CGOC to Host Executive Breakfast on the Implications of Recent Electronic Discovery Verdicts
Speakers from CSFB and Weil Gotshal Will Give Corporate and Outside Counsel Perspectives
Palo Alto, California, June 13, 2005 — The Compliance, Governance & Oversight Council (CGOC), a resource for legal and compliance executives, today announced the CGOC Executive Breakfast titled, “The New Standards in Discovery: Implications of the Zubulake and Coleman Verdicts.” Speakers include Gideon Schor, Director of Litigation for the Americas at Credit Suisse First Boston, Adam Cohen, a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and co-author of Electronic Discovery: Law and Practice, and Deidre Paknad, founder of CGOC and President and CEO of PSS Systems, Inc.
The invitation-only event takes place on July 12, 2005 at the Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP office in New York City and will cover:
- Corporate strategies and best practices for information preservation and production, presented by Gideon Schor of Credit Suisse First Boston
- Legal obligations in the aftermath of recent verdicts and the proposed modifications to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, presented by Adam Cohen of Weil, Gotshal
- Optimizing retention and collection processes, presented by Deidre Paknad of PSS Systems
“With the recent penalties issued in Zubulake and Coleman for companies failing to meet the courts’ standards as to appropriate preservation and production of electronic information, it is essential that companies better understand their obligations so they can address them efficiently and effectively, " said Adam Cohen, Partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and the co-author of Electronic Discovery: Law and Practice. “The CGOC Executive Breakfast will provide legal and compliance executives with the latest guidance, best practices and software solutions to institute robust and efficient processes.”
A limited number of invitations to this exclusive event are still available. Qualified individuals interested in attending this complimentary event can register at www.pss-systems.com.
About CGOC
The CGOC is a community of experts in retention and preservation. Its charter is to create a forum in which legal and compliance executives can get the insight, interaction, and information they need to make good business decisions. It fulfills its charter through an annual CGOC Summit, educational lunch series, executive workshops, and fall working sessions. CGOC Sidebar is a forum for outside counsel assisting corporate clients with preservation and retention programs. The organization was founded by Deidre Paknad, CEO of PSS Systems and a visionary in retention and preservation solutions, to create a continuing, high quality executive level exchange of expertise and information on these fast-changing business issues. For more information visit www.cgocouncil.com.
About PSS Systems
PSS Systems started the legal holds and retention management software revolution in the early 2000s by envisioning a change in the legal requirements corporations would have to comply with. Its Atlas software suite consists of two components that when used together reduce cost and risk. Atlas LCC streamlines the legal holds and collection processes end to end, while Atlas ERM enables corporate retention programs across disparate business units, information sources, and systems. Today, PSS Systems continues to lead the industry through their unparalleled innovation and has become the thought leader on retention and preservation topics. It founded and sponsors the CGOC, a professional community on retention and preservation. PSS Systems is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices throughout the United States including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston. For more information visit www.pss-systems.com.
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