August 19, 2010
Webinar/Teleconference
10:00 – 11:30 AM PDT

This CLE webinar will provide counsel with strategies to contain e-discovery costs without sacrificing quality or increasing legal risks or potential court sanctions. The panel, including K&L Gates Partner Todd Nunn, will review and evaluate emerging tools and ongoing developments within the legal profession.

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National Business Institute
Discovery Strategy:  Finding the Smoking Gun

August 26, 2010
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM PDT
Washington State Convention Center
800 Convention Place
Seattle, WA

K&L Gates Partner Julie Anne Halter will present a discussion entitled “Ethics: How far is Too Far?” in which she will discuss a myriad of issues, including attorney’s duties under the federal rules, the rules of professional responsibility, and case law; the right to obtain discovery vs. the right to privacy; privilege and accidental disclosure; and confidentiality issues.

To learn more or to register, click here.

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When it comes to acceptable boundaries of ethical business practices within the eDiscovery service industry, are we still in the time of spurs, six guns and saddles?

Join us at high noon as industry experts discuss developing Model Code of Conduct guidelines and their relevance to both companies and legal technology providers.

Topics addressed will include:

• The current “lawless” state of today’s eDiscovery practice
• How the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) Model Code of Conduct Project is seeking to tame the wild, wild west
• Ideal best practices for the supervision of attorneys, non-attorneys and clients
• Considerations for establishing effective working agreements based on ethical business practices
• How to ethically manage information from records retention to metadata

Moderators:

• George Socha, President of Socha Consulting LLC and co-founder of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) project
• Tom Gelbmann, Managing Director of Gelbmann & Associates LLC and co-founder of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) project

Panelists:

• Julie Grantham, General Counsel of Scarab Consulting and Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas School of Law
• Eric P. Mandel, Director of E-Discovery at Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP

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July 22-25, 2010
Suncadia Resort, Washington

On Friday, July 23rd at 9:45 AM, join K&L Gates Partner Todd Nunn for his presentation entitled, “E-Volving Discovery:  Dealing with ESI in the Discovery Process”.

To learn more or to register, click here.

HalfMoon Seminars Presents: Ethical Use of Business and Law Office Technology

July 28, 2010
8:30 AM – 4:15 PM
Best Western Executive Inn
200 Taylor Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98109

K&L Gates Partner Todd Nunn will make two presentations at this event.  The first, entitled “Ethical Issues in the Creation, Maintenance and Destruction of Electronic Records”, will address issues including setting up, maintaining, and eventually destroying electronic files, discarding devices with electronic memory, and advising clients regarding the same.  His second presentation, entitled “Managing Ethical Issues in Electronic Discovery”, will discuss topics including the current Federal and State rules on electronic discovery, understanding technology, and the impact of e-discovery on practitioners’ ethical obligations, among other things.

To learn more or to register, click here.

May 26, 2010
8:25 AM - 4:45 PM
Red Lion Hotel, Emerald Ballroom II
1415 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA

K&L Gates Partner Todd Nunn will present a discussion entitled, “Electronic Discovery: What You Must Know to Correctly Steer Your Client”. Attendees can expect to learn more about e-Discovery best practices and privilege issues for e-discovery (and discovery in general) as well as what is happening with the state rules of civil procedure and the possibility they will be amended to incorporate electronic discovery.

For more information or to register, click here.

Whatcom Law Advocates: Electronic Discovery and Live Depositions

June 2, 2010
1:30 – 1:45 PM (after the Bar lunch)
Northwood Hall
3420 Northwest Avenue
Bellingham, WA

K&L Gates partner Thomas Kelly will present a discussion entitled “Electronic Discovery in the less Than Million Dollar Case”.

For more information or to register, click here.

National Conference on Professional Responsibility

June 2-5, 2010
Westin Seattle
1900 5th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101

K&L Gates partner Thomas Kelly will participate in the breakout panel discussion “The Year in Review in Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Privilege” at 10:35 AM on Friday June 4th and will specially address international privilege issues.

To learn more about this event or to register, click here.

