Master the art of protecting sensitive information with this bootcamp, covering metadata and redaction techniques for legal professionals and beyond.
You can discover many secrets within any electronic file’s metadata. Unfortunately, what lies underneath can also provide others with a wealth of information if you're not careful. Managing metadata has inherent risk and is an increasingly critical element in discovery.
Despite the risks, metadata is a powerful litigation tool. Metadata can be analyzed and used to authenticate evidence, as substantive direct evidence — as well as to highlight patterns, establish timelines, and expose gaps in data.
Despite decades of cautionary tales, even sophisticated entities — including the U.S. Supreme Court in 2024 — continue to commit major metadata gaffes.
This advanced webinar will reveal everything you need to know as to "data about data." Learn how to find and interpret it; preserve, collect, and produce it; scrub it; and use it to verify or refute the authenticity of electronic evidence. It will also convey crucial tips as to proper redaction methods.
Owner, Founder, President and "Oracle of Data" at a law firm dedicated to electronic information advice
Robert D. Brownstone, Esq. After reaching his 20th anniversary as a lawyer and technologist at a prominent Silicon Valley law firm in 2000, Robert launched his own law firm and a tech consulting company. Most of his work entails advising and/or training organizations on: records retention/destruction policies and protocols; electronic discovery; data privacy; cybersecurity; data breach incident response, eWorkplace policies, protocols and training; and social-media rewards and risks. A nationally recognized resource on electronic information, he has authored over 100 articles and been cited in at least 100 law review articles.  In addition, he has been featured or quoted more than 180 times in various legal publications and major mainstream media outlets. Robert has delivered over 500 presentations on a wide range of topics and also taught, and been an administrator, at multiple law schools all around the country. Robert is a member of the State Bars of California and New York and is a past Chair of the executive committee of the State Bar of California’s Law Practice Management and Technology (LPMT) Section. He has taught more than 10 eDiscovery Law & Process classes at four law schools nationwide. Robert received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School and his B.A., English Literature and Political Science, from Swarthmore College. His full bio and extensive CV – the latter with hundreds of linked resources – are available at https://www.oracleofdata.com and https://www.robertbrownstone.com .
