Getting Past Guesswork: Achieving Cost Predictability Through Process and Reporting

Thursday, Oct. 10 | 10 – 11:15

Presented by

Lael Andara

IP Litigation Partner | Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley

Peter Oesterling

Assistant General Counsel | Nationwide

Mara Sconce

Litigation Counsel | Dell

Model and overall approach to cost containment

• Standard Pricing model for e-discovery services

• L600 series UTBMS e-discovery billing codes

• Effective communication among all relevant stakeholders

Lael Andara

IP Litigation Partner | Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley

Expectations

COST TIME

SCOPE NEED

CooperationCompany

ESI Vendor

OutsideCounsel

Foreign

CounselFact

ExpertDamagesExpert

COURT

Collaborate

Collaborate

Core Competence: Identify Limitations

Core Competence: Ignorance Is Risk

Shared Goal: Admissible Evidence

Proportional

Amount in Controver

sy

Needs of the Case

FRCP 26(b)(1)

Interview

Inventory

Preservation

Conference Vendor/Client/Coun

sel

Meet & Confer with Opposition to Limit

Scope

Early Assessment

Measure twice!

Not to Exceed Budget

• Courts require early ESI assessment

• Assessment can help narrow scope/cost by meet & confer

• Assessment allows for early budgeting

• Budgets should be based on what was known based on the pending claims

Iterative

• Expect the unexpected!

Mara Sconce

Litigation Counsel | Dell

Practical approaches to make e-discovery more predictable

• Develop a repeatable process through templates and forms

• Learn from your data and prior cases

• Utilize technology

• In sum, look for opportunities to gain efficiencies

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