Archive for July 2013

by Greg Behan, Esq. A 2013 report by cybersecurity company Mandiant stated that a Chinese military unit was responsible for hacking into 141 organizations since as early as 2006; law firms comprised 4 of these entities.  Unfortunately, law firms make prime hacking targets.  Hackers are able to steal confidential valuable data on multiple companies by…

by Julia Romero Peter, Esq. Companies and counsel engaging in litigation in the U.K. should be aware that the U.K. revised their Rules of Civil Procedure (CPR), including ediscovery (known as edisclosure in the U.K.) provisions, effective April 1, 2013.  One of the objectives of the revised CPR includes proportionality with respect to costs.  To…

Portland-based Exterro hosted a one-hour webinar this week, “E-Discovery Sanctions, Legal Holds & Social Media Trends,” featuring Ronald Hedges , a retired U.S. magistrate court judge for the district of New Jersey, and Ropes & Gray senior e-discovery attorney Sara Meyers.  The program was one of a series of seven regional webcasts offered this spring and summer,…

by Alex Lubarsky, LL.M., Esq. | Director, TERIS Two major concerns with e-Discovery are the costs and time involved.  Since there’s often a staggering amount of electronic information to sort through, it can be cumbersome to determine what’s relevant and what isn’t.  Predictive coding is a cutting-edge, time-saving — and best of all, cost-effective method for narrowing…

TERIS Senior Forensic Consultant Tim Weaver, attended the Saratoga High School Career Day on April 1st. Tim presented to two groups of 25 students.  Throughout the day, the students heard presentations from a variety of guest speakers covering various careers. Tim provided a discussion on the career “Computer Forensic Scientist/Crime Lab.” Tim talked about his…