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Six MetricsThat Matter in Evaluating e-Discovery
When's the last time you stepped back from an upcoming document review project and said, 'Hmm, I wonder if there's a better way to do this?”Analysis of the e-discovery process before it begins can make a project more efficient and cost-effective, but often, lawyers and document reviewers dive right in without a plan.
Instead, advocates Gareth Evans, a partner at Gibson Dunn and co-chair of the firm's electronic discovery and information law practice, it is possible to use statistical analysis to both minimize the burden of discovery as well as provide a guideline by which lawyers can know whether any document review steps need to be redone.
Evans says that performing statistical analysis can answer a number of questions: “It's really important in terms of knowing what you're dealing with, what's the best process to use to cull and review the documents, how long it's going to take, and how much it's going to cost.”'Especially as more and more lawyers are missing production deadlines imposed by courts and governmental investigators, finding an answer to these questions takes on monumental importance.
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.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
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?