Every law school graduate understands the importance of competence in the practice of law. It is not only essential to client service but a mandatory requirement under professional rules of responsibility. Recently, several...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would prohibit new and require the rescission of all non-compete agreements as an “unfair method of competition.” The proposed rule defines a...more
3/29/2023
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Failure To Preserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Former Employee ,
FRCP 37 ,
Misappropriation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets ,
Unfair Competition
The E-Discovery Playbook or Litigation Response Plan is a living document that is continuously modified to define an organization’s approach to the preservation, collection, processing, reviewing, and final disposition of...more
A primary objective of an e-discovery RFP is to identify the best long-term partner for your organization. Providers’ core services—collection, processing, and review—are mostly the same. It is how these services are...more
The Georgetown Law Advanced eDiscovery Institute (AEDI) held in Washington, D.C., always presents as an outstanding educational experience even for the most sophisticated e-discovery attorney. This year was no exception....more
Paralegals from across the Greater Philadelphia region gathered for the first time since 2019 at the ACC Paralegal Conference in Center City, Philadelphia, on Friday, November 4, 2022. TransPerfect Legal Solutions has been a...more
What sticks out from my time at the Department of Justice is this: should your organization receive a government subpoena, the government more likely than not already has the evidence they need to prove the violation. The...more
The ESI protocol is a negotiated document that expressly states how the parties to a litigation should produce electronically stored information (ESI). The ESI protocol assures against surprises and commands that ESI is...more
Short, often informal messages have become an increasingly prevalent form of business communication. Whether by sending a simple text message or using a communication application like WhatsApp, Slack, or MS Teams, employees...more
8/4/2022
/ Data Collection ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Preservation ,
Data Retention ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Disputes ,
Duty to Preserve ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Litigation Hold ,
Sanctions
For the third year in a row, readers of the New York Law Journal chose TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS) as their #1 End-to-End E-Discovery Provider.
This time, the award came alongside recognition as the #1 service...more
In a case that has particular salience in today’s era of social media, the Eastern District of Texas in Edwards v. Junior Sate of Am. Found., CIVIL NO. 4:19-CV-140-SDJ (E.D. Tex. Apr. 23, 2021), excluded screenshots and other...more
One of the most important emerging questions in e-discovery concerns how courts should treat emails containing hyperlinks that reference other documents.
Should such emails be produced with a familial relationship, akin to...more
9/2/2021
/ Best Practices ,
Data Collection ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Costs ,
Document Productions ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Email ,
Evidence ,
Hyperlink ,
Rule 26(b)
A multi-matter repository (MMR) is a processing database that houses electronically stored information (ESI) that is potentially relevant to more than one matter.
Sharing and repurposing past work for present and future...more
6/29/2021
/ Data Collection ,
Data Preservation ,
Data Processors ,
Data Retention ,
Databases ,
Discovery ,
Discovery Costs ,
Document Review ,
e-Discovery Professionals ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Information Technology ,
Legal Project Management