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Introducing Europe Legal Technologies™, a joint venture of Altlaw and Global EDD Group

February 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Strategic Alliance Bridges The Atlantic Ocean With Innovative Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Solutions

London, UK and Cleveland, Ohio USA – (27 February 2012) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative electronic discovery solutions across the globe, today announced the formation of Europe Legal Technologies™, a strategic alliance and joint venture with Altlaw, an electronic litigation support and legal document services provider based in London, UK. Europe Legal Technologies leverages the experience, knowledge and resources of Altlaw and Global EDD Group to provide innovative electronic discovery and disclosure solutions that acknowledge the many nuances and privacy concerns within Europe.

Europe Legal Technologies (“ELT”) provides significant advantages to firms, corporations and vendor partners through a single point of client contact, competitive pricing and a depth of experience in providing European services. With a technology hub in London, ELT Data Collection Teams are able to deploy on-site to any destination in Europe within hours of notification, uniquely able to leverage our vast network of technology and operational resources to meet the needs of the most challenging projects.  From London, and on-site locations throughout the region, ELT provides a wide range of services including:

◊  Data Collection & Preservation,
◊  Hardcopy / Data Production,
◊  Electronic Data Disclosure
◊  ESI Processing,
◊  Secure Online Hosting & Review.

Europe Legal Technologies supports these services through the integration of technology resources from Altlaw and Global EDD Group, including industry leading products such as:

◊  Nextpoint

Further information on Europe Legal Technologies is available online at www.eurolegaltech.com or via email request to info@eurolegaltech.com.

About Altlaw

Based in London, Altlaw provides technological expertise in electronic litigation support and legal document services.  With many years’ experience of working with law firms and in-house counsel, Altlaw dramatically speeds up the process of identifying, reviewing and managing relevant data files.  Our focus is to perfect techniques and processes which allow our clients to make better informed decisions at the earliest possible point in the litigation procedure.  Additional information is available by visiting http://www.altlaw.co.uk

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”) was founded with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data identification to document review. Additional information is available by visiting http://www.GlobalEDDGroup.com .

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Judge Peck Orders Predictive Coding in Federal Case | Law Technology News (Sean Doherty)

February 14, 2012 By 1 Comment

Predictive coding is an evolving technology that provides litigants an alternative to the time and cost of manual review of large document sets. While the use of predictive coding is promising to reduce document sets and the cost of review, the technology’s reliability and defensibility have yet to be determined by the courts. However, Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York is on the cusp of probing the reliability of predictive coding.

In what appears to be the first federal case to adopt the use of automated coding, Peck, in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe et al., ordered the parties to adopt a protocol for e-discovery that includes the use of predictive coding as implemented by Recommind’s Axcelerate product.

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Must Parent and Attachment Files Be Kept Together? | Legal Intelligencer (Thomas J. Smith and Matthew S. Collins)

February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The extraordinary cost of e-discovery is well documented. The amount of ESI that we generate is exploding and the use and prevalence of technology, its ease of access, and the relatively low cost mean that trend will continue. Clients are becoming increasingly sensitive to and concerned about these increasing costs, and the ongoing economic malaise has only exacerbated the problem and hastened clients’ efforts to control such costs. In doing so, parties are looking beyond macro controls such as the number of custodians, the nature of collections (full v. targeted), and filtering techniques (date limitations, keyword terms), and now look at micro controls, including the parsing of document families at a component level. A key question, therefore, becomes: If one part of a multi-component document is relevant, should all nonprivileged parts of that document also be produced?

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Fraud and information technology | BusinessWorld Online (Roderick Vega)

February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Information technology (IT) has become indispensable in the 21st century. Work, in particular, has been transformed by IT. We can work faster, with more flexibility and overall efficiency.

Anyone can have access to vast amounts of information available anytime and anywhere. Unfortunately, so do the fraudsters of the world. Fraudsters need not be near their subject of interest like money, people, information or anything of value. A fraudster can now use as a weapon any tool or device that can access large amounts of valuable information and any means of communication. A fraudster can very well cause significant damage to hapless victims by stealing money or information, or damaging reputation with the use of a computer, tablet, or mobile phone.

Companies are battling with these fraudsters, using the same weapons. Besides beefing up IT security to prevent unauthorized internal and external intrusions on their confidential information, companies are using IT to be more proactive in detecting potential fraud. Data analytics (DA) and proactive IT forensics are examples of the tools companies use in fighting fraud.

via Fraud and information technology | BusinessWorld Online Edition.

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E-Discovery & Litigation Support Services in Asia

February 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Global EDD Group provides and manages a wide range of electronic discovery and litigation support services from our technology base in Singapore, including:

We have resources that cover the entire region, including such key business cities as Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, Tapei, Toyko and points in between.  Law Firms , Corporations and Vendors interested in learning more about the services offered by Global EDD Group should call +1.888.690.DATA (3282), email info@globaledd.asia, or visit http://www.e-discovery.asia for additional information.

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Electronic Discovery: It’s Just Technology, Right? | AmericanBar.org (Howard Reissner & Daryl Shetterly)

February 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Newly minted lawyers who barely remember the days before texting, Facebook, and smartphones were part of our daily lives may be forgiven for wondering why so much angst has developed at the intersection of law and technology. Surely our sophisticated legal system can adapt to the increased use of electronic communication, right?

If you weren’t on the scene to watch it unfold, it may be hard to appreciate the ways the explosion of information our clients create and store has changed the face of discovery. There was a time when clients sent us a folder or box of paper containing the documents relevant to the litigation.

