MINNEAPOLIS, MN – June 16, 2009 – Women in eDiscovery today announced that it is hosting an educational luncheon at LegalTech West Coast on Thursday, June 25, 2009, at noon, featuring a presentation by Amy Longo, Partner in the Securities Litigation Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Electronic Discovery and Document Retention Practice at O’Melveny & Myers LLP.

Longo’s address is entitled “Breaking the Code: How Changing Technology Impacts Courts' Approaches to Electronic Discovery Disputes.” The federal electronic discovery rules have been widely litigated since their enactment several years ago. As the 2006 Advisory Committee observed, the "rapidity of technological change" necessitates a flexible and evolving approach to ESI. The influence of new technologies and the law's adaptation to these developments are a recurring theme of courts' decisions in this arena. Longo will examine the key areas where advancements in how parties may conduct discovery are playing out in the courts' views on subjects ranging from reasonable accessibility and privilege protection to preservation and the avoidance of sanctions.

Women in eDiscovery is an organization that brings together businesswomen interested in technology related to the legal industry and provides opportunities to help them grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition.

LegalTech West Coast, the most important legal technology event on the West Coast, is June 24-25 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Details of LegalTech West Coast can be found at  www.legaltechshow.com.

Event Details ~ Women in eDiscovery Luncheon

Invitees: Open to all Women in eDiscovery members and other women interested in learning more about the organization
Date: June 25, 2009
Location: LegalTech West Coast, Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 501B
Time: Noon – 1 PM Pacific Time
RSVP: pr@womeninediscovery.com (space limited, RSVP today)

Presenter: Amy Jane Longo, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Topic: Breaking the Code: How Changing Technology Impacts Courts' Approaches to Electronic Discovery Disputes

Lunch: Will be provided and is sponsored by Unlimited Data Solutions

About Amy Jane Longo

Amy Jane Longo is the Co-Chair of O’Melveny’s Electronic Discovery and Document Retention Practice and a Partner in the firm’s Securities Litigation Practice. She counsels public and private companies on their document retention policies and best practices for electronic discovery and litigation response plans. Longo also represents corporations, their directors and their officers in securities class actions, derivative suits, ERISA class actions, and a range of general commercial litigation, as well as internal investigations and enforcement matters. A leader in the American Bar Association, she serves as Co-Chair of the Section of Litigation's Class Actions and Derivative Suits Committee and Co-chair of the 2010 ABA Annual Meeting. Longo, who writes and lectures frequently at the national level, is listed as a "Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star" for her securities litigation work (2005-2008).  

About Women in eDiscovery

Women in eDiscovery is a national organization bringing together businesswomen across the world interested in technology related to the legal industry and provides opportunities to help them and other businesswomen grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition. For more information on Women in eDiscovery’s free membership and its local and national events, visit www.womeninediscovery.com. 

Women in eDiscovery national co-founders Margaret Havinga, Shawnna Childress, Lana Schell, and National Director of Public Relations Amy Juers would like to thank Incisive Media Events for the use of this meeting space. All Women in eDiscovery members are encouraged to attend LegalTech West Coast. It is not too late to register as an attendee to LegalTech, the most important legal technology event on the West Coast.

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