UBIC will present a roundtable discussion at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., covering matters of big data privacy and international litigation.

The complimentary event will be Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, at the National Press Club at 529 14th Street NW. Registration/breakfast will be 8:30-9 a.m., and the discussion will last from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

Some of the topics will include:

• Market confusion in handling these matters
– What are the boundaries and best practices?
– Thoughts stemming from Sedona Conference
• Local considerations in assessing international projects
– Data management/geographic storage restrictions
– Privacy regulations
– Managing EU-base data
• Use of Technology Assisted Review (TAR)
– Data management protocols
– Collaboration
– Foreign Language/Translation
– Analytics
• Managed Review
– Defensible workflow
– Human element in technology use
• Impending FRCP rules

Discussion leaders will be Robert G. Kidwell, Esq., Member, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.; and Wendy Butler Curtis, Esq., eDiscovery of Counsel, General Litigation, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. The moderator will be Jeff Guttman, Esq., Vice President, Managed Review Operations, UBIC North America, Inc.

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A complimentary webinar presented by Onit, ADM and Forrester Research will discuss market trends and the new e-billing and legal spend management landscape.

The webinar will be Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 1 p.m. CDT.

This webinar will highlight:
– Why systems of record are not enough to drive operational improvements
– Why traditional Enterprise Legal Management (ELM) systems fall short
– Why e-billing and matter management technology only represent a fraction of a legal department’s needs
– Why process, workflow and collaboration are critical for a legal department to succeed

Speakers:
– David Cambria, Global Director of Operations, Law, Compliance and Government Relations, Archer Daniels Midland Company
– Cheryl McKinnon, Principal Analyst serving Enterprise Architecture, Forrester Research
– Paul Zengilowski, Customer Development Executive, Onit

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The Kay Bailey Hutchison Energy Center at the University of Texas School of Law will present a free webinar explaining the laws, both new and old, that govern land use for energy development in Mexico and other important considerations for working with land owners.

The webinar will be Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. Central time.

“Mexico has passed legislation to encourage international investment in the country’s energy sector with great opportunities for economic development in oil, gas, electricity infrastructure and power generation,” the Center says on its website. “However, land use controversies could impede progress. Energy-reform legislation passed last summer gives energy development priority in land-use disputes which has provoked resistance from land owners and political opponents to the reform. The law also establishes obligations for energy developers related to matters such as notice and payment.”

Topics will include:

• Energy Reform Legislation: Land Use and Land Owners
• Land Use Negotiation Process
• Landowner Compensation

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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will hold a complimentary webinar, “Updates on Design Patent Law: The Hague Agreement and U.S. Design Patent Enforcement,” presented by Jon A. Birmingham and Conor S. Hunt. The webinar will be Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at 9 am PDT / 10 am MDT / 11 am CDT / 12 noon EDT.

In May 2015, U.S. patent laws were amended to implement provisions of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs. U.S.-based applicants can now seek design protection in over 60 countries by filing a single international design application.

The first half of the webinar will cover the following:
• An overview of the system under the Hague Agreement
• Filing requirements under this system
• Cost comparison with traditional foreign filing processes

The webinar will continue with a discussion of enforcement of design patents in the U.S., including these topics:
• Recent court decisions involving design patents
• The impact of recent design patent cases on patent prosecution

Speakers will be Fitch Even attorneys Jon A. Birmingham and Conor S. Hunt. For 15 years, Birmingham has represented a wide range of clients in intellectual property litigation, opinion matters, and complex patent prosecution matters, including the protection of design patents. Hunt focuses his practice on domestic and international patent prosecution involving mechanical and e-commerce technologies, as well as on patent evaluation, portfolio management, product clearance, and legal opinions.

CLE credit has been approved for California, Illinois, and Nebraska. Other states may also award CLE credit upon attendee request. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required

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eTERA Consulting will present a one-hour complimentary webinar that will provide in-house attorneys, litigation support professionals, paralegals and IT staff with information about the globalization of eDiscovery.

The webinar will be Thursday, Oct. 1, beginning at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

For today’s corporate legal counsel and their lawyers, one of the most vexing problems faced is how to discover electronically-stored information (ESI) effectively, efficiently, and legally across international borders, eTERA says in a release. Because the stakes of international discovery are extremely high, it is important to understand eDiscovery on a global level in terms of the challenges currently related to eDiscovery in the U.S. and in Europe, the differences in current international legislation, and the best practices for managing global eDiscovery.

eTERA’s Greg Bufithis, Esq., Managing Director of eTERA Europe; Todd Haley, Vice President of Business Intelligence; and Ashish Prasad, Esq., Vice President and General Counsel, will discuss the following key topics:

• The Growth and Complexity of Electronically Stored Information
• The Challenges of eDiscovery in a Global Economy
• eDiscovery Issues in the U.S. and in Europe
• Best Practices for Managing Global eDiscovery
• Practical Tips for Law Firms and Corporations

Speakers:

Greg Bufithis, Esq.
Managing Director, eTERA Europe
eTERA Consulting

Bufithis assists law firms and corporate legal departments with the legal, administrative and related aspects of document review, legal staffing, eDiscovery, and litigation support from the eTERA Consulting Europe offices in Brussels, London and Paris. Greg has lived and worked for the last 10 years in Brussels and Paris and has managed multiple eDiscovery projects across Europe.

