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Preservation Benchmarks for 2008 and Beyond
Given the disclosure requirements in the amendments to the FRCP, the challenges of preservation go well beyond sending and managing hold notices.

Privacy Collisions with Retention and Preservation Obligations
Concerns for data privacy and protection are amplifying, driven by globally diverse values. As a result, enforcement of existing privacy standards is on the rise. Additionally, conflicts are escalating between newly enacted US litigation laws and European privacy concerns after the FRCP changes in December 2006. This paper includes an overview of the EU directives and potential conflicts with discovery practices, retention program and data protection obligations for global companies.

The Four Challenges of Legal Hold Communications
by Deidre Paknad

5-Point Plan to Prepare for the New Federal Rules
New Rules place a very early focus on existing retention practices and the preservation and discovery of information – are you ready?

Evidentiary Problems and ESI
Kevin F. Brady, Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz LLP

Process Integrity and Efficiency
Deidre Paknad, President & CEO, PSS Systems, Inc.
Gideon Schor, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Privacy & Security Law Report
Fred H. Cate and Margaret P. Eisenhauer

Admissibility of Electronic Evidence
Kevin Brady and Judge Paul Grimm

Litigation Process Assessment and Improvement
PSS Systems, Inc.

New Federal Discovery Rules: A Compliance Roadmap
Deidre Paknad, President & CEO, PSS Systems, Inc., in The Corporate Counselor, December 2006

Take a Proactive Approach: Winning the Electronic Data Discovery Game
Tom Barnett, Special Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell

Striving for Sensible Standards
Jim Michalowicz, Senior Consultant, Altman Weil

Taking the Convergence Model to the Next Level
Jim Michalowicz, Senior Consultant, Altman Weil

Adapting to Paper-Based Rules to Electronic Discovery
Tom Barnett, Special Counsel, Sullivan & Cromwell

Implications of the New Federal Rules and the Proposed NCSC Guidelines
Thomas Allman, Senior Counsel, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw

Should Metadata Automatically Be Produced?
The Williams v. Sprint/United Management Co. Case
Kevin Brady, Attorney, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

Evaluating Your Record Retention Program When Your Company "Reasonably Anticipates" Filing Litigation
Kevin Brady, Partner of Business Law Group, Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz LLP

The Important Role Of Record Retention Policies In The Upcoming Changes To The Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure
Kevin Brady, Partner of Business Law Group, Connolly, Bove, Lodge & Hutz LLP

Discovery of Digital Information
Ronald J. Hedges, U.S. Magistrate Judge, New Jersey

Anticipated Preservation Fine from SEC — Making Sense of the Latest Retention & Preservation Judgments
By Kevin Brady, Attorney, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP and Deidre Paknad, President & CEO, PSS Systems, Inc.

Drivers of Change Outlook for 2006-2010
Michael Clark, CEO, EDDix LLC

Information Centered Approach to Litigation Readiness Benchmarking
Carmen Oveissi, Managing Director, Atlas Product Line

Corporate Participation in the E-Discovery Process
James Wright, P.E., Director of Electronic Discovery, Halliburton Litigation Group

Litigation Holds Checklist: Monitoring for Departing Employees & Other Key Elements in Active Litigation
A working lunch discussion on the implications of routine monitoring and modern approaches to doing so.

Next Level Retention Management
Marylin Bota, President & Principal, Bluestone Process Dynamics

Records Management
Harry Pugh, Managing Director, Operations & Technology Policy Coordinator, Citigroup

Getting People To Play Along: Addressing Change Issues Generated From Implementing New Records Management Programs
James Santangelo, Records Management Specialist, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Seth Schiffman, Change Specialist, PricewaterhouseCoopers

The New Role of Records Coordinators: The Connection to Discovery
A working lunch discussion on better coordination between retention and litigation leaders.