Cooperation in E-Discovery: Practical Steps for Practitioners and Courts

Program Number: 2050

Program Date: 09/15/2010

Description

Achieving cooperation in discovery matters in the federal courts can be time-consuming, costly and difficult for the Courts and the parties. Join Steve Bennett, a partner at Jones Day, who offers valuable insights and suggestions for avoiding or alleviating these problems. Topics include:
• Why cooperation is essential to effective e-discovery
• What courts say about cooperation
• The Sedona cooperation proclamation
• Practical steps

NOTE: This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.0 credit hours, of which 0 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit.

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Available in states

Arizona, California, Colorado Eligible, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, New Jersey Eligible, New York, Texas Participatory, Texas Self Study

Credit Information

50 minute credit hour - 1 General CLE credit
60 minute credit hour - 1 General CLE credit

State Program Numbers

TX# 901222352, 1.0 General (5/1/11-4/30/12)

Presenters


Steven C. Bennett, Esq.

Jones Day

Steven C. Bennett, Esq. is a partner at Jones Day, resident in its New York office. He focuses on domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration, including cases involving bankruptcy, construction, corporate, energy, insurance, intellectual property, privacy and data security, and other disputes. Mr. Bennett is chair of his firm’s e-Discovery Committee and he co-founded the Sedona Conference Working Group on International E-Discovery. He teaches a course on conflicts of law at Hofstra Law School, co-teaches a course on advanced civil procedure (e-discovery) at New York Law School, and is a qualified arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the CPR Institute. Mr. Bennett, who regularly speaks to a wide array of groups for CLE and other purposes, is the author of Arbitration: Essential Concepts (American Lawyer Media 2002) and A Privacy Primer for Corporate Counsel (Aspatore/West 2009).