Case Study: Planning for Effective e-Discovery Review and Court Hearings
An AmLaw 200 law firm was representing a global financial institution in a class-action law suit and had 45 days to prepare its client for a hearing in front of the Federal magistrate judge. The client had to preserve, collect and review electronically stored information (ESI) from more than 60 custodians, involving 400+ gigabytes of e-mail plus data stored on servers, back-up tapes and proprietary systems.
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A high-profile brokerage was caught shifting hundreds of millions in debt off the books. A consortium of banks was sued for securities fraud. The law firm defending the banks needed a service provider with experience in complex, high-stakes cases and a robust review platform that could accommodate a geographically dispersed team of reviewers.
Advanced Electronic Discovery
Besides the three-martini lunch, voice mail has been the most personalized and candid form of communication in business. Like email, voice messages are often casual and off the cuff. The speaker never expects to hear the words they deposit in voice systems again.
Emerging Trends
This webcast addresses the e-discovery risks faced by the financial industry as litigation and investigation around subprime transactions unfold, particularly around the smoking guns and large volumes of electronically stored information (ESI) that may exist somewhere in the e-universe. Those impacted will need to be prepared to answer questions around who knew what about the risk profile of the transactions, when did they know it, how were they represented, what were the expectations and what d
The subprime mortgage crisis has evolved into a global financial crisis. All those affected — homeowners, regulators, politicians and investors — are clamoring for someone to blame. Investigations have begun, and class-action lawsuits are being filed. When a lawsuit is filed and the call comes for e-discovery, those who have not proactively mapped, organized and studied their electronic content universe may be caught by surprise. In the current environment surrounding e-discovery, a lack of read
The Securities and Exchange Commission is currently investigating more than 100 companies for backdating improprieties. At the heart of these investigations are the executives and general counsel, who one by one are being investigated for their actions.
Part 1 of 8: Financial Crisis, Litigation and Electronic Discovery complete webcast series.
One of the most important litigation developments in recent months has been the emergence of the subprime and credit crisis-related litigation wave. This wave has involved a wide variety of litigants, both as plaintiffs and defendants, and has involved a broad diversity of legal theories. This webcast will provide an overview of the litigation that has emerged to date, a
Part 2 of 8: Financial Crisis, Litigation and Electronic Discovery complete webcast series.
The subprime mortgage crisis has already surpassed the S&L crisis of the 1990s in terms of the number of cases filed. Affected organizations may reduce risk and improve the efficiency of their discovery efforts by ensuring that consistent and repeatable processes to manage discovery demands are in place.
A Discovery Response Plan helps achieve this goal by providing leg
Part 3 of 8: Financial Crisis, Litigation and Electronic Discovery complete webcast series. Meeting discovery obligations in a defensible and efficient manner is one of the primary objectives in almost all complex litigation, and it is especially important in subprime-related matters. Successful response to complex electronic discovery requests requires collaboration and transparency among key personnel across multiple departments within an organization. In-house counsel
Upheaval in the financial services industry is producing unprecedented legal challenges for financial institutions worldwide. Litigation and regulatory proceedings are placing great demands on financial institutions for production of electronic data, straining resources, schedules and budgets. This webcast will conclude Fios’ eight-part webcast series focused on e-discovery trends related to the financial services industry.
The Editor of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel interviews Mary Mack, Corporate Technology Counsel, Fios, Inc.
e-Discovery Readiness & Planning
Part 4 of 8: Financial Crisis, Litigation and Electronic Discovery complete webcast series.
When is litigation “reasonably anticipated”? Who should receive a legal hold notice? What should it say? How should it be managed? These and other questions will be answered in this edition of Fios’ Subprime Series webcasts.
Case Law / Rules
Upheaval in the financial services industry is producing unprecedented legal challenges for financial institutions worldwide. Litigation and regulatory proceedings are placing great demands on financial institutions for production of electronic data, straining resources, schedules and budgets. This webcast will conclude Fios’ eight-part webcast series focused on e-discovery trends related to the financial services industry.
It was only six years ago that Sarbanes-Oxley was passed by Congress with the intent on restoring public confidence after corporate scandals affected companies like Enron. However in light of recent bailout requests from AIG, Citigroup and now GM, the focus is once again on more stringent corporate governance. Join Law.com bloggers and co-hosts, J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi with special guests Mary Mack, Corporate Technology Counsel at Fios, Inc and Professor Nancy Rapoport, Gordon & Silver
e-Discovery Standards & Best Practices
As the prevalence of sound recordings in today’s enterprises grows, new requirements for legal and regulatory compliance are accelerating the need to manage these recordings as business records. This paper outlines a new framework for managing the discovery process, specifically when audio recordings are requested.
Upheaval in the financial services industry is producing unprecedented legal challenges for financial institutions worldwide. Litigation and regulatory proceedings are placing great demands on financial institutions for production of electronic data, straining resources, schedules and budgets. This webcast will conclude Fios’ eight-part webcast series focused on e-discovery trends related to the financial services industry.