July 22: Free seminar Bridge the Legal–IT Gap to Reduce Legal Costs and Risk: Integrated eDiscovery to preserve and review in-place

Bridge the Legal – IT Gap to Reduce Legal Costs and Risk:  Integrated eDiscovery to preserve and review in-place

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Time: 12:30 PM (EDT)/9:30 AM (PDT)

Description:

eDiscovery costs have been increasing over 30% per year, an expense largely caused by poor data management policies. Many companies today rely on reactive and inefficient methods to perform legal hold, review, and collection work related to eDiscovery. Properly identifying custodians, preserving information in disparate data sources, and collecting the relevant information in an efficient and defensible manner are critical for successful eDiscovery but also require tight collaboration between legal and IT.

Join PSS Systems CEO Deidre Paknad and Symantec Discovery Counsel Annie Goranson to discuss:

• Why proactive information management is the foundation for effective and efficient e-discovery.
• The evolution of e-discovery technology: How some solutions now give attorneys more direct control over their legal matters and provide IT with more automation and visibility into their legal responsibilities.
• Best practices for connecting the legal information technology department workflows.
• Practical steps you can take to bridge the gap between attorneys and technologists.
• How to help lawyers identify appropriate people, systems, and assets and create legal holds and collection activities.

 Annie Goranson, Discovery Counsel, Symantec CorporationAnnie Goranson is Discovery Attorney with Symantec Corporation. As Discovery Attorney, Ms. Goranson focuses on e-Discovery and information management issues. Previously, Ms. Goranson was Corporate Counsel for Symantec where she was responsible for managing the company’s litigation matters and counseling internal clients on a broad range of dispute resolution issues. Prior to joining Symantec, Ms. Goranson was in private practice where she assisted international and domestic clients in conducting internal investigations and responding to investigations by various government and regulatory authorities.

Deidre Paknad, President and CEO, PSS SystemsDeidre Paknad leads PSS Systems and drives its solution vision. She founded the CGOC, a professional community on retention and preservation, in early 2004 to assemble an ecosystem of domain experts to inform the company’s product and market strategies. She is a member of several Sedona working groups including legal holds and legacy data and is a recognized subject matter expert on preservation, enterprise retention, and data management. Deidre is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive with 23 years’ experience. After 10 years in corporate operations roles, she moved to developing business solutions for companies including software for SEC and FDA regulated markets. Before joining PSS, Deidre was at Certus, where she launched the company’s Sarbanes Oxley compliance strategy and solution.

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