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| Donald W. Myers, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson PC to Speak at KC’s Structured Data DiscoveryFor further details, please visit: https://theknowledgegroup.org/ About Donald W. Myers Don is a member of Littler’s eDiscovery Team, where he practices exclusively in the area of electronic discovery. Don works closely with clients and case teams to ensure that electronic discovery is handled in a defensible and cost-effective manner. Specifically, Don works with Littler attorneys and their clients on issues such as preservation of evidence, strategies for data collection and review, computer forensic issues and negotiations with opposing counsel regarding electronic discovery. Don is also a frequent speaker on issues relating to electronic discovery. About Littler Mendelson P.C. Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice, with more than 1,000 attorneys in over 60 offices worldwide. Littler represents management in all aspects of employment and labor law and serves as a single-source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for over 70 years. Littler Global is the collective trade name for an international legal practice, the practicing entities of which are separate and distinct professional firms. Event Synopsis: Ask any IT guys and, technically, all data is structured data. In this instance, we are specifically discussing databases and back office IT systems. Databases are increasingly storing relevant and critical information for your cases. In this webcast, we will discuss how to turn structured data into a strategic advantage for your case. Topics range from how to properly set up your ESI discovery protocol at the outset so that you don’t overlook asking for — or fail to preserve — critical data, to how to request data be preserved and produced from systems that contain terabytes of information and millions — if not billions — of records. How do you make a request for production today that doesn’t end up costing a fortune in discovery costs further down the road? How do you make sense of large disparate systems? Isn’t structured data just databases? Can’t we just get some reports and be done? Structured data, like more common ESI, can also have back end metadata that may not be present or even noticeable on reports. Structured data, when properly preserved and produced, can be used in dynamic ways to relate disparate systems and events, creating a more coherent story and even bringing to light new and compelling merits. Structured data can be anything from databases to transaction records and event logs. Transaction records and event logs can tie specific machines and individual account holders to specific locations and events. I can just tell them to preserve the database and produce it. How hard is that? Without a clear and well-defined ESI protocol for databases, production can be in multiple formats and have significant overlaps. Data from a singular system could potentially be produced in CSV, binary backup file, PDF reports and even MS Excel, all for different and possibly overlapping periods. Easily accessible data might be preserved in a manner requiring specialized skills and knowledge to later extract and produce it. Simple questions and discussion up front with knowledgeable structured data experts can help prevent serious costs further down the road caused by simple misunderstanding and lack of technical knowledge. Why do I need an expert? That sounds really expensive. Experts can help take data from multiple disparate systems and create a cohesive story that can be used to litigate your case – bringing millions of GPS records, timecard entries, paystubs and invoices together to make a compelling story. What is the role of the structured data expert? How does this differ from the role of standard e-Discovery vendors and why? How can a structured data expert assist in meet and confer discussions with opposing counsel and in translating those discussions to IT staff? About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register for an event, please visit: www.knowledgecongress.org. End
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