TERIS to participate in The Sedona Conference® as member of eDiscovery RFP + Vendor Panel
Phoenix, AZ – March 9, 2010 – TERIS announced today that it has joined The Sedona Conference®, the leading research and educational institute dedicated to the advancement of law and policy in the areas of antitrust law, complex litigation and intellectual property rights. TERIS has joined the organization as a member of its acclaimed eDiscovery RFP + Vendor Panel.
The Sedona Conference® formed the RFP+ Vendor Panel in the belief that a well-informed marketplace, speaking in the same language, ultimately leads to reduced costs for all parties, higher quality, and greater predictability.
“TERIS is excited to join the Vendor Panel,” said Stefan Wikstrom, founder and CEO of TERIS. “The Sedona Conference® exists to allow legal industry leaders who are at the cutting edge of issues in the areas of antitrust law, complex litigation, and intellectual property rights, to come and engage in true dialogue in an effort to move the law forward in a reasoned and just way. We very much look forward to joining this network and contributing our experience and expertise to this prestigious group of industry leaders.”
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ABOUT THE SEDONA CONFERENCE
The Sedona Conference® exists to allow leading jurists, lawyers, experts, academics and others, at the cutting edge of issues in the area of antitrust law, complex litigation, and intellectual property rights, to come together - in conferences and mini-think tanks (Working Groups) - and engage in true dialogue, not debate, all in an effort to move the law forward in a reasoned and just way.
The organization’s hallmark is its unique use of the dialogue process to reach levels of understanding and insight not otherwise achievable. The Sedona Conference® Working Group Series is designed to focus the dialogue on forward-looking principles, best practices and guidelines in specific areas of the law that may have a dearth of guidance or are otherwise at a "tipping point." The goal is that the Working Groups, the open Working Group Membership Program, and peer review process, will produce output that is balanced, authoritative, and of immediate benefit to the Bench, Bar and general public.
ABOUT TERIS
Founded in 1996, TERIS (previously known as ALC Legal Technologies, Duplex Legal Discovery Solutions, and Digital Discovery Solutions), provides legal support and sophisticated eDiscovery solutions to law firms and corporate legal teams across the U.S. and internationally. TERIS’ staff of nearly 300 professionals was named one of the top 20 eDiscovery service providers by industry researcher Socha-Gelbmann in 2008. The company operates a free job board for the legal profession at www.discoverlegaljobs.com and has offices in Seattle, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, San Diego, Phoenix, and Austin. To learn more about TERIS, visit www.TERIS.com or follow the company on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/DiscoverTeris.
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Schardijn has extensive business development experience in the litigation support industry, most recently serving as Director of Client Services for BlackStone Discovery in Palo Alto. There she managed and supported both AmLaw 200 and Fortune 500 clients in the discussion, development, and deployment of integrated technology solutions. Previously she served as Senior Project Manager for eLitigation Solutions, Partner at Izvize and Senior Project Manager for Aptara. Her experience includes acting as lead Project Manager for a high-level Bay Area Fortune 100 company, where she worked on the largest merger in the corporation’s history..jpg){kind=logo}
Combined with TERIS’ existing portfolio of eDiscovery solutions, clients now have access to the broadest array of “best of breed” solutions – from culling to review. Corporations can use TERIS’ Relativity solution to reduce the risks and control the costs associated with litigation, while law firms will benefit from Relativity’s strengths as an industry-leading document review platform. 
Discovery Cracker is a complete solution making it possible for legal and data professionals to create unlimited PDF's or TIFF's, OCR image files, process international text characters, and much more. The solution provides unrestricted user access, enabling clients to leverage the collective power of their team without worrying about resources. In addition, Discovery Cracker is backed by a support team that has over 60 years of combined knowledge in some of the most complex, high output processing environments.
The two packed an amazing amount of information into their one hour presentation and feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive. 
In an 87-page opinion released this week, Pension Committee of the Univ. of Montreal Pension Plan, et al., v. Banc of America Securities, LLC, et al. (“Pension Committee”), Judge Shira Scheindlin of the Southern District of New York granted sanctions against 13 plaintiffs for their failure to properly preserve, collect and produce electronic documents.[1] Judge Scheindlin subtitled the opinion “Zubulake Revisited: Six Years Later.” She observed that, six years after the Court’s series of ground-breaking Zubulake opinions and decades after courts first addressed the discovery of electronic evidence, litigants are still conducting electronic discovery in an “ignorant and indifferent fashion.”[2] The Court then reviewed the steps a party is required to take to properly preserve evidence, and provided a legal framework for determining the severity of sanctions that may be issued against parties who fail to take those steps. 
"While litigants are not required to execute document productions with absolute precision, at a minimum they must act diligently and search thoroughly at the time they reasonably anticipate litigation," Schiendlin said in her 87-page opinion. "All of the plaintiffs in this motion failed to do so and have been sanctioned accordingly."
"E-discovery costs are a significant portion of litigation costs," said Rich Wallis, deputy general counsel of litigation at Microsoft. "With the implementation of Clearwell's pre-processing, processing and analysis solution, we are further streamlining our e-discovery processes, starting with early case assessment, intelligent and appropriate minimization and search."
Platform automatically tracks all actions on case documents throughout the e-discovery workflow, ensuring a defensible e-discovery process.
The CLE will be held on the 33rd floor of Safeco Plaza Building (1001 Fourth Avenue) and a free lunch will be provided to those who register. Presenting will be Kelli Clark, Esq. and Micah Kasdan, both from TERIS.
