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Virtually every case today involves the discovery of electronically stored information; management of that discovery can be complicated.

The obligations of a lawyer to the Court, a client and an adversary are prescribed by ethics rules and the rules of evidence and civil procedure. Failures in the discovery process can lead to monetary and other sanctions as well as ethical violations. The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, and a growing body of case law, address competence and candor, among other pertinent considerations. The prudent lawyer will understand how emerging trends and the latest cases affect his or her work.

Because many cases involve in-house counsel, outside counsel and co-counsel, questions of supervision arise. Who is responsible, and for what?

Hear a nationally known faculty analyze these issues and recent case law including: 

• protecting the attorney-client privilege and the application of FRE 502
• division of responsibility among in-house counsel, outside counsel and co-counsel
• cooperation and attorney conduct in e-discovery
• competency in implementing a search protocol
• new case law, including:
• Grider v. Keystone Health Plan Central, Inc., 580 F.3d 119 (3rd Cir.(Pa.) Sep. 1, 2009)
• U.S. v. Sensient Colors, Inc., 2009 WL 2905474 (D.N.J. Sep. 09, 2009) 
• Pension Committee of U. of Montreal Pension Plan v. Banc of America Securities, LLC, 2009 WL 2921302 (S.D.N.Y. Sep. 8, 2009)
• Salmeron v. Enterprise Recovery Systems, Inc., 579 F.3d 787 (7th Cir.(Ill.) Aug. 27, 2009)
• Pinstripe, Inc. v. Manpower, Inc., 2009 WL 2252131 (N.D.Okla. July 29, 2009) 

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