e-Discovery & Data Retention, 21-23 June 2011, Hong Kong

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9 CPD POINTS (CPD being applied for from the Law Society of Hong Kong)

Overview
e-Discovery is a starting point for many organizations’ information governance programs. Implementing effective collection and preservation processes and solutions can dramatically reduce costs and mitigate risks. However, without doing collection in a truly defensible manner, organizations will only make e-Discovery more of a nightmare and face higher costs and negative outcomes.

Key Topics on Day 1:

Hong Kong & Asia e-Discovery and Data Retention Trends and Challenges
The e-Discovery Panel – Asia Pacific e-Discovery and practice Directions “The Need To Know”
e-Discovery for In-house Legal Team – New Era Litigation Management
The USA e-Discovery: The evolvement of Federal Rules Civil Procedures and its impact towards litigation in particular on preserving data and documents
The Cross Border Challenges for e-Discovery
International Panel: e-Discovery within International Arbitration

Cocktail Party @ Private venue

Key Topics on Day 2:

Electronic Data Retention: Disclosures and Privacy
Case Studies: Best Practices in Presercation and Data Collection
Bringing the Gap – The Collaboration Effort for Legal, IT & Compliance Department
COST! COST! COST! When preparing Early Case Assessment (ECA) and Managing e-Discovery Costs and Risk while having the best Legal Team and Technology vendor

Confirmed Speakers To Date:
Richard Kershaw, Asia Managing Director, Catalyst Repository Systems
Chris Dale, Founder & Consultant, the e-Disclosure Information Project
Yeong Zee Kin, Senior Assistant Registrar & CIO, Supreme Court of Singapore
Eddie Sheehy, CEO, Nuix
Georgia Dawson, Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Dmitri Hubbard, Executive Director, APAC Epiq Systems
The Hon. David J. Waxse, United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. Courthouse
Gareth Thomas, Partner, Herbert Smith LLP
Craig Carpenter, Vice President and General Counsel, Recommind
Michael Lee, Director, ICDR® Singapore International Division of American Arbitration Association
Scott Warren, Regional Managing Director, Legal Technologies, Kroll Ontrack, Asia
Naoki Iguchi, Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
Wilson Huo, Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Susan Munro, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP