Litigation

K&L Gates Lawyers to Give Several Presentations in December

By reston, Gates and Ellis

Pennsylvania Bar Institute: e-Discovery

December 2, 2008
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST
Several Locations, Webcast

K&L Gates partner David Cohen will speak at two sessions during this event. The first presentation, “ABCs of EDD” will begin at 9:05 a.m. The second presentation, “E-Discovery Ethics” will begin at 3:30 p.m.

December 9, 2008
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST
PBI Professional Development Conference Center
Heinz 57 Center
339 Sixth Ave., 7th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA

K&L Gates partner Tom Smith and associate Daniel Miller will present “Cases Under the New Rules” at 10:05 a.m.

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Strafford Publications Live Telephone Conference – Ethical Risks of Offshore Outsourcing of Legal Services

December 3, 2008
Live Telephone Conference
1-3:00 PM EST

K&L Gates partner David Cohen will be amongst the speakers at this event. The panel will address issues including how the ABA and state bar opinions have dealt with confidentiality and privacy concerns arising from outsourcing, how outsourcing may implicate questions about the unauthorized practice of law, and what firms and companies can do to protect themselves from liability.

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Seattle University School of Law CLE Program: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know About e-Discovery

December 5, 2008
8:30 – Noon
Seattle University School of Law
Sullivan Hall
901 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122-1090

K&L Gates partners Julie Anne Halter, Helen Moure, and Todd Nunn present three sessions covering a variety of topics from the basics of e-discovery, including what it is and how it works, to updates on pending legislation and regulatory developments and a discussion of the ethical issues related to metadata as illustrated by the recent Qualcomm decision.

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IQPC 6th Annual E-Discovery Conference

December 8-11, 2008
The New Yorker Hotel
New York, NY

K&L Gates partners David Cohen and Tom Smith will be among the presenters at this conference.

On Monday, December 8th at 10:00 a.m., David and Tom will be co-presenting “A Stepwise Approach to E-Discovery Readiness for the Enterprise.” This presentation will provide tips and strategies for becoming litigation ready and how to avoid the pitfalls many enterprises face as their needs change over time.

On December 10th at 9:00 a.m., David will also be a member of the panel presenting “Risk Management and Cost Management for E-Discovery.” This presentation will cover topics including risk assessment, reducing risk, early case assessment, vendors, outside counsel, and more.

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Full post as published by eDiscovery Law on November 25, 2008 (boomark / email).