Recent Antitrust Case Studies and Other Resources

Case Study: Complying with a Second Request, Antitrust Investigation in 30 Days

A major telecommunications company proposes to acquire one of its rivals, prompting a government antitrust review. During the investigation, the government issued a second request for production, and the company’s outside counsel – accustomed to a paper-based review process – suddenly faced a 30-day time frame to sort through 270 gigabytes of data and prepare it for review. With stiff daily fines for missing the deadline, paper review was no longer a viable option.

Case Study: Preparing for Antitrust Litigation & the 26(f) Conference

An AmLaw 200 law firm was defending a large, publicly-held retailer in an antitrust lawsuit shortly after the December 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) went into effect. Both the general counsel and supporting outside counsel wanted to ensure they had a defensible process and foundation for meeting the new requirements as the company was facing its first FRCP 26(f) “meet and confer” conference under the new rules.

Case Study: Defensibly Collecting and Managing ESI in Antitrust Lawsuits

An international, for-profit hospital operator, facing a Federal, antitrust lawsuit, had 60 days to prepare for its scheduling conference. This required identifying, preserving and analyzing more than two terabytes of electronic evidence from 80 custodians, with data stored on 100 personal computers, data shares and servers in seven different regional data centers.

ED101 - e-Discovery Fundamentals

Webcast: Electronic Discovery 101 for Litigation Support and Paralegals

Litigation support professionals and paralegals that are new to the world of e-Discovery will benefit from this introduction to the workings of e-Discovery. The presenters will share insights gained from over 30 years of combined litigation paralegal experience. Get an understanding of the basic e-Discovery process, how to approach your next project with your attorneys and clients, and a new confidence about how to manage the world of e-Discovery.

Advanced Electronic Discovery

Article: Are Energy Companies Prepared for the Next Round of Investigation?

Investigations, windfall profits, rebates...the legislative and enforcement activity around energy companies is at its highest peak since the California energy crisis. In addition, new changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are coming in December.

Case Law / Rules

Webcast: e-Discovery Case Law Update – Winter 2009

Case law around electronic discovery is changing rapidly due to evolving federal rules and court rulings. This quarterly update from Fios explores the implications of recent court decisions and the tactics and strategies organizations should consider to ensure compliance in a changing legal landscape.