Kim A. Leffert

Tip of the Month, April 2012 - Best Practices in Collecting Data: Who To Do It, When To Do It, How To Do It
Anthony J. Diana,Frank M. Dickerson,Kim A. Leffert, May 2, 2012
A putative class action complaint has just been filed against a large company. After distributing a legal hold, the general counsel considers who should be in charge of the eventual collection of documents, including electronically stored information (ESI), when the collection process should begin,...

Data Mapping: Helping to Manage the Risks and Costs of Organizational Data
David S. Fang-Yen,Michael E. Lackey,Kim A. Leffert, March 1, 2012
During a litigation, a large company received discovery requests that were particularly focused on the company’s electronically stored information (ESI)—e.g., email, document drafts, spreadsheets, and other material stored on the company’s computer systems. However, the...

Preparing for eDiscovery in Outsourcing Contracts
Shawna M. Doran,Kim A. Leffert,Brad L. Peterson, January 20, 2012
Parties to litigation are typically required to identify, preserve, retrieve, review and produce electronically stored information (ESI) within their control that is potentially responsive to the matter. The time frames for fulfilling these discovery requirements are often short, and courts have...