Masters Conference Announces Deloitte as a Sponsor at 2010 Event

Sept. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- ORLANDO, FL - The Masters Conference, an advanced legal educational experience, announced today that Deloitte will be a sponsor at its 2010 conference. Deloitte helps companies and outside counsel manage the discovery process from readiness to review and production. Specific discovery-related services provided by Deloitte include litigation readiness, data collection, data filtering, processing, hosting, document review and production.

This year’s conference theme is “Litigation and Discovery in a World of Technology,” and will be held October 4-6, 2010 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

The Masters Conference brings together leading experts and professionals from law firms, corporations and the bench to develop strategies, practices and resources for managing the information lifecycle. This year’s conference will focus on how corporations can protect themselves against the risks associated with global, mobile and cloud-based opportunities and challenges. It delves into legal hold strategies, international privacy laws, high profile scandals, security breaches, IP threats, increased litigation, audits and regulatory investigations.

At the Masters Conference, Deloitte will host a panel session on October 4 at 3:00 p.m. titled, “Possession, Custody and Control in the Cloud,” which will discuss the pros and cons of cloud computing and the unique information management and discovery challenges it poses to counsel. The panel will be moderated by Andy Ruckman, Principal, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, and Barry Wiggins, Director, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, and will include panelists from outside counsel.

“Understanding cloud computing is highly relevant to counsel,” said Andy Ruckman at Deloitte. “During this panel we will identify some of the major issues associated with cloud computing, such as content monitoring, data security and privacy, and collection. We will also describe some of the important discovery challenges and considerations and illustrate how technologies may be leveraged to meet those challenges.”

In addition to the Deloitte panel, there will be other educational topics that delve into critical, up-to-the-minute issues facing legal departments and their outside counsel.

Topics include:
• Cloud, Mobile & Global Computing
• Risk Management & Ethics
• Compliance & Legal Holds
• Litigation & Discovery

To register online for the Masters Conference, visit www.themastersconference.com. For sponsorship information, contact marilyn.gladden@themastersconference.com.  

About the Masters Conference
Since 2006, the Masters Conference has brought together experts and leading professionals from law firms, corporations and the bench to discuss strategies, practices and resources for managing the information lifecycle. The Masters Conference is an intimate forum where legal industry professionals can share, collaborate and obtain master knowledge of the most relevant topics in the legal industry today. By limiting attendance to 350 delegates, the Masters Conference is meant to be an exclusive opportunity to learn and network with the top legal professionals in the industry without battling large crowds and an overwhelming vendor hall. For additional information on the Masters Conference, please visit www.themastersconference.com.

Media Contacts:
Masters Conference                   
Marilyn Gladden                  
Global Client Relations Director             
407-491-6911                  
Marilyn.gladden@themastersconference.com       

Deloitte Services LP                   
Lauren Mistretta                  
Senior Manager, National Public Relations          
312-486-4259                  
lmistretta@deloitte.com       

As used in the document, “Deloitte” means Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.

# # #

Since 2006, the Masters Conference has brought together experts and leading professionals from law firms, corporations and the bench to discuss strategies, practices and resources for managing the information life cycle.