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The e-Discovery Balancing Act
There are two unstoppable trends in e-discovery. First, corporate executives are becoming acutely aware that they are ultimately responsible for their organization's e-discovery results, which in some instances is a rude awakening since they can no longer claim ignorance or try to put the blame for any missteps on their law firms or litigation-support providers. Second, to lower costs and gain more control of the e-discovery process, enterprises are bringing certain steps of e-discovery in-house. As a result of these two trends, progressive corporations are starting to treat e-discovery as any other standard corporate business process: repeatable, defensible and measurable.
This new dynamic raises an obvious question: What portions of the e-discovery process are best suited to be “in-sourced,” and how do IT professionals within an enterprise work with their partners to ensure effective collaboration/communication?
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
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.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.