Conference Day 1: Tuesday, September 15, 2009

8:00Registration & Coffee

8:45 Chairperson’s Welcome & Opening Address

Chairperson:
Jennifer Liebman
Senior Discovery Consultant
Applied Discovery

9:00Responding To and Collaborating with Regulatory Agencies While Minimizing Cost

• Providing an overview of how the regulatory approach has changed and continues to evolve (such as focus on competition, privacy concerns & marketing deception issues)
• Establishing a communication structure to better process requested data
• Learning what the regulators would like to see more of
• Responding to second request
• Understanding what are the respective agencies roles (i.e SEC, FTC)

David Shonka
Principal Deputy General Counsel
Federal Trade Commission

9:50Cost-Benefit Analysis of In-house eDiscovery Tools vs. Outsourcing Help

• Examining how the eDiscovery tools and trends have changed and how they are evolving
• Persuading the executive management the importance of eDiscovery readiness via a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis
• Discussing impact of technology that is evolving faster than the laws and identifying areas of increasing importance when vetting eDiscovery technologies
• Matching the right system with the right internal team
• The sophistication level or both side
• Personality
• Budget

10:40Networking Break

11:25 Establishing and Improving Technical Infrastructure to Better Collect Data

• Understanding the types of challenges IT is experiencing in collecting & preserving data
• Discussing how to cut down the amount of data stored
• Implementing processes & technologies to track web based file sharing & business application files
• Overcoming the challenges of identifying and collecting from structured data sources
• Dissecting native file vs. TIFF vs. report issue for production
• Identifying data repositories
• Find appropriate Storage Media Encryption (SME) to support collection

12:15Views from the Bench on Recent Drug & Medical Device Cases: E-Discovery in the Courtroom

• Providing an update & observations on recent pharma related decisions impacting e-discovery
• Advising on best practices of managing litigation hold and how outside attorney can take steps to avoid being in the risk of sanctions
• Discussing the recent “WYETH v. LEVINE” and the impact on the eDiscovery landscape

1:15Luncheon

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2:30Insurance Coverage: Bad Medicine or Rx for Life Science e-Discovery Costs?

Electronic discovery is frightfully expensive. Who pays the tab? Is insurance coverage a possible funding mechanism? An often overlooked topic in the e-discovery dialogue is the role of insurance. This session will aim to plug that gap. Specifically, the session will address:

• Identifying the insurance coverage and claim-handing implications of drug and device e-discovery
• Learning how life science firms can win insurer buy-in on ediscovery strategies and projects
• Discovering common insurer “friction points” in drug, device and biotech e-discovery
• Examining potential insurance coverage issues in life science ediscovery

3:20Networking Break

4:00Outsourcing: On-Shore vs. Off-Shore

• Discussing cost saving strategies and methods, such as performing tasks in-house vs. hiring consultants, outsourcing and off-shoring
• Deciding if bringing everything in house is the best solution
• Return on investment
• Project planning, eDiscovery tools and developing quality and performance metrics that are key to streamlining and monitoring large scale document review work being outsourced
• Avoiding ethical and liability risks associated with outsourcing (on-shore vs. off-shore)

4:50 Client Case Study: Best Of Both Worlds – Blending New Technology And Standard Methods

Join us for a unique perspective on the challenges facing law firms today. We will look at current issues with cost containment, data management, usability and quality of services available as well as look forward to future issues regarding data management and how to plan for a better more successful eDiscovery experience.

This discussion will cover:

• How to implement best practices when it comes to selecting an eDiscovery service provider.
• New methods to help reduce volume, help focus on relevant documents and quicker review times
• How to get your data well organized and narrowed in scope
• How has eDiscovery has affected the practice of law- Is there truth in the statement, we are no longer practicing law but rather managing e-discovery

5:40 End of Day 1