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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.
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.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.