Zapproved to Sponsor at the Knowledge Group's Webcast

NEW YORK - July 20, 2016 - PRLog -- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Zapprovedwill sponsor at the Knowledge Group's webcast entitled: "Effectively Managing eDiscovery Issues in the Wake of FRCP Amendments: Lawyer-IT Specialist Communication Is Key LIVE Webcast."  This event is scheduled for July 27, 2016 from 10:00am to 12:00pm (ET).

For further details, please visit:

https://theknowledgegroup.org/ediscovery-issues-frcp-amendments/

About Zapproved

Founded in 2008 in Portland, Ore., Zapproved Inc. is a pioneer in developing cloud-hosted software for corporate legal departments. The Z-Discovery Platform returns power to in-house corporate legal teams and helps them navigate electronic discovery with minimal risk and cost, and it sets new standards for scalability and intuitive design. The company's flagship product, Legal Hold Pro, is widely adopted by Fortune 500 and Global 2000 corporations and won the 2016 Legaltech News Innovation Awards for Best E-Discovery Legal Hold Product, and the company was named as a "vendor to watch" in the 2015 Gartner Magic Quadrant for E-Discovery.

Event Synopsis:

On December 1, 2015, amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) took effect impacting numerous aspects of civil litigation particularly the use of electronic discovery. In essence, the new Rule 26(b)(1) states that a party seeking discovery of relevant, non-privileged information must show, before anything else, that the discovery sought is proportional to the needs of the case. The new rule aims to directly control the scope of discovery to avoid unnecessary cost and time.

In addition, the amended Rule 4(m) combined with Rule 34 encourages cooperation between parties to keep eDiscovery scope manageable and processes timely. In Rule 37(e), there can now be court sanctions if proper preservation of electronically stored information (ESI) is not maintained. These new rules encourage a more cooperative interaction between opposing parties, and as such, aid Rule 26 in establishing proportionality by keeping the litigation process on a tight leash.

Since eDiscovery is at the forefront of the changes, effective lawyer-IT specialist communication is needed more than ever. An attorney's ignorance in this matter may result in a failure to meet his duty of competence to his client. Therefore, it's better to consult with computer forensics or eDiscovery experts to have a full understanding of the IT infrastructure early on to address eDiscovery issues.

In this two-hour LIVE Webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders brought together by The Knowledge Group will help eDiscovery counsel, litigators and IT specialists understand the important aspects of ESI & eDiscovery FRCP amendments. They will provide the audience with an in-depth discussion of this significant topic. Speakers will also offer efficient and cost-effective practices in developing early and active case management of eDiscovery issues.

Key issues that will be covered in this course are:

§  2015 Amendments to FRCP

§  Understanding Electronically Stored Information (ESI)

§  Early and Active Case Management

§  Compliance Risk Mitigation

§  Scope and Limitation

§  ESI Preservation Methods

§  Sanctions for Noncompliance

About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Group 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: http://theknowledgegroup.org/