Todd Haley
Vice President of Business Intelligence
eTERA Consulting

Haley is an expert on the technology of eDiscovery. He is the former Chief Technology Officer of a major law firm, and has over two decades of experience managing the technology, business process and other aspects of eDiscovery and data management engagements.

Ashish Prasad, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel
eTERA Consulting

Ashish is a leading expert on the law and practice of eDiscovery. He is a former Litigation Partner and Chair of the Electronic Discovery and Records Management Practice at Mayer Brown LLP, the author of several treatises and dozens of articles on discovery topics, and the teacher of hundreds of legal education seminars over the past decade on topics of eDiscovery.

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A panel of industry experts will discuss key tools to expand your portfolio to include ‘Compliance as a Service’ for your healthcare clients in a webinar aimed at MSP or business associates working with healthcare providers.

The panel will discuss key tools to use in expanding portfolio of offerings to clients. Participants will find out how to differentiate your company, increase revenue and client loyalty.

The webinar will be Thursday, September 24 at 2PM EST.

Speakers include Andy Nieto, (Health IT Strategist at DataMotion), Marc Haskelson (President & CEO of Compliancy Group), Stuart Crawford (Founder & CEO, Ulistic Inc.) and Jon Matero (President/CEO, Network Heroes).

Participants will gain:
Ideas for providing added value to your clients
Ways to simplify compliance
How to help clients protect data at rest, in motion and in use
How to make your Managed Service Provider STRATOSPHERICALLY SUCCESSFUL
Solutions for encryption as a service
Solutions for compliance as a service
The importance of a Culture of Compliance
Best practices to accelerate your business- tried and tested stories from the “trenches”

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The Network Inc. will host a webinar on co-sourcing ethics and compliance Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at 12 p.m. Eastern time.

“Companies choose to outsource or co-source various parts of their operations for many reasons, with budget and headcount at the top of the list. In ethics and compliance, companies have many opportunities to co-source elements of their ethics and compliance programs, beyond just the traditional hotline relationship,” The Network says on its website. “Co-sourcing brings a level of experience and expertise in a dedicated business partner, but is still a new concept for many practitioners.”

Participants will learn:

• The benefits and potential drawbacks of co-sourcing
• How to determine what to co-source and what to retain in-house
• How to measure and maximize value and efficiency in a co-sourced model

UBIC will unveil its new Managed Review facility located in the heart of Washington, DC’s Legal/Business District with cocktails & hors d’oeuvres on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 5-8 p.m.

The new facility is on the third floor of 1990 K Street NW in Washington.

UBIC, Inc. is a leading provider of global e-Discovery and digital forensic services. UBIC has extensive experience working with electronically stored information, and offers advanced specialization with Chinese, Japanese and Korean (CJK) languages.

“Our expertise is utilized for clients involved in cross-border litigation, corporate investigations, intellectual property disputes, and much more,” the company said in a release. “At the forefront of e-discovery innovation, UBIC’s proprietary Lit i View® platform is moving the industry from ‘fact discovery’ to ‘future discovery’ by allowing clients to analyze e-mail messages and digital communications found in big data to reveal patterns in human thought and behavior.”

Anyone wanting to attend the grand opening may contact Lindsay Kilgore online or at lindsay_kilgore@ubicna.com by Sept. 24.

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Scott & Scott, LLP will present a CLE luncheon event on how participants can minimize the risk of software audits and reduce settlement dollars when facing a software audit.

The complimentary event, carrying one hour of Texas CLE credit, will be Monday, Sept. 28, beginning at noon Central time. It will be in the Belo Mansion, 2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201. The host will be Dallas Bar Association’s Computer Law Section.

The presenter will be Robert Scott, managing partner of Scott & Scott.

Topics will include:

• Importance of selecting releases of liability when negotiating software agreements or support renewals
• Best practices for software asset management
• How to successfully defend software audits

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Cases that end up in court begin with eDiscovery and attorney review. In order for proper business and legal decisions to be made, court reporting companies must have a general understanding of the entire litigation process, particularly with respect to eDiscovery.

A complimentary webinar from eTERA will provide insight as to what eDiscovery is, why it matters to court reporting companies, and how partnering with an eDiscovery provider can help you add value to your clients and increase your revenue opportunities.

From an eTERA release:

As a leading eDiscovery company, eTERA Consulting has successfully worked with court reporting companies, and works closely with the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA). See a recent blog post by eTERA’s Vice President of Corporate Development, Joe Kanka about the benefits of partnering with an eDiscovery company.

