And recent changes to the Federal Laws of Civil Procedure mandate specific requirements for the management of Electronically Stored Information (ESI). Either you comply, or the data you plan to use in your defense is inadmissible.

Once a lawsuit hits, the realities above stop being a problem for lawyers - and immediately become a problem for the storage manager. You need to produce specific information in specific formats under a short and rigid deadline.

This seminar can help you prepare for the above reality. Randolph A. Kahn, ESQ., author, educator, and founder of Kahn Consulting will present in multiple sessions throughout the day. Through his extensive experience in the legal, regulatory, and compliance issues of information technology, you will walk away from this seminar with:

·         An understanding of the Federal Laws of Civil Procedure and what it means to IT

·         Tips on formulating an approach that satisfies not just compliance needs, but data retention demands and overall organizational efficiency

·         Information on the technology solutions that can help you prepare for eDiscovery

·         How IT can work with legal departments, compliance officers, and management so everyone is speaking the same language

About the Keynote Speaker

Randolph A. Kahn, ESQ., is founder, Kahn Consulting, Inc., and an educator and author. He has dozens of published works, including, "Privacy Nation," "Information Nation Warrior," "Information Nation: Seven Keys to Information Management Compliance" and "E-Mail Rules". Kahn was the recipient of the Britt Literary Award in 2004 for an article entitled "Records Management and Compliance: Making the Connection" and in 2005 for an article entitled "Stand and Deliver." He is an internationally recognized authority on the legal, compliance, and policy issues of information technology and information, and trusted advisor and consultant to Fortune 500 companies, governmental agencies, and court systems. Kahn also teaches, "Legal Issues in Records and Information Management" at George Washington University.

This seminar will also cover:

·         Change in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure last December and how it alters E-Discovery landscape

·         The new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that IT folks need to care about

·         How those rules directly impact storage managers

·         Which technologies are best suited to handle e-discovery

·         Long-term retention data strategies

·         How IT can work with legal and management on e-dicovery and the new language they have to learn

·         Best practices for processing a request

·         How to work with legal when a request is issued

·         Actual case studies of litigation requests, timelines, etc.

·         Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, California SB 1386 and other state/federal laws