When:  Thursday February 9, 2012

Where:  Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), 121 NW Everett St., Portland, OR

Doors open at 11:45 AM; Presentation is from 12:00 to 1:00 PM

Topic: 

e-Discovery: What IT Professionals Should Know.

 e-Discovery is a requirement every organization should be prepared for.  Though it may be initially seen as a business issue, IT and IT Security plans, practices and processes impact an organization’s ability to comply and its overall exposure. 

This presentation will provide an overview of e-Discovery, highlight the role IT plays in the process, ways IT and IT security can position their companies/organizations to mitigate risk, and of course, a war story or two from our speaker’s experiences.

Speaker:  Seth Row,  a partner at The law firm of Parsons Farnell & Grein, LLP, in Portland, OR.

Seth is an experienced litigator and legal advisor with an active practice in both Oregon and Washington. Seth focuses on helping corporate clients resolve complex business, insurance, and employment disputes efficiently.  He is a frequent speaker and author on electronic discovery and pre-trial practice and provides co-counsel or consulting to other attorneys and companies in the areas of e-discovery and data security.

Seth has written or contributed to several articles on the topic including:

·         (Faculty) Document Retention & Destruction in Oregon, Lorman, (November 4, 2009)

·         In Arm's Reach: Probing Claims that Data is not 'Reasonably Accessible, ABA Publishing, PP&D Newsletter, (Fall 2008)

(Co-Author) Electronic Discovery, PLI Compliance Deskbook, Practicing Law Institute (2008)