity of email as a business communications tool has exposed enterprises to a wide variety of legal, financial and regulatory risks associated with outbound email. Enterprises continue […]

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Ethics Of Destruction And Inadvertent Disclosure Of Documents And ESI
By Daniel Walworth and Patrick Troy of WolfBlock
The retention and destruction of documents raises ethical considerations in two overlapping spheres: an attorney’s obligation to competently protect his or her client’s interests in the contents of the client file (see Model Rules 1.15 and 1.1); and the […]

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By Leslie Owens via Endeca
The Forrester Wave for Enterprise Search, Q208 is a report that evaluates each of the major vendors in the market and provides advice for selecting the best fit for your enterprise search needs. Endeca is cited as a market leader in the report, receiving top scores among 11 participating vendors for company […]

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