 BAKKER DELACRUZATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
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Why do I need a Foreign Language E-Discovery Consultant?
When searching your data in the native language, how can you be sure you are searching properly when language greatly depends on context for meaning? Are you relying solely on your client for keyword search terms? How can you be sure you are complying with the Victor Stanley standards for keyword search terms when you don’t speak the language? Are you weeding out documents not within the relevant time period? Do you know the standard date format for the country from which the documents originated? What about the standard date format for the country during the relevant time period? How much will it cost you to re-process and re-review the data when 10 reviewers have been reviewing the data for two weeks before the error was spotted? Can you spot the codeword for “bribe” in the native language that your custodian buried in the middle of the email that was deemed irrelevant? Bakker DeLaCruz can work with your vendor to conduct the proper quality control required to comply with established standards. What EU Data Privacy laws? Planning on collecting your client's ESI in Europe and reviewing/producing it in the US without taking additional steps? Think again. Companies have been fined and individuals have been subjected to criminal convictions for doing this. “E-discovery practices should take account of the linguistic and cultural-behavioral contexts of companies and individual workers.” -Dr. David Evans. Read about his latest seminar and view his PowerPoint at e-Discovery team. NEWS SEC to pay more attention to FCPA. FCPA Blog. DOJ uses Travel Act to prosecute private overseas corruption. Read more here. Bakker DeLaCruz mentioned in National Law Journal. Click here for the article. European Commission confirms legality of storing EU customer data in US as long as Safe Harbor in place. Read more here. EU also releases working document to provide guidance to "EU data controllers when trying to reconcile the demands of the litigation process in a foreign jurisdiction with the data protection obligations of Directive 95/46." Bakker DeLaCruz now on Gabe's Guide. From the National Law Journal: Rules to ease e-discovery tensions. - Build a stable and consistent discovery team - Staff the discovery team with experienced lawyers - Execute well from the outset of discovery - Do not rely on vendors to ensure compliance Just what we've been saying for years. For the rest of the rules, read the article here. |