April 12, 2010
8:30 AM – 3:45 PM
PBI Professional Development Conference Center
Heinz 57 Center
339 Sixth Ave., Floor 7
Pittsburgh, PA

At this CLE addressing legal issues that arise through business and personal use of the Internet, K&L Gates Partner David Cohen will present a discussion of electronic discovery, including the most recent case law and technology that is impacting electronic discovery.

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National Constitution Center: How to Strengthen Your Case Through an Effective e-Discovery Request

April 13, 2010
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Audio Conference

K&L Gates Partners Helen Moure and Tom Kelly will present on the topic of how to effectively and properly draft an electronic discovery request, including specific discussion of issues such as what must be included in a proper request, pitfalls to avoid when crafting a request, and keys to forming agreements with opposing counsel.

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Computer Forensics Show

April 19 – 20, 2010
7W New York
7W 34th Street
New York, NY 10001

K&L Gates Partner David Cohen will participate in two panel discussions at this event. The first presentation, scheduled for April 19th at 2:00 PM is entitled, “E-Discovery Unleashed” and will cover topics including what you need to know about e-discovery, common pitfalls, and proactive steps that can be taken to protect your company. To better illustrate the issues for consideration, the discussion will incorporate a series of video vignettes showcasing a number of classic mistakes and discussion of how to avoid them.

The second presentation, scheduled for April 19th at 3:45 PM is entitled, “Achieving Business Efficiencies, Cost Savings and Risk Reduction through Better Information Management and Litigation Readiness”. At this panel discussion, participants will learn about a myriad of topics, including identifying and reducing risk with regard to electronic records, what proactive steps can be taken to improve information accessibility and achieve litigation readiness, and how to take advantage of new and emerging technologies to achieve efficiency and cost savings.

Click here to learn more and to register.

Whether you are a current EDRM participant, an EDRM alumnus, or have never participated in EDRM, we invite you to the kickoff meeting for the 2010-2011 EDRM year – our sixth year!

What: 2010-2011 EDRM kickoff meeting
When:  May 11-13, 2010
Where: The Saint Paul Hotel, St. Paul, MN

Please register at edrm.net/2947

What…

As we do each year at this time, we will wrap up the previous EDRM year and start the new one.  Help us:

• Celebrate the conclusion of the 2009-2010 EDRM projects:
  • Data Set
  • Evergreen
  • Information Management Reference Model
  • Jobs
  • Metrics
  • Model Code of Conduct
  • Search
  • XML
• Shape the course of the 2010-2011 EDRM projects

When…

Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 7:00 – 9:00 pm:

• Informal reception:  Reconnect with current EDRM participants, meet and welcome new ones

Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 7:00 am – evening:

• 7:00 – 8:00 am: Registration & continental breakfast
• 8:00 am – 5:00 pm:  Joint meetings and breakout sessions
• 6:30 pm: Reception & dinner

Thursday, May 13, 2010, 7:00 am – 1:00 pm:

• 7:00 – 8:00 am: Continental breakfast
• 8:00 am – 1:00 pm:  Joint meetings and breakout sessions

Where & other logistics…

• Where: The Saint Paul Hotel, 350 Market Street, St. Paul, MN 55102 (http://www.stpaulhotel.com)
• Attire: Casual
• Food: Breakfasts, breaks, lunches & dinners provided – please let us know is you have any dietary restrictions
• Lodging: The Saint Paul Hotel – a block of rooms has been set aside at $172/night; to make reservations, call 1-800-292-9292 or 651-292-9292 and provide group number 536394 (Gelbmann & Associates)

Participant fees & requirements…

For information about EDRM participant fees and requirements, go to edrm.net/113

Questions…

If you have any questions, contact us at mail@edrm.net

We look forward to celebrating with you the completion of the 2009-2010 EDRM projects and working with you on the 2010-2011 projects!

February 10, 2010
5:00-5:45 PM ET

K&L Gates Partner Thomas J. Smith will participate in a panel discussion focusing on document retention and management and “establishing compliant-driven policies that prevent overloading or underloading information that may need to be retrieved in the future.”

