Presentations

  • "eDiscovery - Controlling Costs and Managing Risks," New York, NY (October 28, 2009)
  • "Ensuring the Integrity and Sufficiency of Your E-Discovery and Information Managment Processes and Procedures in a Tumultuous Market:  Overcoming Complications Arising from Bankruptcies, M&A, and Departing Employees," 7th Annual Advanced Forum on E-Discovery & Document Managment, Philadephia, PA (September 22, 2009)
  • "Dynamic Tips for Effective eDiscovery," Webcast (July 28, 2009)
  • eDiscovery for the In-House Attorney, Client Law Department, Chicago, IL
    (June 11, 2009)
  • "A Strategic Business Approach to eDiscovery:  The Convergence of Tech, Law & Information Security," Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CCEIC) 2009, Orlando, FL (May 19, 2009)
  • "eDiscovery: What Happened, Where Are We, and What's Next?", Gartner Risk Managment and Compliance Summit, eDiscovery Workshop, Co-Presenter with Debra Logan, Chicago, IL (May 1, 2009)
  • “eDiscovery and Records Retention,” Universities HealthCare Consortium: Risk and Quality Management Council Meeting, San Antonio, TX (February 20, 2009)
  • “What’s Electric about Electronic Discovery?” Greater Los Angeles Chapter of ARMA International, Los Angeles, CA (February 18, 2009)
  • “India Calling…Are You Prepared to Answer? Litigation 2.0, the Emerging Shift in the Legal Market,” Legal Tech SuperSession, New York, NY (February 2, 2009)
  • “Money Saving Solutions for eDiscovery: Concrete Steps You Should Take Now to Manage Risks & Control Ballooning Costs,” Chicago, IL (January 21, 2009)
  • "Legal Update: The Unintended Consequences of the Information Age," American Speech Language Hearing Association, Chicago, Illinois (November 20, 2008)
  • "The Implementation of the New E-Discovery Rules," 57th Annual Meeting of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association and Judicial Conference of the Seventh Circuit, Chicago, Illinois (May 19, 2008)
  • "Know What and How to Hold 'Em: Managing the Legal Hold," West Legalworks Litigation Readiness Workshop: A Good Offense is the Best Defense, Chicago, Illinois (May 8, 2008)
  • "Know When to Hold 'Em: Triggering the Legal Hold," West Legalworks Litigation Readiness Workshop: A Good Offense is the Best Defense, Chicago, Illinois (May 8, 2008)
  • "Finding the Golden Nugget or Smoking Gun," American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Technology in the Practice & Workplace Committee mid Year Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (May 1, 2008)
  • "Developing an Effective Collection Strategy and Ensuring Your ESI is Admissible in Court," Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 27, 2008)
  • "New Federal Rules: Year in Review," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, Illinois (January 31, 2008)
  • "Managing eDiscovery: Risks and Costs," Client Law Department, St. Louis, Missouri (January 24, 2008)
  • "Current Issues in eDiscovery and Records Retention," General Counsel Group, Green Bay, Wisconsin (October 11, 2007)
  • "eDiscovery Roundtable Discussion," Seyfarth Shaw Advanced Labor and Employment Seminar, Chicago, Illinois (October 4, 2007)
  • "Ethics and eDiscovery, eDiscovery Executive Roundtable," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, Illinois (September 20, 2007)
  • "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Boston, Massachusetts (September 17, 2007)
  • "The Changing Marketplace: An Outside Counsel Perspective," KPMG Forensic Focus Advisory University, Rosemont, Illinois (August 8, 2007)
  • "eDiscovery: "A to Z" Workshop," West Legalworks, Chicago, Illinois (June 12-13, 2007)
  • "Taking Control of eDiscovery by Bringing the Process In-House," Association of Corporate Counsel, Chicago Chapter, Chicago, Illinois (June 7, 2007)
  • "The Growing Importance of Electronic Discovery and Computer Forensics in Trade Secrets Cases," Law Seminars International, Chicago, Illinois (May 11, 2007)
  • "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Washington, D.C. (April 3, 2007)
  • "Gaining Efficiencies in Document Review: How Integrating Sophisticated Technologies Can Help," ABA Tech Show, Chicago, Illinois (March 23, 2007) 
  • "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, San Francisco, California (March 21, 2007)
  • "eDiscovery: Sanction Avoidance and the Revised Federal Rules," 2007 Cybercrime Summit, Kennesaw, Georgia (March 19, 2007)
  • "eDiscovery Under the New Rules," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, Illinois (February 22, 2007)
  • "Advanced Electronic Discovery: Providing Consistency & Predictability in eDiscovery," LegalTech, New York, New York (January 29, 2007)
  • "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Sacramento, California (January 10, 2006)
  • "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Los Angeles, California (January 9, 2006)
