Web Seminars

InsideCounsel webcasts are live web broadcasts that allow you to hear a knowledgeable speaker while viewing presentation slides. Past webcasts are also available for playback.

Archived Web Seminars

• • The Convergence of eDiscovery and Information Governance

  • January 24, 2012 at 1:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by Nuix
  • For inside counsel looking to advance an information governance agenda and identify risks across their enterprise, fixing small pain points first will help them build the trust of key decision makers. Join leaders in the industry for a thought-provoking discussion about the convergence of eDiscovery and information governance looking at the past, present and future. Compared to eDiscovery, information governance as a discipline is in its infancy. Yet many of the skills and techniques eDiscovery practitioners have developed over the past decade can also be applied to information governance. Organizations can apply the lessons learned from eDiscovery to accelerate their path towards a sophisticated information governance framework. With so much unstructured information in electronic storage containers such as email, SharePoint, file shares, social media, cloud applications and more, all in their own proprietary formats, it's obvious that the risks of not knowing what’s going on in your organization is growing every day. The need to proactively identify risks across your organization including inappropriate behavior, security and fraud concerns, as well as breaches around regulatory and policy compliance has never been more critical.

• • Cross-Matter Management – A New Approach for Corporate eDiscovery To Increase Efficiency, Reduce Costs and Minimize Risk

  • January 11, 2012 at 2:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by Daegis
  • As the volume of electronically stored information (ESI) associated with eDiscovery continues to grow exponentially, it is increasingly challenging for corporate counsel to comply with the demands of the courts, especially when facing frequent litigation, budget constraints and tight deadlines. Rather than repeat the process of collecting, processing, analyzing and reviewing documents for each separate matter, why not retain the high value data and intellectual capital created during the eDiscovery process for reuse in future matters? Cross-Matter Management is a new approach to eDiscovery that saves corporations time and money by preserving and reusing the attorney work product created during the eDiscovery process. In this webinar, Daegis will discuss the many eDiscovery challenges driving the need for Cross-Matter Management, as well as the benefits clients can expect by adopting this process.

• • Best Practices in Mitigating Third Party Risk with Due Diligence & Compliance

  • December 6, 2011 at 1:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by PwC LLP
  • The risks of having no intermediary compliance program, or an ineffective one, are too great. Hefty fines and penalties along with the cost of unquantifiable reputational damage far outweigh the cost of implementing an effective risk-based compliance program. Tune in and hear how international organizations and countries have focused on designing compliance programs, which include the performance of due diligence on intermediaries, to prevent and detect corrupt behaviors. While there is guidance available for an organization to follow when designing its compliance program for intermediaries, there is no one prescribed list of compliance procedures to perform, but an amalgamation of considerations to incorporate into compliance programs. Our panelists will share findings and insights in this vital presentation. This webcast is a second in a three- part webcast series on mitigating risks in today’s business environment. Each webcast will provide best practices, strategies and suggestions that companies can employ to help manage these situations. The first webcast in the series addressed Mitigating Risks in Russia, and a link is available at the bottom of this page. The third webcast will focus on Risk & Global M&A Transactions. We invite you to tune in for all of them.

• • eDiscovery and the Cloud: Legal Challenges and Technology Solutions

  • December 1, 2011 at 2:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by Symantec
  • According to recent research from the Market Intel Group, “Cloud Computing will be a disruptive technology that will ultimately change the face of computing”. With a market approaching $300 billion over the next five years, this seemingly unstoppable migration of data to the "cloud" isn't without significant risks from a legal and compliance perspective. The good news is that there are a range of emerging technologies that can help with the eDiscovery, compliance and information governance challenges that come along with the cloud data storage paradigm.

• • Protecting Your Brand in a New gTLD World

  • November 9, 2011 at 1:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by MarkMonitor
  • ICANN’s expansion of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) will impact virtually every corporation. Companies should be well into the process of defining a strategy to seize opportunities and protect against the potential for new or expanded threats. With so many wide-open namespaces anticipated, brands will need to be even more vigilant about policing for abuse, as opposed to simply registering domains defensively. Please join MarkMonitor Domain Management experts, Matt Serlin and Elisa Cooper, for a complete guide to protecting your brand in a new gTLD world.

• • Managing the Legal Risk of Social Media in the Enterprise

  • November 3, 2011 at 2:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by Recommind
  • Across the globe, participation in social media is growing at breakneck speed. More and more employers are using social media tools, which also include blogs and video sharing sites, explicitly for business purposes. And while social media offers benefits for marketing communications, it also presents an array of potentially serious problems for the enterprise. Social media risks for the enterprise come in many forms. For example, corporations that sanction the use of social media are potentially liable for their employee’s actions when using sites such as Twitter. This web seminar will focus on some simple steps that will help to effectively control the risks and rising eDiscovery costs that can be associated with social media.