Now the data is likely to come on a hard drive containing gigabytes or terabytes of data that, if printed to paper, would fill the lobby of our law firm with boxes. Finding the relevant documents is like looking for a needle in the proverbial haystack. Depending on the value of the case, it may cost more to find the relevant documents than the case is worth.

So how can you help litigants meet the goal of a “just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding” referenced in Rule 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?

When faced with an electronic discovery issue, think about it in terms of people, process, and technology.

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Guided Self Collect, an electronic discovery service of Global EDD Group

January 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Guided Self Collect™ is a service that enables the collection of electronic data from geographically dispersed locations.  After detailed consultation with the legal team and information technology staff, Global EDD Group issues specially prepared compact discs and external hard drives to be used for the collection of each custodian’s data under the guidance and supervision of Global EDD Group forensic technicians via remote communication channels.

Guided Self Collect from Global EDD Group

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Global EDD Group Celebrates The Year Of The Dragon With Expanded Asia Pacific Services

January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Regional Resources Expanded To Include Singapore-based Early Case Assessment Tools, Document Review Platforms and CJK First Pass Review Services

Singapore, SG and Cleveland, Ohio, USA – (24 January 2011) – Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”), a boutique consulting firm that provides innovative electronic discovery solutions across the globe, today announced the expansion of electronic discovery services offered by Global EDD Group (APAC) to law firms, corporations and vendors supporting litigation, mergers and investigations originating from the United States.

With the recent expansion, Global EDD Group (APAC) now is able to offer the following services within the Asia Pacific region:

◊  Data Collection, Preservation & Analysis
◊  Imaging & Coding
◊  Unicode OCR
◊  Automated Language Translation
◊  ESI Processing
◊  Early Case Assessment Tools (Singapore-based Hosting)
◊  Document Review Platform (SIngapore-based Hosting)
◊  Chinese, Japanese & Korean (CJK) First Pass Review
◊  Onsite Processing & Review Systems

Law Firms , Corporations and Vendors interested in learning more about the services offered by Global EDD Group should call +1.888.690.DATA (3282), email info@globaledd.asia, or visit http://www.e-discovery.asia for additional information.

About Global EDD Group (APAC)

Global EDD Group (APAC) provides or manages a wide range of electronic discovery services throughout the Asia-Pacific region from a central technology hub in Singapore, SG. Global EDD Group (APAC) shares resources with sister company Litigation Edge Pte Ltd (www.litiedge.com), a Singapore e-discovery consultancy where Global EDD Group President Brad Mixner serves as a Director.

About Global EDD Group

Global Electronic Discovery & Disclosure Group (“Global EDD Group”) was founded with the vision of bridging the wide gap between domestic organizations and their growing national and international legal technology needs. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Global EDD Group provides legal technology services for matters with a national or international scope, specializing in remote and onsite services ranging from data identification to document review. Additional information is available by visiting http://www.GlobalEDDGroup.com .

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Breaking Into E-Discovery | ABA Law Practice Today (Sally Kane)

January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The legal industry is slow to embrace change and adopt new practices.  However, the past two decades have witnessed the dawn of the digital age and, with it, advancements in technology that have reshaped the legal landscape.  This evolving technology and recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have spawned a new and lucrative law practice specialty: electronic discovery.  The e-discovery niche, which combines the legal expertise of attorneys with the technical skills of IT professionals, is one of the fastest growing specialties in the legal industry.

Increasing volumes of electronically stored information (ESI), evolving e-discovery case law, the automation of legal processes, changing ESI protocols and harsher judicial sanctions have fueled the need for e-discovery specialists.  In response to this trend, a growing number of firms are investing in consultative e-discovery talent by establishing dedicated e-discovery practice groups or, in smaller firms, creating the role of an e-discovery attorney.  According to a 2011 survey by The Cowen Group, a legal technology staffing firm, 30% of firms are adding e-discovery attorneys, with an anticipated 150-250 openings at major law firms.

E-discovery attorneys operate under a variety of titles:  electronic discovery advisor, e-discovery counsel, EDD partner, electronic discovery consultant, special counsel, e-discovery specialist, and e-discovery director are a few. Most e-discovery attorneys work in law firms serving corporate clients although a growing number of attorneys are developing niche e-discovery roles within corporations and government agencies. Responsibilities vary according to practice environment and firm size.  Below are a few of the roles the e-discovery attorney may tackle.

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Report: Intel Ready to Make Thunderbolt Widely Available | PCMag.com (Damon Poeter)

December 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Intel will make its Thunderbolt rapid data transfer technology available to its full contingent of PC partners in April, according to DigiTimes. Several top computer makers and components suppliers are already preparing desktops, notebooks, and motherboards with Thunderbolt, the Taiwanese tech journal reported Tuesday.

Thunderbolt, which Intel developed in collaboration with Apple, is currently only available in products like Apple’s 27-inch Thunderbolt Display, the MacBook Air, and the Little Big Disk from LaCie.

Thunderbolt chips are relatively expensive at more than $20 per module and serve much the same purpose as USB 3.0-standard data transmission technology, but prices are expected to drop in the second half of 2012, the tech journal reported. Apple’s adoption of the technology across its desktop and notebook product lines has also accelerated the timeline for Thunderbolt’s wide spread adoption, DigiTimes reported, citing unnamed sources from computer makers.

via Report: Intel Ready to Make Thunderbolt Widely Available | News & Opinion | PCMag.com.

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