  • "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Atlanta, Georgia (January 4, 2006)
  • "eDiscovery: Navigating the Revised Federal Rules," North Shore General Counsel Group, Vernon Hills, Illinois (December 12, 2006)
  • "Preparing for the eDiscovery Amendments to the Federal Rules," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Chicago, Illinois (November 30, 2006)
  • "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Houston, Texas (November 29, 2006)
  • "Introduction to eDiscovery and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, Illinois (November 28, 2006)
  • "eDiscovery: Understanding the Risk," Client Worldwide Law Department, Washington, D.C. (November 17, 2006)
  • "Countdown to the New World of eDiscovery:  Is Your Company Vulnerable," Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing, Boston, Massachusetts (November 9, 2006)
  • "Countdown to the New World of eDiscovery:  Is Your Company Vulnerable," Seyfarth Shaw Breakfast Briefing, New York, New York (November 8, 2006)
  • "Preparing for the eDiscovery Amendments to the Federal Rules," eDiscovery Executive Roundtable, Chicago, Illinois (October 12, 2006)
  • "Understanding the Common Issues in Document Retention Policies and eDiscovery," Lorman Educational Services, Schaumburg, Illinois (September 29, 2006)
  • "eDiscovery: The Revised Federal Rules and Current Trends," Client Law Department, Chicago, Illinois (September 7, 2006)
  • "eDiscovery: Streamlining the Process to Reduce Costs and Risk," Columbus, Ohio (August 12, 2006)
  • "Controlling eDiscovery Risks and Costs," St. Louis, Missouri (August 2, 2006)
  • "Discovery Skills for Legal Staff," Lorman Educational Services, Chicago, Illinois (June 28, 2006)
  • "eDiscovery: Understanding the Revised Federal Rules," Client Law Department, Chicago, Illinois (June 27, 2006)
  • "Preparing for the Revised Federal Rules on eDiscovery," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, National Litigation Department Summit, Chicago, Illinois (June 24, 2006)
  • "eDiscovery and Compliance Under Federal Regulations" (Former Attorney General Janet Reno and Seyfarth Shaw Partner Scott Carlson), Chicago, Illinois (June 13, 2006
  • "Understanding the Common Issues in Document Retention Policies and eDiscovery," Lorman Educational Services, Itasca, Illinois (June 7, 2006)
  • "eDiscovery Realities and the Revised Federal Rules," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Labor and Employment Group, Chicago, Illinois (June 5, 2006)
  • "Bringing eDiscovery In House vs. Outsourcing: Understanding eDiscovery Costs," Seattle, Washington (May 31, 2006)
  • "The Latest Issues in eDiscovery: The Revised Federal Rules and More," Client Law Department, Newark, NJ (May 22, 2006)
  • "What do the Lawyers Really Want? Just What is eDiscovery?," Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC) 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 3, 2006)
  • "eDiscovery: Best Practices for HR Professionals," Newspaper Association of America Employee Relations Conference, Chicago, Illinois (March 31, 2006)
  • "eDiscovery Update," Client Law Department, Chicago, Illinois (March 7, 2006)
  • "Document Retention and Destruction in the Post-Enron Electronic Age," Lorman Educational Services, Rockford, Illinois (February 28, 2006)
  • "What University, College and School Lawyers, Administrators, and Business Officials Need to Know About eDiscovery," Education Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois (February 24, 2006)
  • "Forensic Evaluations and Managing Electronic Information In An Educational Setting In Today’s Litigious Environment," Education Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois (February 24, 2006)
  • "eDiscovery: Combining Computer Forensics with Data Management," The 2005 Technological Forensics Conference, Gaithersburg, Maryland (November 30, 2005)
  • "Electronic Discovery of Trade Secret Theft and Update on the Law of Spoliation of Evidence," Trade Secrets Litigation and Transactions Seminar, Chicago, Illinois (November 16, 2005)
  • "Document Retention and Control in the Electronic Discovery Era," California Employment Law Council, 2005 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (November 10, 2005)
  • "eDiscovery: The Landscape Has Changed," Client Law Department (October 25, 2005)
  • "eDiscovery: The Threat is Real and the Costs are Severe," Seyfarth Shaw Partnership Retreat (September 17, 2005)
  • "Document Retention and Destruction in Illinois," Lorman Educational Services, Itasca, Illinois (June 16, 2005)
  • "Search and Seizure and Computer Evidence," 2005 Advanced Course in Computer Forensics, IACIS, Orlando, Florida (Spring 2005)
  • "The Dangers of Electronic Discovery," HTCIA Conference, Chicago, Illinois (Spring 2004)