Electronic Discovery Puts General Counsel On Front Lines

This is part three of a three-part series on technology-related issues of importance to General Counsel. The increasing pressure to produce electronic data and documents in native formats puts in-house counsel on the front lines during, and even prior to, the electronic discovery phase of litigation. The basic obligations in-house counsel have prior to potential litigation include developing a corporate strategy for electronic data preservation and retrieval, implementing the plan, documenting policies and procedures in writing, and disseminating the policies and procedures to appropriate internal parties. Missteps in any of these areas can and has led to various sanctions ranging from fines to default judgments.

17 minute read August 19, 2003 at 02:50 PM
By
D. Chad McCoy
Electronic Discovery Puts General Counsel On Front Lines

This is part three of a three-part series on technology-related issues of importance to General Counsel.

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