California's New E-Discovery Requirements
Preserving, Obtaining and Protecting Electronically Stored Information
Law signed June 29, effective immediately
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This seminar will examine California's new e-discovery rules and will discuss how they will change the litigation landscape. The panel will outline best practices for complying with the new requirements.
Outline
- Electronic Discovery Act
- The rules — what has changed and what remains the same
- Meet and confer requirements
- Cost shifting
- Protective orders
- Timing
- Safe harbors
- Privileges and waivers
- Third party subpoenas
- Code of Civil Procedure sections impacted
- The rules — what has changed and what remains the same
- Comparison with the federal rules
- Best practices for e-discovery
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- How do the new California e-discovery rules compare with federal rules? What are the differences?
- What strategies can counsel use to negotiate what is discoverable and who pays, including possible cost sharing and shifting?
- What time and cost-saving practices should companies and counsel employ to properly preserve electronic information?
Faculty
Robert D. Brownstone
Law and Technology Director; Chair, EIM Group
Fenwick & West
He advises clients on electronic discovery, information-security, electronic information management and on... | Read More
He advises clients on electronic discovery, information-security, electronic information management and on retention/destruction policies and protocols. A nationwide advisor, speaker and writer on many law and technology issues, he is frequently quoted in the press as an expert on electronic information.
CloseJeffrey Fowler
Counsel
O’Melveny & Myers
He is a member of the Class Actions, Mass Torts, and Aggregated Litigation Practice Group, and is a founding member of... | Read More
He is a member of the Class Actions, Mass Torts, and Aggregated Litigation Practice Group, and is a founding member of the firm's Document Retention and E-Discovery Practice. He is a firm leader on e-discovery and counsels clients on related topics, including litigation preparedness, legal hold obligations, e-data collection and production, and document retention policies.
CloseDavid M. Hickey
Partner
Winston & Strawn
He serves as a vice chair of the firm’s E-Discovery Practice Group and concentrates his practice in class... | Read More
He serves as a vice chair of the firm’s E-Discovery Practice Group and concentrates his practice in class actions, corporate and securities law, and international commercial disputes and arbitration. He has served as lead counsel in more than 30 jury trials and numerous non-jury trials. He also serves as a domestic and international arbitrator, mediator, and judge pro tem.
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