The conference is chaired by Kenneth J. Withers, Director of Judicial Education and Content for The Sedona Conference®, and features United States Magistrate Judges John M. Facciola (DC), Paul Grimm (Maryland), and Craig B. Shaffer (Colorado). Also on the faculty are former in-house counsels Tom Allman (BASF), Patrick Oot (Verizon), and Ed Wolfe (General Motors), along with current in-house counsels Jason R. Baron (National Archives and Records Administration), Tim Moorehead (BP America), and Miriam M. Smolen (Fannie Mae). Rounding out the faculty are plaintiff and defendant counsels Kevin Brady (Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP), Conor R. Crowley (Law Offices of Conor R. Crowley), Joseph P. Guglielmo (Scott + Scott, LLP), Cecil A. Lynn, III (Ryley Carlock & Applewhite), and Jonathan Redgrave (Nixon Peabody LLP), and litigation support expert Sherry Harris (Hunton & Williams LLP).
reprographic and related services provided in the litigation process. His primary focus is on Am Law 200 firms and in-house corporate counsel in the San Diego marketplace.
You can make e-discovery easier by knowing how the court separates electronically stored information (ESI) into two tiers; the seven basic steps in e-discovery; implications of the e-discovery federal rules; and the timeline that actually begins prior to litigation.
One area for the legal industry to examine is litigation support. Services such as electronic discovery and document management are critical to favorable case outcomes. But what is the most efficient way to manage these services while facing tight deadlines and unanticipated obstacles? .jpg){kind=spacer}
and gaining better control over the entire, complex process. As a result, legal and IT departments are becoming more strategic about managing their electronic data while they proactively bring e-discovery in-house.
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Christine Taylor, eDiscovery analyst at Taneja Group said, "CT Summation is one of the best-known and most firmly entrenched vendors in eDiscovery and litigation project management. But eDiscovery is a fast-moving field whose watch phrase is 'innovate or die,' and CT Summation hasn't rested on its laurels. iBlaze 3.0 is a next-generation product that strengthens its case analysis and review capabilities and expands CT Summation's reach into the production stage of eDiscovery. Production long took a second seat to the supposedly hotter review and analysis stages, but many a legal matter has foundered on production failure. With iBlaze, legal professionals can quickly and accurately get their eDiscovery analyzed, produced, and out the door."
“This group of experienced industry professionals brings a wealth of value to our clients within law firms and corporations alike,” said Richard Saldivar, TERIS Phoenix Managing Partner. “Our clients need a greater level of experience and proficiency in eDiscovery and related services. Brandon, Dennis and Todd are valuable additions as we continue to build our considerable expertise and success in these areas because ESI is one of our major areas of focus as we enter 2010 and serve a growing number of clients.”
“This latest version of Clearwell is a dramatic step forward in capabilities,” said Peter Sternkopf, TERIS Chief Technology Officer. “The new platform addresses the glaring need for an eDiscovery product that reduces the number of tools required in a case and also helps reduce the repetitive movement of data.”.jpg)
Now let’s consider that 36 billion e-mails are transmitted each day. This pace rises 20 percent annually. Ninety-three percent of all information is now stored digitally, with 70 percent of that never actually printed. A 2007 Kroll survey revealed the following:.jpg)
Addition of technology and computer forensic veteran solidifies firm’s expertise in ESI collections and Electronic Discovery engagements
enterprise repositories, including file and email servers, archives, and Microsoft SharePoint. Collected ESI is then stored in Autonomy's secure, cloud-based archive, enabling organizations to perform defensible and systemized preservation and collection in the shortest amount of time to meet the preservation obligation. This new solution, which is a key part of Autonomy's industry-leading Legal Hold solution suite, enables global organizations to comply with data privacy laws around the world by ensuring that personal data that does not pertain to the legal case will not be collected.
"The e-Discovery space is rapidly evolving, with a significant percentage of enterprises looking at technology solutions to bring e-Discovery in-house for cost control and reduced risk," said Vivian Tero, program manager, GRC infrastructure at IDC. "Defensible search and early case assessment are emerging as hot button areas that enterprises should consider when evaluating products. A lot of confusion exists in the market, making it important to examine proof of concepts and conduct a detailed evaluation before selecting an e-Discovery product. Clearwell is one of the vendors that provides customers an opportunity to test its capabilities in advance of purchasing the product."
Mimosa Systems' excellent (and entertaining) Know-It-All Guide recently reminded me of an older but still relevant case, Testa vs. Walmart. The mid-90s case is still relevant because the same practices that led to Walmart's loss happen every day in business. The settlement was small at $50K and Walmart could readily afford it, but do you really want to go there by making the same mistake they did?
"According to the American Bar Association, California has one of the largest populations of attorneys per state in the country, so this poll speaks volumes toward CT Summation's leadership position and trusted brand in the legal industry," said Tom Rump, general manager, CT Summation. "Simply put, the speed and accuracy that CT Summation gives to its clients to review, analyze and produce electronic documents is unprecedented."
This first event brings together two leading not-for-profit organizations. “We are very pleased to have forged a strong partnership with Women in eDiscovery,” says K. David Benton, Executive Director of The American Society of Digital Forensics & eDiscovery (ASDFED). “ASDFED was founded on the concept of bridge-building, and this meeting is the first of many joint events our organizations plan to host across the United States. When you look at the mission statement of each organization, it makes sense to form a strong alliance as our organizations compliment each other and provide educational opportunities throughout the industry.”
It seems like a lot of these large companies are trying to break into the litigation space by offering familiar products that are in alignment with how Corporations/Enterprises need to manage their documents/content, in order to better control current and future litigation.
As a result of a crying need from judges, law firms and vendors alike, a new non-profit organization, The Organization of Legal Professionals (www.theolp.org) has been formed for the purpose of providing an exacting and tough certification exam to establish core compentencies in eDiscovery.
