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Structured Data e-Discovery
Courts are increasingly ordering counsel to identify and produce information beyond traditional e-mail and loose files. Whether its employee and payroll data related to a wage and hour dispute or trade data related to a market manipulation investigation, understanding the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) as it relates to increasingly larger volumes of structured data has never been a more critical e-discovery capability. Structured data repositories, whether live or deactivated legacy systems, reside behind all corporate firewalls. This structured information is often complex and no two repositories are the same. A forensic examiner may encounter complex data models, encrypted fields, and highly customized, proprietary or third-party systems which may make data retrieval difficult. As a result, collection, processing and hosting methods are unique to each case and dictated by the structured data relevant to the matter.
Structured data is electronically stored information (ESI) that is organized and stored in a structured format, often in a database, mainframe or other repository. This article outlines some key differences between structured and unstructured e-discovery processes, structured data challenges, and key considerations that lead to accurate productions in a cost-efficient manner.
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.