Learn about the sources of ESI and how to properly identify, preserve, collect, and process information.
Many legal professionals, including lawyers, paralegals, and legal support professionals, often do not understand that best practices and sound, defensible processes required to identify, collect, and process electronically stored information (ESI) that is relevant to a legal matter. In this topic, you will learn about modern sources of ESI and how to properly identify, preserve, collect, and process information that may be relevant and material to your case. The material will also explain the consequences for failure to develop best practices, and processes for handling ESI.Agenda
Identifying and Preserving Relevant Data- Duty to Preserve ESI
- Identifying Sources of ESI
- Consequences for Failure to Preserve ESI
- Developing a Reasonable Collection Strategy
- Methods for Collecting ESI From Smartphones and the Cloud
- Validating a Collection Methodology
- Data That Is Available From Smartphones and the Cloud
- Developing a Plan for Processing Data
- Filtering Data to Find What Is Needed
Speaker(s)
Michael D'AngeloControl Risks
- Principal in the Discovery + Data Insights practice and heads the Digital Forensics and Incident Response team at Control Risks
- Specializes in digital forensics, investigations, eDiscovery, cyber response, litigation technology support
- Serves as the lead investigator and testifying forensics expert in the US
- Professor of digital forensic and cybersecurity at CUNY Baruch College, CUNY NY City Technical College, & Pace University
- M.S. Degree in computer forensic & digital investigations, University of Maryland; M.S. Degree in digital forensics, University of Maryland; B.S. Degree in criminal justice/legal studies, Pace University
- Can be reached at Michael.Dangelo@controlrisks.com or 516-263-6990
Control Risks
- Computer forensic expert with over fifteen years’ experience in digital forensics and incident response at Control Risks
- Works with the Forensics Group Principal to lead and manage the Americas team
- Serves as lead investigator and digital forensics Subject Matter Expert, testifying expert and lead consultant across US and Latin American teams for forensic investigations and eDiscovery matters across a wide range of legal and corporate clients
- Bachelor’s degree in management information systems from the University of Iowa and MBA Degree from the University of St. Thomas