• • To Amend or Not to Amend – The FRCP Debate

  • October 25, 2011 at 2:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by Symantec with Robert Levy of Exxon Mobil, Ariana Tadler of Milberg LLP, and Matthew Nelson of Symantec
  • The 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Rules) were designed to address new challenges resulting from the massive growth of electronically stored information (ESI). Five years later, skyrocketing data growth, discovery costs, and sanction awards have led many to call for new Rule amendments to better address data preservation and sanctions. Others claim it is too early to consider amending the Rules and the real problem is that the current Rules simply are not followed and enforced. You don’t want to miss this lively discussion between attorneys representing both sides of the issue as they address these.

• • Investment Opportunities in Russia: Overcoming Challenges and Mitigating Risks

  • October 18, 2011 at 12:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by PwC
  • Russia is open for investment. Russia has had one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and despite difficult times, it continues to offer significant business opportunities. For companies considering expanding or relocating operations or starting a new business in an emerging market such as Russia, the core challenge is to weigh the risks and the work entailed to build and maintain the integrity of its compliance regime. At issue is falling into line with regulations such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act (Bribery Act) along with a wide range of Russian laws relating to myriad critical areas such as taxes, labor practices, exports, trade, and the environment. Opportunity for growth in Russia is real. However, one must enter an emerging market with their eyes wide open. In today's times, a review of economic opportunities must be combined with a thorough analysis of risk.

• • eDiscovery Streamlined: How Meaning Based Coding is Changing Hosted eDiscovery

  • October 5, 2011 at 1:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by Autonomy
  • General Counsel and their CIO counterparts are intensely focused on rethinking discovery as a unified business process rather than just a series of ad hoc and disconnected events. Using technology that understands the meaning of documents and emails enables them to systematically reconfigure processes, technologies, and their working relationships with outside counsel to contain eDiscovery costs while increasing review accuracy and efficiencies.

• • Mitigating Legal Concerns about Cloud Archiving and eDiscovery

  • September 22, 2011 at 2:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by Proofpoint
  • IT departments are moving quickly to the cloud – enabling organizations to operate fast and nimble, and at a lower cost. However, this trend can raise a new set of concerns over how the company can manage in-house eDiscovery processes. Not all clouds are created equally, and in some cases, cloud computing can make the search, collection, and preservation of ESI more complex, time-consuming, and difficult. How concerned should you be? And how can you minimize these risks while reaping the benefits of cloud computing? In this session we will explore the risks and concerns legal departments face as their organizations move to the cloud.

• • Achieving Sales Contract Success: Driving Value by Aligning Legal, Finance & Sales

  • September 14, 2011 at 1:00 am ET
  • Sponsored by Emptoris
  • The sales contract is the lifeblood of any business. It is the mechanism by which commerce is done, as it defines the who, what, and how of any business relationship. Establishing the correct contract controls is essential. For legal, this means ensuring regulations are being adhered to and that the contract does not expose the enterprise to unnecessary risk. For finance, this means revenue recognition and compliance with SOX regulations. Finally, for sales, this means that the contract is executed in perfect alignment with customer expectations. Bally Technologies has successfully aligned these key stakeholders. With their legal organization taking the lead, the sales contracting process is now providing Bally Technologies with a clear competitive advantage.

• • eDiscovery Ease-of-Use: Moving Beyond the Interface

  • August 18, 2011 at 2:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by Autonomy
  • Gone are the days when review interfaces were the measure of eDiscovery ease-of-use. Today, corporate legal departments confront eDiscovery as a complex, multi-phased process. Ease of use must be measured by the simplicity, robustness and defensibility with which attorneys can manage the overall discovery process – including information governance and management, enterprise-based preservation and legal holds, information identification, collection and early case assessment - and legal review when necessary. In this web seminar we will look under the cover at three areas that are critical providing attorneys the best practices and technical systems to easily manage discovery as a business process.

• • How Regulatory Issues Can Impact Your Board of Directors

  • July 14, 2011 at 1:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by Recommind
  • New enforcement priorities and new regulations are causing compliance upheaval in corporations. New laws include potential personal liability for members of your Board of Directors. What are the responsibilities of the Board? What do members of the Board of Directors of subsidiary companies need to do to protect themselves? How can members of the Board avoid personal liability for corporate wrongdoing? This webinar will cover the following issues: The UK Bribery Act, Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley, OFAC, and other requirements that could result in civil fines or criminal penalties.

• • Embracing eDiscovery as Business Process

  • June 28, 2011 at 2:00 pm ET
  • Sponsored by Autonomy
  • This web seminar will explore how organizations are grappling with this fundamental change to eDiscovery as a consistent, integrated business process. What are the drivers behind this transition, and how do they impact not simply eDiscovery technology and solutions but corporate governance and collaboration? What impact, if any, does this have on how eDiscovery activities are conceptualized and deployed? How are companies organizing the transition, and measuring their success? And what are the chief obstacles that they are encountering?