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The ESI Report

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The ESI Report with Michele Lange from Kroll Ontrack has the latest information about e-discovery technologies to help lawyers manage electronic evidence accurately and cost effectively in a fast changing legal world.

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Episodes

  1. 2015 Trade Shows and Trends in E-Discovery

    In this episode of The ESI Report, Michele Lange interviews two experts in the e-discovery field, Eric Robinson and James Sherer, about the main takeaways from the Jolt Symposium and Legaltech New York and how current trends could affect the day-to-day jobs of e-discovery professionals. At the…

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  2. Predictive Coding: Recall Calculations to the Rescue

    In this episode of The ESI Report, Michele Lange interviews Ralph Losey about ei-Recall, a calculation he formulated for measuring the recall of electronic discovery processes. In a very comprehensible interview, Losey explains what recall and precision are in the e-discovery field and shows some...

  3. E-Discovery Goals And Resolutions for 2015

    It is the new year so everybody is talking about resolutions, even those working in the field of electronic discovery. While we all have our personal resolutions, many legal professionals also create resolutions to improve their jobs, client happiness, organization, or their use of legal...

  4. Data Storage Costs and Nearlining

    There has been a rapid growth in electronically stored information that is potentially useful for e-discovery in litigation. Because more data storage means higher costs, organizations are searching for new ways to store their information efficiently and cost effectively while at the same time…

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  5. Data Preservation, Legal Holds, and Civil Litigation

    When an organization or business suddenly finds itself in the middle of a civil litigation case, it is often overwhelmed with discovery requests. Most companies don't have the tools or processes in place to deal with collection and data preservation and encounter expensive and time-consuming…

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  6. A Day in the Life of an E-discovery Case Manager

    E-discovery is an intricate and complicated process where law and technology intersect to find solutions to complex litigation challenges. Lawyers and legal professionals going through the e-discovery process are often overwhelmed with data and information in varying systems in different stages…

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  7. New Mexico State Investment Council v. Bland: TAR and Predictive Coding

    With 2.6 million pages, thousands of search terms, and hundreds of potential defendants, the counsel in New Mexico State Investment Council v. Bland decided traditional filtering methods would not work. As a result, they turned to Technology Assisted Review (TAR) and Predictive Coding systems to...

  8. The Portfolio Management Approach to E-Discovery

    For years, there was an unspoken notion that the only way to approach e-discovery was on a case-by-case basis; that every case was unique and similarly required a unique approach to discovery. But the constant cycle of collecting, analyzing, reviewing, and producing data wholly disconnected from...

  9. Latest Trends in Document Review: Benchmarks, Metrics, and Drivers

    With decreases in data production, increased front-end analytics, and greater emphasis on search terms, it appears that document review projects have been evolving over the past four years. Externally, public pressure to reduce costs and recent developments in law are driving smaller review teams...

  10. eDiscovery and Globalization: What Attorneys Must Know about the Asian Market Place

    Are you engaged in eDiscovery in Asia? Do you think you have all your bases covered? You may want to think again. On this episode of the ESI Report, host Michele Lange interviews eDiscovery experts Jason Velasco and Kate Chan. Together, they delve into the intricacies of eDiscovery in the APAC...

  11. 2013 Year in Review: E-discovery Embraces its Roots

    The more things change, the more they stay the same. Although the French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr certainly didn’t have legal technologies in mind when he wrote this famous epigram, his sentiments ring true to the current state of e-discovery. While 2012 was the battle ground in which…

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  12. Blending Early Data Assessment and Predictive Coding for More Effective E-discovery

    Most e-discovery specialists understand Early Data Assessment (EDA) and Predictive Coding as independent tools, both used to reduce data during e-discovery production. Kroll Ontrack’s experts are exploring the potential benefits of combining the efforts of EDA and Predictive Coding for a more...

  13. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Effectively Managing E-discovery Portfolios

    As big data keeps getting bigger, and discovery costs keep getting higher, it’s important for the litigation team to keep the big picture in sight. With complicated cases, multi-matter management can hone efforts and avoid duplicate tasks and interviews. In this edition of The ESI Report Kroll...

  14. Sekisui Am. Corp v. Hart: Federal Rule Makers, Take Note

    Judge Shira Scheindlin, an influential voice in e-discovery, recently decided Sekisui Am. Corp. v. Hart which could serve as a new standard when it comes to e-discovery preservation requirements. Overturning Magistrate Judge Frank Maas, Scheindlin leveraged this spoliation case to address…

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  15. EDRM: Does Your Left Side Know What Your Right Side is Doing?

    The left side of the E-Discovery Reference Model is often overshadowed by the right side, Technology Assisted Review. However, even the best TAR protocol will falter if the left side of the EDRM is ignored. From information management to preservation and collection, the early stages of the EDRM…

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  16. What Honeybaked Ham Can Teach Us About the Future of Ediscovery

    Bring your own device (BYOD) and bring your own cloud (BYOC) policies have become increasingly prevalent in the corporate world. Analyst firm Gartner predicts that by 2017, half of all employers will require employees to provide their own technology devices for work. How these changes will impact...

