Recent Public Sector Case Studies and Other Resources

Case Study: Controlling the Scope of e-Discovery in Antitrust Investigations

A large, global energy company was under investigation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for alleged anticompetitive behavior and would soon be confronted with high-volume discovery production requests for emails and other relevant electronic evidence. Although the information services department had recently purchased an email archiving application, that "solution" was looking increasingly like an expensive mistake for the purposes of electronic discovery, and its shortcomings were ex

Case Study: Mitigating Risks from Internal Investigations

Concerned about possible misdating of stock-options grants over the past 15 years, the board of a major land-drilling contractor decided to conduct an internal investigation. Although the company had electronic data retention policies and procedures in place, some key custodians had backed up potentially relevant data improperly and caused the alteration or loss of important metadata, jeopardizing not only the outcome of the investigation but exposing the company to a significant escalation of r

Webcast: Proportionality: Why Wait?

It is well-documented that e-discovery consumes increasing percentages of overall civil litigation costs. There is an existing and overlooked approach to reduce electronic discovery costs available now.

Emerging Trends

Article: Preparing for the Long-Term Impacts of Backdating Investigations

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.

Case Law / Rules

Webcast: State vs. Federal e-Discovery Rules – Lessons Learned in 2008

Nineteen states have now incorporated e-discovery provisions in their general civil procedure codes or have modified specialized rules for their business courts, and at least five other states have new provisions pending in 2009. Tom Allman, a prominent voice in the legal community on e-discovery rules, along with Fios' Mary Mack, provide a review of what states are doing – or not doing – about procedural rules for e-discovery.

Article: Corporate Governance: In Need of Reform?

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