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Attorneys’ Professional Duty of Care When Representing Clients in Litigation or an Investigation Requires Higher Technological Literacy

By May Tal Gongolevsky on June 14, 2017 Posted in Ethics

The legal practice and technology go hand in hand, and a solid understanding of technology is crucial to satisfy the ethical duties owed by attorneys to their clients. In an opinion published on Feb. 21, the New York County Lawyers Association Professional Ethics Committee (the “Committee”) stressed that the legal practice needs to keep up … Continue Reading

Something Wicked This Way Comes – Dark and Dusty Data and the Risk Your Organization Already Owns

By James A. Sherer on December 16, 2013 Posted in E-Discovery Rules, Ethics

This blog post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Data Privacy Monitor blog. During the final panel of Thomson Reuters’ 17th Annual eDiscovery & Information Governance in Practice Forum, Thomas Barnett, Ignatius Grande, and Sandra Rampersaud led a lively discussion on Managing Big Data, Dark Data, and Risk. And while the exchange incorporated Information Governance 101 principles … Continue Reading

Sedona Conference Issues Draft Guidance on Ethics and Metadata

By Gilbert S. Keteltas on March 20, 2012 Posted in Ethics, Metadata, The Sedona Conference

The Sedona Conference’s recently published draft Commentary on Ethics & Metadata is a practical guide to the different and sometimes conflicting duties a lawyer faces in two very different contexts: every day communications with third parties and discovery. In short – context is everything when it comes to metadata. The Commentary begins with a brief … Continue Reading