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ABA Section of Litigation Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar:  “Holding the Line on Reasonableness in E-Discovery”

February 13, 2010
Westin Mission Hills Resort
Rancho Mirage, CA
9:25-10:25 AM PT

K&L Gates Partner Martha J. Dawson will participate in a panel discussion:  “Holding the Line on Reasonableness in e-Discovery.” This session will examine the standard of reasonableness in conducting electronic discovery, including the increasing trend toward a standard of perfection and strategies and tactics to correct it.

Click here to learn more and to register.

The Knowledge Congress: Legal Ethics and E-Discovery (Live Webcast)

February 17, 2010
12-2 PM ET

K&L Gates partner David R. Cohen will present on a number of topics, including compliance with preservation and production obligations, the duties of in-house vs. outside counsel, privilege issues and Fed. R. Evid. 502, and how to avoid common e-discovery pitfalls.

Click here to learn more and to register.

What is EDRM doing in 2010? How can EDRM help with your electronic discovery challenges? How can you get involved with EDRM?

This event is a great opportunity for individuals not familiar with the EDRM project to find out about EDRM activities in 2010 and to learn how they can become involved in EDRM projects. The objective is to present the activities of the individual EDRM projects, unveil project work product for public comment, where appropriate, and to give potential participants a chance to meet and talk with project team members about the projects.

Lunch will be provided, compliments of sponsors Autonomy, Clearwell Systems, Daegis, FTI Consulting, Guidance Software, H5, KPMG, NextPoint, Recommind, Symantec and TCDI.

This is an unbeatable opportunity for you and your guest to learn about and become involved in EDRM.

When: Monday, February 1

Time: 11:45AM to 1:30PM

Location: Petit Trianon Room, Hilton New York Hotel

RSVP

Please go http://edrm.net/2947 to RSVP for the event. Space is limited to 100 people, so reserve your spot today.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Sincerely,

George & Tom

December 3, 2009
PBI Professional Development Conference Center
Heinz 57 Center
339 Sixth Ave., 7th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA

K&L Gates partner David Cohen will present “The Year in Review,” a closer look at some of the most important and interesting opinions of 2009.  Cases to be discussed cover a myriad of topics including preservation of ESI, the discoverability of metadata, format of production, and much much more.

To learn more and to register, click here.

IQPC 8th Annual Electronic Discovery Event

December 7-9, 2009
Altman Building
New York, NY

K&L Gates partner, David Cohen, will be co-presenting a pre-conference workshop, “e-Discovery Mythbusters: Proven Strategies to Increase Value and Lower Costs Early in the Litigation Cycle.” Attendees to this presentation will learn valuable lessons on how to prepare for litigation while avoiding common pitfalls and minimizing risk and will also learn about recent developments and trends in the industry.

For more information and to register for the conference, click here. Save 20% off standard pricing by using the referral code: IUS_SPKRPASS_#1!

Thomson Reuters 13th Annual Electronic Discovery and Records Retention Conference: Information Governance: Old Wine in a New Bottle or New Wine in an Old One?

December 9-10, 2009

The Stanford Court, a Renaissance Hotel
905 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94108-2201

K&L Gates partner Julie Anne Halter will participate in a panel discussion, “Vetting a Vendor: Should We? Can We Afford Not To?” - a discussion of what role a vendor plays in e-discovery and what they can do for you.  The discussion is scheduled for December 10th at 11:30 AM.

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This electronic discovery conference gathers industry leaders together to explore the current risks, opportunities and current challenges facing e-Discovery.  Taking a strategic look at how best to manage Electronic Stored Information in a proactive, cost-effective and efficient manner, the goal of the event is to provide the necessary tools to make e-Discovery a normal business function rather than a "catastrophic" event.

K&L Gates partner, David Cohen, will be co-presenting a pre-conference workshop, “e-Discovery Mythbusters: Proven Strategies to Increase Value and Lower Costs Early in the Litigation Cycle.”  Attendees to this presentation will learn valuable lessons on how to prepare for litigation while avoiding common pitfalls and minimizing risk and will also learn about recent developments and trends in the industry.

For more information and to register, click here.  Save 20% off standard pricing by using the referral code: IUS_SPKRPASS_#1!