Document preservation, legal holds and spoliation: Ethical implications and practical solutions (Godfrey & Kahn's 2015 Corporate Counsel Symposium)

2015 Corporate Counsel Symposium

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Thursday, November 5, 2015 Pier Wisconsin at Discovery World (Pilot House) Speaker: Jonathan Ingrisano

Madison, Wisconsin: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 The Madison Club (Terrace Room) Speakers: Jonathan Ingrisano and Josh Johanningmeier

Document preservation, legal holds and spoliation: Ethical implications and practical solutions 

The presenter will identify specific professional ethical obligations governing the retention and preservation of documents within corporate IT systems and on social media. The discussion will then focus on compliance strategies for: Determining when a duty to preserve documents arises; the issuance of legal holds; and avoiding the adverse impacts of spoliation in litigation – all within the context of in-house counsel’s ethical obligations to their companies and the profession.