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Combating Big Data with a 'Facts First' Approach to e-Discovery
One of the most pressing challenges for legal teams is the ability to quickly identify relevant electronically stored information (ESI) when litigation or regulatory action arises. This challenge has been significantly exacerbated by the arrival of “Big Data,” which refers to data sets that are so large and complex that mining and obtaining useful intelligence about them is impossible using conventional analytical methods and tools. Concerned with maintaining defensibility, many organizations take a “preserve everything” approach, which results in data sets so large that it becomes extremely difficult to identify the most relevant ESI early enough to potentially change the direction of the matter. This problem cannot be overcome by hiring more people, installing more servers or hiring outside service providers. It must be addressed holistically and aggressively with a combination of human intelligence, legal process and advanced information retrieval technology. Taken together, this approach represents a “Facts First” intelligence-gathering methodology that allows legal teams to identify, analyze and defensibly reduce ESI volumes.
The e-Discovery Risks of Big Data
Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
New York's Latest Cybersecurity Commitment
On Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.
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Summary Judgment Denied Defendant in Declaratory Action by Producer of To Kill a Mockingbird Broadway Play Seeking Amateur Theatrical Rights
Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel
'Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel is a continuation of the discussion of client expectations and the disconnect that often occurs. And although the outside attorneys should be pursuing how inside-counsel actually think, inside counsel should make an effort to impart this information without waiting to be asked.