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Fifth Annual Advanced E-Discovery Institute: The Discovery of ESI Comes of Age ruler

For Immediate Release
November 17, 2008

Media Contact:
Kara Tershel
(202) 662-9500

Media Advisory

WHAT:

5th Annual Advanced E-Discovery Institute:
"The Discovery of ESI Comes of Age"

WHEN:

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday, November 21, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Doubletree Hotel

Crystal City - National Airport

300 Army Navy Drive

Arlington, VA  22202



SCHEDULE:

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction

8:45 - 9:15 a.m.

E-Discovery in the Next Decade: Finding a Way out of Purgatory

Kenneth J. Withers, Director of Judicial Education & Content, The Sedona Conference

9:15 - 10:30 a.m.

The Federal Rules Amendments - A Case Law Debate

John M. Facciola, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

Ashish Prasad, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Discovery Services LLC

Jonathan M. Redgrave, Redgrave Daley Ragan & Wagner LLP

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

The Federal Rules Amendments - The Judicial Perspective

John L. Carroll, Cumberland School of Law, Sanford University

Elizabeth D. Laporte, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Craig B. Shaffer, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado

Richard J. Sullivan, District Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Technology Focus: Best Practices in Addressing Electronic Communications

Kevin Brady, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
Craig D. Ball, Law Offices of Craig D. Ball, PC

Martin J. Jaron, Jr., Holland & Knight LLP

Tim Opsitnick, Jurlnnov Ltd.

John Simek, Vice President, Sensei Enterprises, Inc.

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Protecting Privilege

Ariana J. Tadler, Milberg Weiss LLP

Paul W. Grimm, Chief Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland

Steven C. Bennett, Jones Day

Anne Kershaw, A. Kershaw PC/Attorneys & Consultants

3:45 - 5:10 p.m.

Critical Aspects of E-Discovery Practice - Experts Analyze & Critique Vignettes

Robert A. Eisenberg, Capital Legal Solutions LLC

Nan R. Nolan, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Ronald J. Hedges, Nixon Peabody LLP

Michael E. Lackey, Jr., Mayer Brown LLP

Jeane A. Thomas, Crowell & Moring LLP

5:15 - 5:30 p.m.

Current Topics Under Review at the Sedona Conference

Thomas Y. Allman, Former General Counsel, BASF

Ariana J. Tadler, Milberg Weiss LLP

 

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

ESI & Admissibility

Paul W. Grimm, Chief Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland

Robert D. Owen, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP

George L. Paul, White & Case LLP

Jack M. Williams, Powell Goldstein LLP

9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

A.  E-Discovery to and from the Government

John M. Facciola, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

Jason R. Baron, National Archives & Records Administration

Daniel T. Brown, Mayer Brown LLP

David J. Lender, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

B.  Ask the Experts

David J. Waxse, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

Kevin F. Brady, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

William P. Butterfield, Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll PLLC

Adam I. Cohen, FTI Consulting

C. International Issues Affecting E-Discovery

M. James Daley, Redgrave Daley Ragan & Wagner LLP

Timm A. Miller, Philips Electronics North America

Nuala O'Connor Kelly, CIPP, Chief Privacy Leader, General Electric Company

Sandra Potter, Potter Farrelly & Associates

George Rudoy, Shearman & Sterling LLP

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Cutting Edge Developments in Search & Retrieval Technologies: New Case Law & New Research

Jason R. Baron,  National Archives & Records Administration

Royce C. Lamberth, Chief Judge, US. District Court, District of Columbia

Ralph C. Losey, Akerman Senterfitt

Patrick Oot, Verizon Communications

Catherine Kane Ronis, Partner, WilmerHale

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

A. "The Duty to Make Reasonable Inquiry" - Ethical Lessons from Qualcomm

Thomas Y. Allman, Former General Counsel, BASF

Elizabeth D. Laporte, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Matthew I. Cohen, AlixPartners LLP

Carmen Oveissi Field, Daylight Forensic & Advisory LLC

B. E-Discovery in the Criminal Context

Barbara Van Gelder, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Stephen M. Byers, Crowell & Moring LLP

Andrew D. Goldsmith, First Assistant Chief, Environmental Crimes Section, U.S. Department of Justice

C. How to Conduct a Cost-Effective Document Review

Herbert L. Roitblat, OrcaTec LLP

Christina Ayiotis, Corporate Records Manager, Booz Allen Hamilton

Angeline G. Chen, Assistant General Counsel, Lockheed Martin Corporation

James L. Michalowicz, ACT Litigation Services

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions

A. The Growing Use of Experts and Neutrals in E-Discovery: What is the Law and What Are the Issues?

Richard A. Levie, JAMS

John M. Facciola, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

R. Steven Ensor, Alston & Bird LLP

Daniel Regard, Intelligent Discovery Solutions, Inc.

B. How to Conduct an Early Case Assessment

Mark E. Michels, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Conor R. Crowley, Conor R. Crowley Consulting

Robert B. Fitzpatrick, Robert B. Fitzpatrick, PLLC

Mark V. Reichenbach, MetaLINCS

C. Strategies for Handling E-Discovery in "Smaller Stakes" Cases

Kevin F. Brady, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

Carol L. Eoannou, BNA, Inc.

Sherry B. Harris, Hunton & Williams LLP

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Judicial Roundtable: Advanced E-Discovery from the Judicial Perspective

Ronald J. Hedges, Nixon Peabody LLP

John M. Facciola, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

Paul W. Grimm, Chief Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland

Elizabeth D. Laporte, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Nan R. Nolan, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Richard J. Sullivan, District Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

David J. Waxse, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas

 

NOTE: This event is sponsored by Georgetown’s Office of Continuing Legal Education (CLE).

Media interested in attending should e-mail mediarelations@law.georgetown.edu.