Document Management, E-Discovery, and Litigation Readiness for Life Sciences Conference

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 5th Annual Document Management, E-Discovery, and Litigation Readiness for Life Sciences conference from March 24, 2009 in New York, NY.  The conference will provide information on:

• Implementing an effective litigation hold on ESI -- and auditing compliance;
• Gathering and monitoring e-data stored on multiple databases in decentralized locations;
• Reviewing and producing proprietary and highly sensitive product and company information during discovery;
• Cost-effectively managing outside counsel and vendor relationships during litigation; and
• Responding to extensive production requests during government investigation.

In particular, ACI's faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:

• Litigation and legislative update:  Review of current e-Discovery rules, lessons learned from recent high-profile e-Discovery disasters and litigation no-no's;
• Managing decentralized data and reconciling disparate records management procedures:  Improving internal processes to reduce downstream e-Discovery risks and costs;
• Evaluating, selecting and auditing outside counsel and vendors in a manner that will increase efficiency and reduce costs;
• Best practices for filtering, reviewing and producing ESI and proprietary information during discovery;
• Tips and techniques for minimizing costs and remaining within your budget during litigation;
• Implementing an effective litigation hold on ESI:  Minimizing litigation risk while ensuring compliance;
• Special e-Discovery issues and challenges encountered during complex life sciences Litigation; and
• Avoiding ethical gray areas in life sciences e-Discovery.

An additional pre-conference workshop, entitled "Life Science's Industry Guide to Record Retention and Compliance:  A Cost-Effective Guide to Achieving Efficient System Management," will be offered on March 23, 2009.  The workshop will present strategies for cost-effectively and efficiently managing internal and external resources when establishing and maintaining a litigation-friendly record retention protocol.

The agenda for the Document Management, E-Discovery, and Litigation Readiness for Life Sciences conference can be found here.  A complete brochure for this conference, including an agenda, list of speakers, and registration form can be downloaded here.

The registration fee ranges from $1,195 (conference only) to $1,795 (conference and workshop).  Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by calling 1-888-224-2480, or by faxing a registration form to 1-877-927-1563.