Solutions and Settlements: Saving on eDiscovery by Mediating

Overview

Mediation offers a cost-effective, streamlined alternative to protracted litigation over eDiscovery disputes. This CLE seminar reviews the role of mediation in the electronic discovery process (advantages, disadvantages, parties, and the mediator's role), shares best practices for attorneys preparing for eDiscovery mediation from both mediator and counsel perspectives, and explains when choosing eDiscovery mediation can streamline the process and reduce costs.

What you’ll learn

• ✓Explain the role and characteristics of mediation in the eDiscovery process
• ✓Apply best practices for preparing for an eDiscovery mediation
• ✓Determine when to choose mediation to narrow scope and reduce eDiscovery costs

Curriculum

1. 1. Solutions and Settlements: Saving on eDiscovery by Mediating

   In this CLE seminar, our expert panelists begin by reviewing the role of mediation in the electronic discovery process, highlighting some of the key characteristics of its function, such as some of its advantages and disadvantages, the parties involved, and the role of the mediator. Next, our speakers share some of the best practices for attorneys to employ when preparing for an eDiscovery mediation, from the perspective of both mediators and counsel. Finally, our speakers highlight and distinguish when choosing eDiscovery mediation can help streamline the process and reduce costs. Topics covered in this webinar: Understanding eDiscovery Mediation Best Practices when Preparing for E-Discovery Mediation When to Choose Mediation for eDiscovery

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Your instructors

Daniel B. Garrie

Founder, Law & Forensics; Neutral at JAMS; Faculty at Harvard

Law & Forensics LLC · JAMS · Harvard · Rutgers Law School · Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare

Daniel B. Garrie is the founder and executive managing partner of Law & Forensics LLC, a boutique cybersecurity and forensic engineering firm he co-founded in 2008. He serves as a neutral, arbitrator, and forensic special master at JAMS, focusing on cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and complex technology disputes, and holds faculty appointments at Harvard and Rutgers Law School. A patented software inventor and prolific author, he is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and a widely cited authority on computer forensics, eDiscovery, and cyber litigation.

Mary DePaulo Haddad

Counsel, Fox Rothschild

Fox Rothschild LLP

Mary DePaulo Haddad is counsel at Fox Rothschild, teaching on eDiscovery and legal ethics.

Shirish Gupta

Neutral, JAMS; Editor, Thomson Reuters

JAMS · Thomson Reuters

Shirish Gupta is a neutral with JAMS and an editor with Thomson Reuters, and is an award-winning mediator known for handling complex financial and technical disputes, including intellectual property, securities and accounting, and class actions. Sought out by Silicon Valley startups and Fortune 500 companies alike, he was named Best Independent Mediator by The Recorder in 2014 and has resolved matters ranging from Superstorm Sandy insurance claims to global multi-action settlements. He serves as a lecturer at UC Berkeley Law School and an adjunct professor at UC Hastings, and speaks on using mediation to resolve e-discovery disputes.