The Legal Technology Leadership Summit: Reducing the Costs and Risks of Over-Preservation of Data

One of the primary themes of the Legal Technology Leadership Summit is to identify the enormous costs associated with the over-preservation of electronic data by corporations and other organizations and to suggest rules, legislation, or other processes or technologies to reduce those costs and risks. One of the many serious risks associated with the unnecessary over-retention of data is the risk that the data will be hacked or stolen.

Keynote speakers Tom Dawson, a former U.S. prosecutor, and Alan Lange, a political blogger, will address such issues as they relate to the Dickie Scruggs scandal. Dawson was personally involved in the six-month investigation and the three-month trial of Dickie Scruggs and other prominent plaintiffs tort lawyers. Scruggs collaborated with corporate employees in their unauthorized disclosure of paper and electronic records of their employer, a claims processing company that was involved in evaluating and processing Katrina insurance claims.

The data security issues that are central to the Scruggs saga dovetail with one of the recurring themes of the Summit. The presentation by Dawson and Lange is sure to trigger a lively discussion on what, if anything, could have been done to prevent or detect the theft of sensitive information.

The Summit will take place on September 6 – 8, in Amelia Island, Florida. If you are interested attending the Summit, please sign up here to join us. You can also take a look at the full agenda for the event here.

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