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Advanced eDiscovery Institute: Who's Really in Charge? Best Practices for eDiscovery Project Management



Product Code - LGAU18
Speaker(s): Kevin F. Brady, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP; Mark R. Koehn, Paul Hastings LLP; Daniel Kulakofsky, The Travelers Companies, Inc.; Jessica A. Robinson, Morrison & Foerster LLP; Pamela H. Woodlow, Edge International
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In the eDiscovery context, it is often unclear who has responsibility for which tasks and who is empowered to delegate to various stakeholders: The lead trial lawyer who is focused on the substance of the case? Outside counsel’s litigation support professionals that handle data? In-house lawyers, IT staff, or business personnel who oversee the collection and analysis of data? eDiscovery vendors or experts who handle data processing, hosting, forensics, and document review? No one at all? This session explores how well-designed project management can accomplish the goals of providing clear direction for all of an eDiscovery project’s stakeholders, avoiding duplication of tasks, sustaining “defense-of-process objections” that can side-track a case, and ensuring that all critical eDiscovery tasks are accomplished in a timely and defensible manner throughout the life of a case.

Kevin F. Brady, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP; Mark R. Koehn, Paul Hastings LLP; Daniel Kulakofsky, The Travelers Companies, Inc.; Jessica A. Robinson, Morrison & Foerster LLP; Pamela H. Woodlow, Edge International

Moderator:

Kevin F. Brady / Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP
Kevin F. Brady is a Litigation Partner and Chair Business Law Group of Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP and Chair of the firm’s Information Security, Electronic Discovery and Records Management Group.
Mr. Brady represents clients in corporate and commercial litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Delaware Superior Court, and the District of Delaware. Mr. Brady is involved in the representation and counseling of corporations, boards of directors, officers, individual directors and individual shareholders covering matters related to mergers and acquisitions, breach of fiduciary duty claims, fraud, advancement/indemnification, D&O insurance, Section 262 appraisals and receiverships, as well as matters involving corporate governance and interpretation of the Delaware General Corporation Law and federal securities matters nationally and internationally. Mr. Brady also serves as Delaware counsel in patent litigation as well as environmental insurance coverage litigation, and D&O insurance coverage litigation. Mr. Brady has represented clients in complex commercial litigation, arbitration and administrative matters including class actions, mass torts, products liability, insurance coverage, fraud and breach of contract matters in numerous state and federal courts.

Speakers:

Mark Koehn / Paul Hastings LLP
Mark Koehn is of counsel in the Litigation and Intellectual Property Practices of Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker. He is a former information technology (IT) consultant turned litigator and registered patent attorney. He helps clients leverage their intellectual property and manage risk by developing and implementing strategies for litigation and litigation avoidance. Mr. Koehn's clients provide a broad range of technologies, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, software and electronics, including for consumer, industrial and military applications. Mr. Koehn has litigated in Federal District courts throughout the country, as well as before the International Trade Commission (ITC) and Court of Federal Claims. In addition to technology-focused litigation, Mr. Koehn also has substantial experience in disputes regarding alleged government contractor fraud and securities fraud. He is recognized for his expertise on electronic discovery and is a member of the Advisor Board for Georgetown University Law Center's Advanced E discovery Institute. Prior to earning his law degree, Mr. Koehn was a senior consultant with the predecessor to Accenture, where he supervised design and installation of information systems, including the pilot for the US Securities and Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval (EDGAR) system. Mr. Koehn received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, graduating cum laude. He received his B.S. in operations research and industrial engineering, with distinction, from Cornell University where he was appointed to Tau Beta Pi – the engineering honor society.

Daniel Kulakofsky / The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Daniel Kulakofsky is Managing Counsel in the office of Corporate Litigation with Travelers. In his role as Director of Electronic Discovery, Dan is responsible for all aspects of the electronic discovery program at Travelers. Dan has developed numerous information management policies for Travelers including the new litigation hold policy and process. Dan also provides strategic support on a wide variety of issues from the development of litigation strategies to the development and implementation of new IT standards and records management practices. Prior to joining Travelers, Dan spent ten years as compliance counsel in the insurance industry and ten years as a litigator in private practice. Dan is active in several organizations focusing on electronic discovery. He earned his JD from DePaul University and his BA from The George Washington University.

Jessica A. Robinson / Morrison & Foerster
Jessica A. Robinson is the Senior Firm-wide Manager of eDiscovery Resource Management (ERM) for Morrison & Foerster LLP. The ERM group operates globally, delivering eDiscovery project management, litigation support, and trial services. Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Ms. Robinson was firm-wide manger of Practice Technology for Crowell & Moring. Ms. Robinson is a Graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law and Wake Forest’s Babcock Graduate School of Management with a JD/MBA in international business law and general management.

Pamela H. Woldow / Edge International
Pamela Woldow's diverse career has included roles as a practicing attorney, senior in-house counsel, and consultant to major law firms and legal departments worldwide. Over the last several years, she has earned widespread recognition for her pioneering work in transforming law firm-client relationships, including Legal Project Management, Alternative Fee Arrangements, RFPs and law firm selection and convergence programs. The ABA has designated her as a "Legal Rebel" - a change catalyst leading innovation in the practice of law.

Pam also specializes in providing advice to General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers on law department operations, cost management, litigation management and management of outside counsel, as well as advising law firms on business development and all aspects of counsel-client relationships. She is a Certified Master Coach with deep experience in individual lawyer coaching and in designing law department leadership development programs. Pam's career has included positions as Principal and General Counsel of Altman Weil, Inc., Chief Counsel of the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance/Deputy General Counsel of Pennsylvania, and Director of Litigation Management for a $2 billion public financial services company operating throughout the U.S. Her earlier legal practice experience included complex commercial and environmental litigation with Sidley & Austin, Duane Morris & Heckscher and a respected environmental litigation boutique.

Pam speaks often on trends in the international legal marketplace for such groups as the SuperConference, the Forum for Legal Executives, the Latin American Corporate Counsel Association, the Center for Competitive Management, Institutional Investors Forum, ACC, and the Defense Research Institute. She has been featured in The Australian Corporate Lawyer, the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association Magazine, Latin Lawyer, and The In-House Perspective, and her articles have been widely published in the US and abroad.

Pam received her B.A. from Temple University and her J.D. from the Chicago-Kent School of Law. She has been designated a Certified Master Coach by the Behavioral Coaching Institute, and she sits on the Board of the Corporate Counsel Forum (an arm of the International Bar Association).