The Huron Legal Institute
Seattle Breakfast Briefing
December 4, 2014
9am – 11:30am
Agenda
Topics
1) Recent Cases and Updated Rules
Led by the judges on our faculty, topics will include: procedural issues, cost
shifting, sanctions, technology-assisted review, discoverability, preservation,
cooperation, etc., as well as any relevant state court or local rules and new
developments related to the proposed amendments to the FRCP.
2) Data Analytics: Applying Big Data Lessons to E-Discovery What tools and
methodologies, in addition to technology-assisted review, can organizations use
to reduce cost and increase speed and accuracy in the discovery process? How
can sophisticated organizations use these same tools to uncover key evidence,
assess potential matter outcomes, and even reduce the company’s risk portfolio?
3) Data Protection and Security Data security is an increasingly worrisome issue
for law firms and companies alike, especially as it relates to e-discovery, which is
a process that often moves substantial amounts of data and provides numerous
people access to it. What issues should companies and law firms consider to
avoid problems? The discussion will cover the impact of some specific trends on
data protection, including:
a) Privacy
b) Cyber-Security
c) Cloud Computing
d) Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
4) Taking Control of Discovery
With e-discovery expenses often growing large enough to gain the attention of
the c-suite or board of directors and with continued concerns over potential
sanctions, more and more corporations have “taken control” of their e-discovery
in order to reduce costs and improve defensibility. In some cases, this has meant:
a) Outsourcing substantial amounts of work, including management of the
function
b) Developing preferred partnerships with e-discovery providers
c) Using data analytics and other methods to streamline the review process
d) Developing clear litigation readiness plans and discovery protocols
e) Clarifying in-house roles and responsibilities, including assigning
overarching responsibility over discovery
f) Redefining the role of outside counsel by focusing their efforts on
substantive legal issues (as opposed to the discovery process) or through
use of national discovery counsel
How can a company evaluate the best ways to manage its e-discovery spend?
What have other companies done that has been successful? And how can law
firms position themselves to deliver the most value?
Confirmed Faculty
Hon. Nathanael Cousins
Magistrate Judge
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Breena M. Roos
Counsel
Perkins Coie LLP
Hon. Catherine Shaffer
Superior Court Judge
King County Superior Court, Washington
Lynn Reilly
Discovery Counsel
T-Mobile
Darin M. Sands
Shareholder
Lane Powell PC
Ryan Wasell
Discovery Counsel
Weyerhaeuser
Chris Marzetti
Senior Director
Huron Legal