Date: Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Time: 8am-10am
Venue: The Park Avenue Club, Florham Park NJ Directions CLICK HERE (Opens in new window)
Full breakfast will be served

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Organizations have long felt the disconnect that exists between IT and Legal. Few in-house attorneys understand the technical intricacies of IT, and few IT professionals fully understand the complexity of procedural and discovery rules in the context of litigation. As demonstrated by recent case law, this disconnect can determine whether counsel achieves success or faces sanctions when approaching electronic discovery. This session will discuss what your company can do to begin bridging the gap between IT and Legal to create a more productive and efficient environment. This discussion will also include how to reach across the aisle when creating and enforcing document retention policies and e-discovery strategies, issuing litigation holds, and following other best practices to avoid sanctions.

About The Speaker
Richard P. Kessler is a managing consultant in Kroll Ontrack's electronically stored information (ESI) consulting group. He assists clients with the creation of discovery, data collection and case management strategies, and assesses client electronic discovery resources including documented processes, data repositories and system tools. Mr. Kessler works directly with clients to create systematic processes and documentation to support repeatable, efficient and reliable electronic discovery procedures - maximizing litigation readiness and mitigating litigation costs.

Previously, Mr. Kessler was a vice president for Citigroup Architecture and Technology Engineering, developing and championing a multitude of strategies and processes to analyze and improve electronic discovery and the corresponding technology infrastructure. Prior, he spent over 20 years in information technology and senior management positions for banking and financial institutions developing strategies and complex solutions for all facets of knowledge management, customizing and implementing standard process documentation tools and managing disaster recovery planning and compliance.

Mr. Kessler studied electrical engineering and computer science at Polytechnic University in Farmingdale, N.Y.