ACI Document Management, E-Discovery, and Litigation Readiness Conference

    By Donald Zuhn --

American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its 4th Annual Life Sciences Counsel Guide to Document Management, E-Discovery, and Litigation Readiness conference from March 31 to April 1, 2008 in New York, NY.  The conference will provide information on:

• Balancing the management of documents and electronic records preserved for regulatory and compliance purposes with day-to-day document preservation protocols.
• Streamlining legacy document management systems and record retention policies during mergers, acquisitions, and collaborations.
• Reinforcing utmost data security of highly sensitive stored electronic information pertaining to products, patients, and the company.
• Minimizing the risk of failing to find, preserve, and disclose potentially discoverable data during litigation.
• Reviewing the performance of your IT solutions to ensure cost efficiency and optimization across business units.

In particular, ACI's faculty will offer presentations on the following topics:

• Judicial roundtable:  Tips, traps, and techniques for dealing with e-discovery one year later.
• E-discovery rules and procedures:  Practical implications.
• Minimizing risk through a balanced document management approach:  Reassessing the company’s document management policies to address organization and efficiency.
• Reconciling disparate data retention policies to foster an integrated system for meeting the company’s business, regulatory, and operational needs.
• Revising (or developing) consistent and efficient protocols, playbooks, and other proactive strategies to streamline the e-discovery process.
• Learning from experience:  What’s working and what’s not in managing life science records.
• Converting the company’s e-document management system from a cost center to a business and litigation resource tool.
• Preserving confidentiality of patient, product, and company information while compiling, redacting, and producing proprietary information during discovery.
• Utilizing to your advantage evolving standards for e-discovery in the document production process to your advantage.
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining document management policies that survive multi-jurisdictional and international discovery of scientific e-data.
• Navigating the ethical gray areas in life sciences e-discovery.

The agenda for the Document Management, E-Discovery, and Litigation Readiness conference can be found here.  A complete brochure for this conference, including an agenda, list of speakers, and registration form can be downloaded here.

The registration fee ranges from $2,195 (for private practice attorneys) to $2,495 (for consultants and service providers).  Those registering on or before February 29, 2008 will receive a $200 discount off the registration fee.  Those interested in registering for the conference can do so here, by e-mailing CustomerService@AmericanConference.com, by calling 1-888-224-2480, or by faxing a registration form to 1-877-927-1563.