E-Discovery: Creating and Managing an Enterprisewide Program

Informationen zum Autor Karen Schuler is Vice President of ONSITE3's Consulting Practice Group. She has more than 15 years of experience in enterprise-wide technology planning and implementation, focusing on forensics investigations in large and complex litigation matters involving electronic discovery. As a former owner of a computer forensics and security firm, as well as a contracted computer forensic examiner for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, she is an expert at understanding the intricate details involved in providing admissible and defensible evidence. Klappentext One of the hottest topics in corporate and IT secuirty today! electronic discovery (e-discovery) is the process by which parties involved in litigation respond to requests to produce electronically stored information (ESI). According to the 2007 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey! it is now a $2 billion industry! a 60% increase from 2004! projected to double by 2009. The core reason for the explosion of e-discovery is sheer volume; evidence is digital and 75% of modern day lawsuits entail e-discovery. A recent survey reports that U.S. companies face an average of 305 pending lawsuits internationally. For large U.S. companies ($1 billion or more in revenue) that number has soared to 556 on average! with an average of 50 new disputes emerging each year for nearly half of them. To properly manage the role of digital information in an investigative or legal setting! an enterprise--whether it is a Fortune 500 company! a small accounting firm or a vast government agency--must develop an effective electronic discovery program. Since the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure! which took effect in December 2006! it is even more vital that the lifecycle of electronically stored information be understood and properly managed to reduce costs! avoid risks and minimize costly legal mistakes. This books provides a roadmap to success for records managers! corporate security! systems administrators! information security and other IT department personnel who are charged with aiding the e-discovery process. Zusammenfassung One of the hottest topics in computer forensics today! electronic discovery (e-discovery) is the process by which parties involved in litigation respond to requests to produce electronically stored information (ESI). This book includes useful project management metrics to help monitor workflow! gauge costs and speed the process. Inhaltsverzeichnis Managing Information and Records in an Enterprise Trends in Enterprise Ediscovery from the Corporate Perspective Working with the legal team from an IT Directors Perspective Working with the IT team from an Attorney's Perspective Data Identification & Search Techniques (paper and electronic) Culling through Structured Data ? The Benefits of Data Mining Defensible Data Collection Techniques in the Enterprise Anatomy of a File Bringing it Together in a Review Platform Privilege & Production Considerations...

Klappentext

One of the hottest topics in corporate and IT secuirty today, electronic discovery (e-discovery) is the process by which parties involved in litigation respond to requests to produce electronically stored information (ESI). According to the 2007 Socha-Gelbmann Electronic Discovery Survey, it is now a $2 billion industry, a 60% increase from 2004, projected to double by 2009. The core reason for the explosion of e-discovery is sheer volume; evidence is digital and 75% of modern day lawsuits entail e-discovery.

A recent survey reports that U.S. companies face an average of 305 pending lawsuits internationally. For large U.S. companies ($1 billion or more in revenue) that number has soared to 556 on average, with an average of 50 new disputes emerging each year for nearly half of them. To properly manage the role of digital information in an investigative or legal setting, an enterprise--whether it is a Fortune 500 company, a small accounting firm or a vast government agency--must develop an effective electronic discovery program. Since the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which took effect in December 2006, it is even more vital that the lifecycle of electronically stored information be understood and properly managed to reduce costs, avoid risks and minimize costly legal mistakes.

This books provides a roadmap to success for records managers, corporate security, systems administrators, information security and other IT department personnel who are charged with aiding the e-discovery process.

Zusammenfassung
One of the hottest topics in computer forensics today, electronic discovery (e-discovery) is the process by which parties involved in litigation respond to requests to produce electronically stored information (ESI). This book includes useful project management metrics to help monitor workflow, gauge costs and speed the process.

Inhalt
Managing Information and Records in an Enterprise
Trends in Enterprise Ediscovery from the Corporate Perspective
Working with the legal team from an IT Directors Perspective
Working with the IT team from an Attorney's Perspective
Data Identification & Search Techniques (paper and electronic)
Culling through Structured Data ? The Benefits of Data Mining
Defensible Data Collection Techniques in the Enterprise
Anatomy of a File
Bringing it Together in a Review Platform
Privilege & Production Considerations