Navigating the Complexities of Digital Litigation
Today almost all information is digital, 99% by some estimates. This has made electronic discovery, better known as eDiscovery, a critical element of litigation, as it enables the collection, storage, and preservation of electronically stored information (ESI). As the ubiquity of our digital landscape has made eDiscovery almost unavoidable, it also poses challenges as the continuously rising amounts of data increase its time and cost. Today, legal teams must dig across continually increasing message files and collaboration platforms, in addition to traditional email communication, while balancing the ethical obligations of eDiscovery. As understanding the process of eDiscovery and its nuances has become indispensable, this webinar serves as a critical resource for attorneys navigating this evolving field.
In this webinar, our expert panelists begin by defining electronically stored information and eDiscovery, clarifying the data that is and is not accessible during eDiscovery. They continue by outlining the process of eDiscovery and introducing some of the challenges that can arise during its process. The panelists go on to review the ethical obligations legal teams must follow with eDiscovery and describe the consequences that can result when violating these obligations as well as outline several recent and relevant cases. Finally, the panelists discuss the advantages that Artificial Intelligence has offered during eDiscovery through systems like TAR 1.0 and TAR 2.0 and evaluate how the process is continuing to evolve today.
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This course is brought to you by the Legal Cyber Academy and is taught by Yoav Griver, Partner, Zeichner Ellman and Krause LLP, A.J. de Bartolomeo, Tadler Law LLP, Shareholder, Partner, and Todd Campbell, Associate, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault.
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Partner at Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP
Yoav M. Griver is a partner in the firm’s litigation group where he focuses on representing clients in complex commercial matters. Prior to joining ZEK, Yoav was Litigation Counsel to Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, where he litigated a variety of commercial and intellectual property matters for clients in the banking, credit, transportation, insurance, computer software and electronic industries. Before that, Yoav prosecuted banking conspiracy, stock fraud and other cases on behalf of the Israeli Ministry of Justice where he was a member of the Ministry’s Economics Unit. Yoav’s many proud moments as a trial attorney include successfully defending Hitachi America in the longest customs fraud trial in the history of the Court of International Trade; successfully defending MasterCard in a multi-district putative class action against claims that MasterCard was responsible under RICO for internet gambling; recovering a verdict on behalf of a class of minority schoolchildren in a prominent civil rights case; successfully defending GMAC in a class action alleging violations of RICO, the Sherman Act, state and federal credit repair organization statutes, and state UDAP statutes; and successfully defending Tellium Inc. in a protracted case involving allegations of breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and fraud upon the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Yoav is co-editor and author of the multi-year treatise, Dispute Resolution and e-Discovery, published by Thomson Reuters. He also writes on a wide variety of legal topics for such publications as The Business Lawyer, The Consumer Financial Services Law Report, Law 360, Bloomberg, and the Journal of Proprietary Rights. He received his J.D. with honors, Order of the Coif, from the University of Texas School of Law in 1991, where he was a member of the Texas International Law Journal, and his B.B.A. with honors from the University of Texas in 1988. Outside the office, Yoav volunteers his time to the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Office of the Appellate Defender. Yoav also is an Adjunct Professor at NYU. Where he teaches courses at NYU on Sports Law and Sports Management.
Shareholder/Partner at Tadler Law LLP
A.J. de BARTOLOMEO is a shareholder of Tadler Law LLP, with thirty years of experience prosecuting class actions, complex and collective matters in courts throughout the country. Ms. de Bartolomeo has earned a national reputation as a zealous and passionate advocate, “[S]he is not only extremely intelligent but is tireless in her representation of her clients and no one cares more about doing a great job for her clients than A.J.” 1 Because of her experience and character, Ms. de Bartolomeo has been appointed by Courts as Lead or Co-Lead Counsel, or as a Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee member in numerous MDL class action, mass torts and bankruptcy proceedings. She has also served on Law and Briefing committees and been involved with Daubert challenge briefings in a number of these cases. Ms. de Bartolomeo has been named among the highest class of attorneys for professional ethics and legal skills with an AV-Preeminent™ rating by Martindale Hubbell and has been recognized by her peers as a Northern California Super Lawyer every year since 2013. Ms. de Bartolomeo is committed to advancing opportunities for women lawyers. She is the former Chair of the Women’s Trial Lawyer Caucus of the American Association of Justice (2015-2016), where she oversaw the caucus’s work in leadership training, student scholarship, membership and political outreach, and other pro-civil justice functions. She is an active member of the American Bar Association Sections on Tort Trial and Insurance Practice and the Consumer Attorneys of California. She is a former member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Ms. de Bartolomeo is frequently an invited speaker before industry organizations and public corporations on the subjects of ethical procedures for client and case management, best settlement practices and procedures in complex litigation and MDL practice, ESI protocols and compliance, Daubert challenges, Federal Rule 37, corporate litigation risk management and compliance procedures, and class action notice and settlement administration. She has also authored articles on class action settlement procedures and best practices.
Associate at Neblett, Beard & Arsenault.
Todd Campbell was born in Chattanooga, TN, and grew up in the neighboring town of Jasper. Todd remembers that as a child, he learned to always state the time zone when giving a time as Jasper is on the border of the Central and Eastern Time Zones. Eastern Time was referred to as “Chattanooga Time” or “Fast Time” and Central Time was referred to as “Jasper Time” or “Slow Time.” After high school, Todd attended The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, where he graduated magna cum laude with an honors B.A. in History. After graduation, he taught U.S. History part-time. Todd says that even as a child, he was drawn to law and was inspired by Abraham Lincoln, who was a lawyer before he became our 16th President. Todd chose to attend Tulane University Law School, where he was a part of the Environmental Law Society and the Managing Editor for the Tulane Environmental Law Journal. He graduated in 2007 with his J.D. and a certificate in Environmental Law. Todd chose to pursue personal injury law because “each case is unique and consequently offers new challenges all the time,” and in 2007 he began working for Neblett, Beard & Arsenault. When he’s not practicing law, you can find Todd reading, weight training, or cheering for his favorite football team – the New Orleans Saints. Prior to joining Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Todd was an associate at a Plaintiffs’ firm in Southeastern Louisiana, representing clients in Louisiana and Mississippi in a variety of areas, including Hurricane Katrina Insurance claims, commercial litigation, toxic torts and personal injury. At NBA, Todd’s focus is on complex litigation and class actions ranging from Actos and Metal-on-Metal Hips to Remington Firearms.
