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Building An Effective e-Discovery Team
When faced with the unpredictable scope of e-discovery, today's corporate counsel require the adaptability of e-discovery teams to effectively manage electronic information involved in litigation. It seems a given maxim with sure results: Adaptability is a key component of being prepared. Indeed, by establishing clear lines of communication between its members, an effective e-discovery team is paramount to controlling costs and realizing production deadlines. Formalized lines of communication enable the team to quickly adapt as variables in the case change once the discovery process begins. Conversely, a corporation without such a team exposes itself to potentially problematic e-discovery efforts where spiraling costs and harried productions are common.
The team concept also balances the camps that often approach e-discovery from two distinct and, at times, conflicting vantage points: the legal and IT departments. And, of course, the means of assembling an e-discovery team shouldn't be an afterthought, but part of a firm's established, and evolving ' read that as adaptable ' business process.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Beach Boys Songs Written Decades Ago Triggered Current Quarrel With Lawyers
There's current litigation in the ongoing Beach Boys litigation saga. A lawsuit filed in 2019 against Nevada residents Mike Love and his wife Jacquelyne in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada that alleges inaccurate payment by the Loves under the retainer agreement and seeks $84.5 million in damages.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Removing Restrictive Covenants In New York
In Rockwell v. Despart, the New York Supreme Court, Third Department, recently revisited a recurring question: When may a landowner seek judicial removal of a covenant restricting use of her land?