eDiscovery

Electronic data is a mainstay of every business organization today.  From e-mails to data storage, companies of all sizes utilize and rely on computer-related devices to conduct and record their business.  The prevalence of electronic data has led to new emphases both on the discovery of electronic information in litigation and on efforts to take control of data, managing where it can be stored, establishing enforceable IT policies, and controlling the implementation of new technologies.

While eDiscovery issues are not raised in the same measure in every case, control of data is the key to handling successfully such issues when they do arise.  In an ever-increasing number of actions these become the central issues of litigation and a chief source of its burdens and cost.  Our attorneys practicing in this area both counsel on and litigate these complex matters efficiently and effectively.  We have the experience and talent to craft defensible approaches to electronic discovery that comply with statutory obligations and appropriately address the costs and the realities of continuing to operate an organization during investigations and discovery arising in the litigation process.  In this crucial area, we assist companies in shaping data preservation, document retention and e-mail usage policies, in confronting privacy, information security, spoliation and data collection issues; in providing customized training on eDiscovery issues; in coordinating computer forensic and other technology related experts; and in managing outside vendor relationships and costs.