Electronic Discovery

BuckleySandler LLP’s Electronic Discovery and Document Retention Group includes a team of experienced attorneys and technical specialists with extensive knowledge of the legal and strategic issues related to electronic discovery. Our comprehensive electronic discovery practice encompasses pre-litigation planning and document retention strategies, coordination of discovery efforts and full service management of electronic discovery execution in litigation and governmental investigations. We regularly counsel clients on best practices for preserving, collecting, processing, reviewing and producing all types of electronic information. The Electronic Discovery and Document Retention Group utilizes cutting edge technologies to facilitate document reviews of all sizes.

Litigation and Enforcement Document Review and Production

BuckleySandler assists clients in creating procedures to deal with broad categories of litigation and governmental investigations, as well as with specific electronic discovery issues and challenges on a case-by-case basis, including:

• Preserving the relevant and responsive electronically store information by developing litigation hold notices and processes
• Coordinating the identification, preservation, collection, processing, review and production of electronically stored information for litigation, governmental investigations, internal investigations, regulatory audits and due diligence
• Managing privilege reviews, including the creation of privilege logs in compliance with applicable law
• Utilizing innovative document processing and review technologies for efficient and cost-effective document reviews in BuckleySandler’s state of the art document review center

Electronic Document Retention Policies

Due to the increasingly costly litigation sanctions stemming from errors in retaining and producing documents, companies are increasingly needing to develop document retention policies to protect themselves.  Companies that fail to develop adequate policies and procedures face (i) sanctions, fines or evidence preclusion for loss or destruction of evidence; (ii) inability to defend a claim due to loss of evidence; and (iii) high costs associated with inefficient or ineffective e-discovery review and production.  BuckleySandler guides clients in assessing their current document retention policies as well as developing document retention policies that are cost-effective, practicable and legally defensible. Our services include:

• Assessment of Current Document Retention Policies. BuckleySandler assists companies in reviewing their document retention policies to identify weaknesses and suggests solutions that meet their business needs and legal obligations.
• Development and Implementation of a Document Retention Program. BuckleySandler assists clients in developing comprehensive document retention programs to ensure policies meet all relevant legal obligations.
• Litigation Response Plan/Document Retention Training. In order to comply with current legal standards, document retention programs must include procedures to preserve documents that may be relevant in anticipated or pending litigation or a governmental investigation. BuckleySandler creates litigation response plans that effectively suspend ordinary document disposal policies when appropriate and conducts the necessary employee training to ensure legal compliance.