  17. What’s next for the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Amendments

    On this edition of The ESI Report, Kroll Ontrack’s Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership Michele Lange discusses the proposed amendments of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) and what effects they will have on e-discovery with Thomas Allman. Allman works as an attorney and a...

  18. The Metrics Behind Predictive Coding

    The ESI Report’s Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack, chats with Eric Robinson, Solution Architect at Kroll Ontrack, about the key metrics lawyers need to understand when using predictive coding or Technology Assisted Review (TAR) and how these metrics make...

  19. CARRM: The Future of Computer Assisted Review

    The ESI Report’s Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack invited George Socha and Tom Palladino to discuss The Computer Assisted Review Reference Model (CARRM). This is EDRM’s newest venture which is being designed to make computer assisted review easy to...

  20. TAR Update: Precision, Recall, F-measure & Kleen Products Revisited

    The ESI Report’s Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack joins Ralph Losey, Partner at Jackson Lewis, as they take an in-depth look at how lawyers and experts are leveraging information science in arguments regarding the effectiveness of Technology Assisted...

  21. The Only Constant is Change: FRCP Amendment Updates and Departures from the Zubulake Gold Standard

    The ESI Report’s Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack joins Henry Kelston, Senior Counsel at the law firm of Milberg LLP, to discuss the current work of the Sedona Conference on ediscovery and its significant impact of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.…

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  22. Judge Scheindlin’s Collection Case and Florida E-Discovery Amendments

    One of the attributes that makes for a great e-discovery lawyer is the ability to wade through the digital mire that separates preservation from collection. The ESI Report’s Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack joins e-discovery expert David Kearney…

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  23. Inside Data Archiving Platforms

    Want to know more about data archiving platforms? The ESI Report’s Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack joins Richard Harding, senior consultant for Kroll Ontrack and David Meadows, managing director for Kroll Ontrack Discovery Consulting, to take a look at...

  24. 5 Vital Components to a Successful Custodian Interview

    The ESI Report’s Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack, looks to two experts from Kroll Ontrack’s Discovery Consulting group: David Meadows, Managing Director, and Dave Canfield, Managing Consultant, as they explore the 5 vital components to a successful...

  25. Advanced Searching and Technology Assisted Review

    Identify the best practices for conducting smart searches by listening to The ESI Report. Host and Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack, Michele Lange, gets expert advice for conducting smart searches and exploring advanced search options to increase the effectiveness of...

  26. Demystifying Technology Assisted Review; Taxation of Costs in Race Tires

    Amidst growing data volumes and dwindling resources, traditional linear document review is quickly going the way of the dinosaur. On The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack welcomes special guest, David D. Lewis, Ph.D., President of David…

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  27. Global E-Discovery & Da Silva Moore Technology Assisted Review Case Overview

    The era of globalization is colliding with the complexity of litigation, investigations, regulation, arbitration, and compliance in the digital age. In international matters, when the data protection and privacy laws of one country clash with the discovery laws of another country, what recourse…

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  28. Ethical Obligations within E-Discovery

    On The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack welcomes special guest, Judge Lisa Margaret Smith, from the Southern District of New York, to take a look at ethical obligations within the field e-discovery. In addition, on the Bits & Bytes Legal...

  29. A Look Back at 2011 E-Discovery News and Hot ESI Trends for 2012

    In 2012, we anticipate a riveting period of progression and change in the rapidly evolving context of e-discovery. On The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Magistrate Judge David Waxse from the U.S. District Court in Kansas and...

  30. DIY Discovery Trends & the Federal Circuit’s New Model Order on E-Discovery

    E-discovery is constantly evolving, so if organizations stand still, they will lose ground. Many corporations and law firms are now re-examining their e-discovery processes and tools. On The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of the Thought Leadership & Industry Relations...

  31. Cloud-Based E-Discovery, Survey Results & Taxation of Costs

    On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Attorney in the Thought Leadership & Industry Relations division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Erin Nardo, Senior Manager for Product Delivery Management with Kroll Ontrack and Katie Winseck, Solutions Architect with Kroll Ontrack, to explore how the landscape…

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  32. Computer-Assisted Coding Implementation, Judicial Commentary & Cloud Computing

    On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Attorney in the Thought Leadership & Industry Relations division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Jessica Jones, Litigation Support Senior Analyst at Ropes & Gray, and Allison Berres, Legal Consultant for Kroll Ontrack, to discuss the hot issue of computer-assisted...

