Contemporary Productions and Metadata for 21st Century Disclosures
Judge Shira A. Scheindlin’s recent ruling cited the court’s expectation for “contemporary standards” to be followed for FOIA and Rule 34 document productions—including the disclosure of metadata if it is relevant to the claim, not privileged, and reasonably accessible. In a subsequent memorandum, the government argued that the ruling causes irreparable harm.
During this informative webinar, Mary Mack, Craig Ball, and Anthony Diana discuss the practical impact this ruling has on eDiscovery and FOIA responses and the nature of the controversy.
Attendees will also learn how to improve the speed and quality of productions by applying Intelligent Redaction, exemption codes, and Optical Character Recognition, and generating output formats that are in line with 21st century capabilities and standards.
LENGTH: 79 minutes
Speaker Biographies
Mary Mack, Enterprise Technology Counsel, ZyLAB
Mary Mack is an attorney and strategic advisor for some of the largest products liability class actions, internal and government investigations, and antitrust and IP disputes. Mary’s clients include the largest law firms, pharmaceutical companies and insurance companies in the world. A member of the Illinois Bar, ACCA and the ABA's Section on Litigation, Mary received her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law (1982) and a B.A. from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY. She holds certifications in Computer Forensics and Computer Telephony. Mary is one of the leading speakers and authors on electronic discovery issues, technology and the law. She is co-author of the popular book, "A Process of Illumination: The Practical Guide to Electronic Discovery" and “E-Discovery for Corporate Counsel” published by Thomson Reuters West. She is also regularly featured as an expert in the leading magazines and newspapers, such as The New York Times, Inside Counsel Magazine, Law.com, Chicago Lawyer, Compliance Week and Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Magazine.
Craig Ball, Special Master and Consultant
Craig Ball is a Board Certified trial lawyer, certified computer forensic examiner and electronic evidence expert. He's dedicated his career to teaching the bench and bar about forensic technology and trial tactics. After decades trying lawsuits, Craig limits his practice to service as a court-appointed special master and consultant in computer forensics and e-discovery. A prolific contributor to educational programs worldwide--having delivered over 650 presentations and papers--Craig’s articles on forensic technology and electronic discovery frequently appear in the national media. He writes a monthly column on computer forensics and e-discovery for Law Technology News and Law.com called "Ball in your Court," recognized as the 2007 and 2008 Gold Medal honoree as “Best Regular Column” as awarded by Trade Association Business Publications International, the 201 and 2009 Gold and 2007 Silver Medalist honoree of the American Society of Business Publication Editors as “Best Contributed Column” and the 2010 and 2006 Silver Medalist honoree as “Best Feature Series” and “Best Contributed Column (2006)." Craig Ball has served as the Special Master or testifying expert on computer forensics and electronic discovery in some of the most famous and challenging cases in the U.S. Named as one of the Best Lawyers in America and a Texas Superlawyer, Craig is a recipient of the Presidents' Award, the State Bar of Texas’ most esteemed recognition of service to the profession and of the Bar’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Law and Technology.
Anthony Diana, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
Access his full bio from the Mayer Brown website.