PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwired - May 21, 2013) - Exterro®, the leading provider of unified electronic discovery software, today announced its summer webcast series, which will explore e-discovery trends across the United States. Beginning with the first webcast on May 22 and continuing throughout the summer, the seven-part series will examine the legal, practical and technological trends impacting e-discovery practices in each of the 11 federal circuits. The series features an extensive list of federal judges and legal experts from each circuit as follows:
- 1st & 2nd Circuits Webcast: July 2, 2013, 1:00 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
States: MA, ME, NH, RI, CT, NY, VT and Puerto Rico
Speakers: Hon. Ronald Hedges, Retired Magistrate Judge from the District of New Jersey; Elizabeth Fitzwater, Counsel at Gibbons PC; and Sara Meyers, Esq., Associate at Ropes & Gray LLP
- 3rd & 4thth Circuits Webcast: August 7, 2013, 1:00 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
States: DE, NJ, PA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV and the Virgin Islands
Speakers: Hon. Joy Conti, District Judge from the Western District of Pennsylvania; David Cohen, Esq., Partner at Reed Smith LLP; and John Rosenthal, Esq., Partner at Winston & Strawn LLP
- 5th Circuit Webcast: May 22, 2013, 1:00 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
States: TX, LA, MS
Speakers: Hon. Xavier Rodriguez, Western District of Texas; Gail Foster, Esq., Special Counsel at Baker Botts LLP; and Michael Warnecke, partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
- 6th & 7th Circuits Webcast: June 12, 2013, 1:00 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
States: KY, OH, MI, TN, IL, ID, WI
Speakers: Brendan Kenny, Esq., Trial Lawyer at Blackwell Burke P.A., and Scott Kane, Esq., Partner at Squire Sanders
- 8th & 9thth Circuits Webcast: August 14, 2013, 1:00 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
States: AR, IA, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA
Speakers: Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte, Chief Magistrate Judge from the Northern District of California; Gareth Evan, Esq., Litigation Partner from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; and Amor Esteban, Esq., Partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP.
- 10th Circuit Webcast: June 26, 2013, 1:00 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
States: CO, KS, NM, OK, UT, WY
Speakers: Hon. Craig Shaffer, Magistrate Judge from the District of Colorado; Hon. David Waxse, Magistrate Judge from the District of Kansas; and James Daley, Esq., Partner at Daley & Fey LLP
- 11th Circuit Webcast: July 17, 2013, 1:00 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
States: AL, GA, FL
Speakers: Ralph Losey, Esq., Partner at Jackson Lewis LLP, and Adam Losey, Esq., Associate at Foley & Lardner LLP
"When you examine case law throughout the federal court system, it becomes evident that there is divergence among federal circuits as to how some e-discovery issues are handled," said David Cohen, speaker on the 3rd & 4thth Circuits webcast airing on August 7. "One value of this webcast series is in educating participants on these regional nuances and providing some practice suggestions that are tailored to the standards of each circuit."
Exterro's Corporate Technology Counsel Scott Giordano, Esq. and E-Discovery Counsel Bob Rohlf, Esq. will serve as moderators for the summer webcast series.
Webcast Schedule & Registration
Registration for Exterro's Federal Webcast Series is immediately available on Exterro's website at: http://www.exterro.com/federal-webcast-series. All Exterro webcasts are recorded and posted to Exterro's online resource center for on-demand viewing.
About Exterro
Exterro, Inc. is the leading provider of unified e-discovery software. The proven Exterro Fusion® platform delivers a 360-degree view into the critical data and workflows required for defensibly and proactively managing e-discovery across the EDRM spectrum. The innovative suite of e-discovery applications built on the Exterro Fusion platform unifies all phases of e-discovery -- from identification, legal hold and early case assessment (ECA) to collection, processing, analysis, review and production. Fusion's open architecture integrates seamlessly with existing business processes and enterprise infrastructures. To learn more, visit www.exterro.com.