This webinar will provide you with important information about the following:

• The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM)
• The link between court reporting and eDiscovery
• Why partner with an eDiscovery firm
• Why eTERA Consulting is the best partner for your team
• Examples of how this relationship has benefited partners and clients
• The various benefits you will receive as an All1ance One Partner
• How to get started as an All1ance One Partner

Date: September 9, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT

Register now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3198207014052057602

Speakers:

Mary McGinness
Manager, All1ance One
eTERA Consulting

Mary McGinness is responsible for leading the partnership program in the U.S and overseas. She focuses on the identification, development, management, and executive relationships of eTERA’s network of partners and clients. Her responsibilities enable all parties to expand their client service offerings to corporate legal departments and law firms, collaborate effectively on opportunities, and create synergy that allows for future revenue growth. With a drive for success and a passion for building strong client relationships, Ms. McGinness is responsible for building a strong partner ecosystem that spans across a wide range of segments within the legal industry.

Mike Chagnon
Managing Director, Client Engagements
eTERA Consulting

Mike Chagnon is responsible for advising, coordinating and managing client engagements and resources across the entire EDRM including data collection, forensics, electronic discovery processing and litigation hosting. Mike also provides extensive training programs covering eTERA’s Forens1cs One and 1ntelligent One data management and reporting capabilities. Mike has an impressive track record leading cross-functional teams in throughout the entire project life cycle leading to the successful delivery of client solutions. In addition, Mike has successfully developed and managed a large network of strategic partnerships including forensic collection firms.

Jim Pelley
President and CEO
EcoScribe Solutions

About eTERA Consulting

Founded in 2004, eTERA Consulting is an international, award winning organization selected by clients to help solve the challenges of complex, big data projects in the areas of information governance, investigations, litigation, regulatory compliance, and security breach response. “Built by the clients, for the clients™,” eTERA has a successful track record providing customized data management solutions and services to Fortune 500 companies and the Am Law 100 at the intersection where legal, data analytics, security, and information technology meet.  eTERA’s experienced subject matter experts ensure client engagement success through application of best practices, leading technologies, and proven project management methodologies combined with exceptional customer service. Having passed the most stringent security audits, eTERA is trusted by the world’s largest insurance, financial services, pharmaceutical, and energy companies. eTERA was selected by the Legal Times in 2014 as Best End-to-End Litigation Consulting Firm and as the nation’s top End-to-End eDiscovery Company by the National Law Journal for four consecutive years. Headquartered in Washington DC, eTERA maintains offices in Chicago, Brussels, London, and Paris.

D4 LLC, a managed data and discovery services provider, will present a complimentary webinar Wednesday, August 26, featuring  an informative panel discussion on how to successfully navigate the cloud and defensibly identify, preserve and collect ESI. The event will begin at 2 p.m. EDT.

Anyone who misses the live presentation may register at the link below and receive a recording of the event.

The Cloud has been hovering over the legal industry for years, increasing in menace with every spoliation sanction imposed by the Court. The surge of cloud-based ESI has obsolesced many traditional information technology platforms as well as conventional workflows employed to identify, preserve and collect ESI, and in its wake has left overwhelmed IT staff and frustrated counsel.

While some companies have implemented an information governance policy, and performed thorough data mapping exercises, many have not yet tackled this step. When a legal hold is issued, regardless of whether a policy exists, the duty to preserve both on premise and cloud-based ESI persists, and the act of self-collection remains an ill-advised practice.

Attendees will learn how to accomplish the following:

-Perform custodian interviews that effectively identify where data resides
-Enable a legal hold that covers cloud-based and on premise sources to fulfill the duty to preserve
-Conduct a forensically sound and defensible collection of cloud-based ESI

Meet the Panelists:
-Aaron Crews-Sr. Associate General Counsel and Global Head of eDiscovery
Walmart
-Geoffrey Vance-Partner; Firmwide Chair, eDiscovery Services & Strategy Practice Perkins Coie
-John Evans Sr. Vice President of Forensic Services D4

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Benefit Express has posted a free on-demand webinar on dealing with health care reform as it relates to temporary workers.

Topics include: when temporary employees become your employees, the factors the government uses to determine employment status, the steps you can take to avoid these employees becoming your employees, and consequences under Health Care Reform if it is determined that they are your employees.

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JLL and Environmental Leader will present a complimentary webinar on the use of intelligent energy systems in commercial buildings.

The hour-long webinar will be Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

On the invitation, the sponsors say that one of the most significant trends in commercial building management today is the use of technology to continually monitor and adjust building systems to optimize performance.

“The benefits of intelligent energy systems are numerous – energy savings, access to real time data to optimize building performance, cost savings, reduced emissions and occupant comfort,” the sponsors say. “This webinar will discuss advances in M2M technology and how it is being deployed today in buildings and beyond – helping to create smart cities. It will also focus on lighting and how today’s advancements in lighting controls form an important component of a building’s intelligent energy system.”

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Electricity Pylons by Nick Page, on Flickr

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Network on Smart and Sustainable Cities will present a complimentary webinar on local governments’ application of climate change standards formulated by the International Organization for Standardization.

The 90-minute webinar will be Tuesday, Nov. 18, beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

The presentation will cover ISO Technical Committee 207’s Subcommittee 7 on greenhouse gas management and related activities, involving measuring, reducing, managing and verifying greenhouse gas emissions.

Tom Baumann, chair of ISO/TC 207/SC 7, will be the presenter.

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