E-Discovery: Reducing Risk & Cost

This program addressed critical issues in the e-discovery process where decisions can greatly impact the costs or outcome of the case. Each of these issues included a discussion around risk assessment. Recommended approaches for resolving these issues based on risk tolerance were also be discussed. Key decision areas included:

• Preservation & Proportionality
• Self (aka custodial) identification and collection
• Maintaining Privilege
• Review Strategies
• Impact of collection strategies on review
• Use of analytics and predictive coding
• Reducing review costs through staffing and strategy
• Quality control plans
• Corporate strategies for reducing risk and cost