Michael Arkfeld on Litigation Holds:

Understanding Judge Scheindlin's

Pension Committee Decision

United States District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin set the gold standard for litigation holds six years ago with the Zubulake decisions.  Judge Scheindlin recently raised the bar again in the landmark Pension Committee of Montreal v. Banc of America Securities decision.

D4 and Legal Hold Pro are pleased to welcome Michael Arkfeld, Esq., author of the Arkfeld on Electronic Discovery and Evidence and Arkfeld’s Best Practices Guide for Litigation Readiness and Hold, for a discussion of the impact of Judge Scheindlin’s most recent opinion. 

The webinar will address:

• How the failure to issue a written litigation hold amounts to gross negligence
• The propriety of custodian identification of responsive electronically stored information
• Key best practices for issuing a litigation hold

 Please join us on February 26, 2010 at 10am Pacific Time and 1pm Eastern Time for this video webinar.  There is no charge to participate in this event.  To register, click here.

About Michael Arkfeld, Esq. 

Michael R. Arkfeld, is considered one of the leading experts in the field of electronic document retention, discovery, production and admissibility of electronic information.  Michael is the author of multiple books on law and electronic evidence, including Arkfeld on Electronic Discovery and Evidence, eDiscovery Best Practices Guides and The Digital Practice of Law, along with numerous articles on technology and the practice of law.  Michael was a trial litigator for over 30 years and has been a primary organizer for many law related technology conferences in the United States and a presenter at over 200 conferences, seminars and training sessions.