Special Counsel & Subsidiaries Win 7 NLJ “Best Of” 2018 Awards

Despite Clawback, Defendant’s Reckless Abandon of Rule 502 Bites Back

This blog was originally published by our partners at Zapproved. Clawback Agreements and FRE 502 Irth Sols., LLC v. Windstream Commc’ns LLC, No. 2:16-CV-219, 2017 WL 3276021 (S.D. Ohio Aug. 2, 2017).

How to Use the eDiscovery PST Export Tool in Office 365 E3

​5 Reasons eDiscovery Alternative Fee Models Make Sense for You

When it comes to eDiscovery and litigation support, no two clients – and no two matters – are the same.

How to Ace the On-Campus Interview

Webinar Q&A Featuring Panelists from Office 365 and X1

During the webinar, How to Use Office 365 and X1 Discovery to Achieve Your Team’s eDiscovery Goals, the audience asked a lot of great questions.

eDiscovery Challenges in the Healthcare Industry

Healthcare providers regularly face an onslaught of eDiscovery requests from cases of all types.

How to Deal with a Document Dump and Save $1.4M Using Predictive Coding [Case Study]

The Case In this case, opposing counsel produced more than 800,000 documents (267GB) to D4’s client. Their client suspected that this was a “document dump,” i.e.

Office 365 Feature Comparisons to Consider Before You Choose a License

As more and more individuals move their data systems into the cloud we find they are often of two minds.

How to Prepare for the Bar Exam

How to Use Office 365 and X1 Discovery to Achieve Your Team’s eDiscovery Goals [Webinar]

Office 365 includes built-in eDiscovery tools in the Security and Compliance Center putting enterprises that use the platform in a position to realize significant cost savings and other efficiencies when…

Should you be using TAR? Judge Peck recommends you do

This article was co-authored by Lawrence Bice and Jennifer Castaldo from Larimer Law and was originally published on the Daily Record.

5 Ways to Reduce eDiscovery Costs Before and During Litigation

There is little debate that eDiscovery can be a daunting and expensive endeavor. Even small matters can involve scouring through terabytes of data.

Near-Duplicate Detection Finds Documents No One Thought Could be Found

Expert consultants (inexpensively) apply analytics to find documents that would not have been found through traditional review and client saves $134,955.

4 Key Advantages of Conducting Remote Depositions

Do I need to travel to that deposition?

China Expands Data Transfer Requirements for its Cybersecurity Law

As I explained earlier in my blog about understanding China’s Cybersecurity Law, China is unveiling its Cyber sovereignty strategy by releasing regulations, policy statements and guidelines over time.

What will the future bring for the legal industry? | Q&A

What’s the future of the legal industry look like?

Beginner’s Guide to Litigation Response Planning and Execution

Regardless of your organization’s size, having some litigation capability in-house can make financial and operational sense – and that includes defining a litigation response plan.

How to Comply with 21 CFR and HIPAA Data Retention Requirements

7 Best Practices for a Defensible Legal Hold Process

6 Things You Should Do After You Take the Bar Exam

BYOD Privacy: 6 Considerations to Protect Your Business

We live in a world where corporations are working harder than ever to balance legal and regulatory obligations with business efficiency.

What You Need to Know About Identifying, Collecting, and Preserving ESI

Corporate Internal Investigations Best Practices

An estimated 93% of all data created by corporations is in the electronic format. Subsequently, the number of sanctions levied against parties who improperly handle electronic evidence continues to increase.

Didn’t get that big law internship? Three ideas to make the most of your summer.

In part two of our three part series to help law students get ready for their law internships, we share ideas for law students to make the most of their summers…

Big Data Analytics in the Courtroom?

This blog recaps the LegalTech keynote presentation and the opinions of trial judges on the importance of the use of analytics technology in the courtroom.

4 Urban Legends about Analytics and e-Discovery

This blog was originally published on the Relativity Blog on June 21, 2016 by Stan Pierson. You’ll find urban legends in every culture—including stories of Bigfoot in the northern hemisphere, and the chupacabra down south.

5 Things You Need to Know About the Managed Review Process

Anyone who has directed managed document review projects will tell you this: No two managed reviews are the same.

Wearable Tech: The Impact on Cases and eDiscovery

Any industry that deals with technology is destined to see changes from year to year as tech continues to evolve at a rapid pace. eDiscovery is no exception.

What Predictive Coding Court Rulings Can Teach Us

Given the efficiencies and benefits of predictive analytics – it’s no surprise that it has been getting a lot of press over the past few years.

Unplugged: What China’s Internet and Data Restrictions Mean for U.S. Companies and China’s Economy

This blog was originally published by Insight,, and was posted with the permission of AmCham. Internet access, restrictions and quality is a growing challenge for U.S. companies operating in China.

Down To Business: Manage Your Legal Job Search–Or Your Practice–With These Productivity Hacks

Whether you’re a brand-new associate or a senior partner, everybody gets 168 hours in their week.

International eDiscovery: How to Handle Data Transfer Restrictions in China

With investigations and litigation becoming more common in China, there has been a growing need for eDiscovery services to be established inside the Great Chinese Firewall.

Use Special Masters and Analytics to Ease the eDiscovery Burden

This blog was co-authored by David Degnan, managing attorney at Degnan Law, PLLC. Electronic Discovery is the worst kept secret in Arizona civil litigation cases.

How to Utilize FRE 502 to Protect Attorney Client Privilege

In many lawsuits, high eDiscovery costs and limited internal resources are extremely prohibitive.

You Know Your Dad’s a Lawyer When…

Dads and father figures have their own special way of raising children and offering them advice. But lawyer dads offer a special kind of counsel to their children.

The Failure to Issue a Legal Hold Can Cause a Case to Crash and Burn

This blog was written by Sarena Regazzoni and originally published on Zapproved.com Bruner v. Am. Honda Motor Co. No. 1:15-00499-N, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62810 (S.D. Ala. May 12, 2016).

CAL, TAR and a dash of ESI: Predictive Analytics Acronyms You Need to Know

How to Handle Metadata with Care and Avoid Spoliation Sanctions

When it’s absolutely necessary to preserve metadata, and I assume if you are reading this it most likely is, then one should take care.

Using Near-Duplication to Dedupe Document Collections Can be Dangerous

In the past 15 to 18 months, we have seen an increasing number of requests to use near-duplicate detection to dedupe whole document collections.

Understanding Cybersecurity Threats in Law Practice

Organized, financially motivated hackers have turned their attention on the latest soft target: law firms. Even before the Panama Papers leak, a number of high-profile breaches put the legal profession on notice.