Moderated by: Richard Herrmann, Esq. and I. Connor Bifferato, Esq.

Panelists:

The Honorable Travis Laster – Delaware Court of Chancery
Ryan Newell, Esquire – Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor
Ian McCauley, Esquire- Bayard PA
Joesph Leonard, Esquire – Morris James LLP
Tara Emory, Esquire – Covington & Burling LLP

Check-in: 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Prior to Litigation

• Best Practices is the preservation of evidence once litigation is reasonably anticipated.
• What to preserve? Who needs to preserve it? When does the obligation to preserve attach?
• What are the elements of early case assessments? What are the expectations of the clients and how does the law firm make it work?
• Should the process of data collection begin prior to litigation and if it does, when should it start and who should be involved?

Break: 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.  The eDiscovery Meet and Confer:

• What are the expectations of the Court and are they different than the marching orders from the client?
• The Discovery Process: How to ask for it, when to request it, and what to expect?
• When you don’t get what you expect, how to move for it, when to do it and how to anticipate the “glass house” response?
• Special eDiscovery Masters: Do you want one? How to respect the process and how to avoid being exploited?
• Sanctions: Ensuring it is the “other guy” and how bad it can get.

This seminar offers 3.0 credits to Delaware and Pennsylvania Attorneys.

Locations available are Wilmington University, Brandywine Campus, Live stream options in Georgetown, Dover, and Seaford

* Advertised price is for the standard member rate.

OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO

Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware or Pennsylvania, should contact their individual State’s CLE Commission for credit. The Delaware State Bar Association can provide you with the agenda (included in the Materials sent with your registration confirmation) and a Certificate of Attendance (upon completion of the webinar), which should meet the requirements of compliance.