New Year’s resolutions still top of mind? Cross one off the list! Before the end of Q1, commit to establishing a more efficient e-discovery process. Perkins Coie’s ESS team is partnering with industry thought leaders and discovery professionals to launch a three-part presentation series on the keys to efficient e-discovery. Join these 60-minute sessions remotely.

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Gould via email.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | 10:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST                       

Part I: Mapping Out an Efficient Review Plan

This session will discussed how to define “efficiency” in review and how to achieve desired results, including cost conservation and effective review outcomes. Panelists detailed how to prepare for and execute document reviews with a variety of data volumes, review team sizes and other considerations. 

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Moderator: 

• Geof Vance, Chair, ESS Practice, Perkins Coie

Panelists:

• Tony Baskin, Perkins Coie - Senior Discovery Consultant
• James Jansen, Consilio - Senior Director, Client Services
• Rachael Philbin, Perkins Coie - ESS Counsel

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 | 10:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST                        

Part II: Open Sesame—How IT & Legal Can Overcome Common Obstacles in E-Discovery

Legal obligations often arise that require IT and legal counsel to work together to identify, preserve and collect electronically stored information (ESI). This discussion will focus on the overlapping roles of IT and legal counsel regarding data management, retention and back-up policies and discuss strategies for how IT and legal counsel can work seamlessly to approach evidence-handling to minimize the probability of an adverse impact downstream.

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Moderator:

• Mark Thorogood, Director, Application Services, Perkins Coie

Panelists:

• Ian Balom, Perkins Coie - Senior Discovery Consultant
• Ellen Blanchard, T-Mobile - Corporate Counsel
• Stan Pierson, Relativity - Senior Solutions Specialist
• John Rubens, D4 Discovery - Chief Operating Officer

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 | 10:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST                          

Part III: Leveraging Technology to Implement a Successful E-Discovery Strategy

This session will highlight areas within the litigation lifecycle where use of technology can increase the quality of a law firm’s work product, such as:

• Leveraging technology to identify key issues and concerns early-on so resources can be allocated appropriately;
• Harnessing technology to define and target the most important and relevant information requiring review, therefore containing cost; and
• Relying on technology to organize and present key information in front of finders of fact.

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Moderator:

• Janelle Belling, Managing Director of ESS, Perkins Coie 

Panelists:

• Rike Connelly, Perkins Coie - Counsel
• Chad Jones, D4 / Special Counsel - Director, Litigation Support Analysts
• Jamie Viviano, Perkins Coie - ESS Consulting Manager