  33. Preservation Problems, Federal Rulemaking Efforts & E-Discovery in Criminal Actions

    On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Attorney in the Thought Leadership & Industry Relations division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Tom Allman, Attorney and Consultant, and Bill Butterfield, Partner with Hausfeld LLP in Washington, DC, to explore the recent efforts to amend the Federal Rules of…

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  34. E-Discovery Hot Trends: Social Media, Costs and Cooperation

    Want to know what’s "hot" in the world of e-discovery? On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Sarah Jane Gillett, Shareholder and Lead of the Electronic Discovery Practice Group at Hall Estill and Catherine Harris, Legal...

  35. Educational Programs, E-Discovery Certifications & In-House Counsel Sanctions

    Interested in e-discovery education, but unsure where to begin? On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes the Honorable David Waxse, United States Magistrate Judge in the District of Kansas, Ralph Losey, Partner and National...

  36. Data Migrations, Risk Management & "Unheard of" Sanctions

    Concerned whether migrating data will lead to legal ramifications? On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes John Connell, Managing Consultant at Kroll Ontrack, to discuss what it means for companies to conduct effective,...

  37. Global E-discovery Rules and Challenges

    Interested in e-discovery rules across the globe? On this May edition of The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Mark Surguy, Partner with Eversheds International and Tracey Stretton, Legal Consultant at Kroll Ontrack U.K.…

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  38. Automated Review Technology, Defensibility & Self-Collection Dangers

    Struggling to control the mounting costs of document review? On this April edition of The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Gary Feldon and Maureen Japha, Associates with Covington & Burling LLP and Beth Koehler, Legal...

  39. Smart Data Management, Discovery Repositories & the Fourth Amendment

    On The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack is joined by Marc Fulkert, Associate at Jones Day and Tom McCaffrey, Director of Archiving at Kroll Ontrack, to discuss alternatives to traditional data management in five steps that will...

  40. 2010 Case Law, 2011 Predictions & International Discovery

    On this edition of The ESI Report, host Kelly Kubacki, Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Andrea Marshall, Senior Discovery Services consultant for Kroll Ontrack and Megan Pizor, Legal Consultant for Kroll Ontrack, to review the most dominant themes of…

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  41. ESI Trends, Technology & Document Retention Obligations

    On this edition of The ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Alex Buck, Discovery and Technology Counsel for Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Dave Walton, a Member in Cozen O’Connor’s Labor and Employment...

  42. Hosted Discovery Repository, Archiving & Billion Dollar Sanctions

    On this edition of The ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Wayne Wong, Managing Consultant in Kroll Ontrack’s ESI Consulting Group and Tom McCaffrey, Director of Archiving at Kroll Ontrack, to discuss the benefits of...

  43. Hyperlinked Briefs, Document Review Assistance & "Friending"

    On this edition of The ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Terry Wit, Partner at Quinn Emanuel and Christine Falcicchio, Product Manager and Senior Consultant for TrialGraphix, to discuss hyperlinked briefs - a…

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  44. Intelligent Review Technology, Severe Sanctions & Preservation Struggles

    On this edition of The ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack welcomes John Woods and Jonathan Wilan, Partners at Hunton & Williams LLP, and Chris Wall, Manager for the Legal Technologies Consulting Group at Kroll Ontrack, to...

  45. Duty to Preserve Voicemail, Text and Social Media Data

    In the recent case of State v.Huggett, failure to preserve voicemail data resulted in the dismissal of a second degree murder charge. On this edition of The ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack, welcomes Circuit Court Judge…

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  46. Decade of E-Discovery, Compliance Challenges & Privacy

    In this edition of the ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack, welcomes Kimberly Marin, Security Analyst and E-Discovery Specialist with the Hershey Company and Nasar Ali, Legal Consultant for Kroll Ontrack, to discuss key...

  47. Early Case Assessment, Cost Savings & Privilege Problems

    In this edition of the ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack, welcomes Mark Coulson, Principal with Miles & Stockbridge P.C. and Gina Day, Client Relationship Manager for Kroll Ontrack, to discuss how corporations can utilize…

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  48. Cloud Computing, Data Breaches & Case Update

    In this edition of the ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack, welcomes Todd Ruback, Of Counsel with DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin, Kunzman, Davis & Lehrer, P.C and Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director for Kroll Ontrack’s...

  49. Archiving, Legal Holds & Cross-Border Discovery

    In this edition of the ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack, welcomes attorney John Jablonski, Partner with Goldberg Segalla, LLP and Wayne Wong, Managing Consultant for Kroll Ontrack, to discuss how archiving technology can...

  50. Efficient Document Review, Advanced Technologies & Intentional Destruction

    In this edition of the ESI Report, host Gina Jytyla, Managing Staff Attorney in the Legal Technologies division at Kroll Ontrack, welcomes Donald Ramsay, Of Counsel with Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP and Rhea Frederick, Senior Legal Consultant with Kroll Ontrack, to discuss how to successfully…

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