Diana, Anthony J.

2012 Tips of the Month – A Compilation

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:52:07 GMT

E-Discovery in Class Action Litigation

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:14:57 GMT

As the digital universe expands, so do the challenges for companies that are required to preserve, collect and produce newer types and increasing quantities of data in connection with litigation. In our four-part series, Mayer Brown lawyers will offer insight into how companies facing these challenges can strike the right balance between risk mitigation and cost control.

Electronic Discovery & Records Management - Tip of the Month: Effectively Managing a Large-Scale Document Review

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:22:33 GMT

A multinational company is in litigation with multiple parties regarding a patent dispute. Due to the breadth of the claims and the complexity of the issues involved, the parties expect to produce millions of documents in discovery. With merits depositions scheduled to take place in the upcoming months, the multinational company must engage in a comprehensive document review to produce documents, prepare its witnesses and refine its litigation strategy.

Electronic Discovery & Records Management - Tip of the Month: Managing the Risks & Costs of Electronic Data: "Defensible Deletion"

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:31:31 GMT

For years, a large company has been effectively retaining the vast majority of all electronic data generated by its systems and employees.

Electronic Discovery & Records Management - Tip of the Month: Managing the Risks & Costs of the Production of Private or Confidential Information: Redaction & Production Strategies

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:46:16 GMT

Scenario
A financial services organization is a party to a litigation in which plaintiffs are seeking information concerning business practices that impacts a number of the organization’s customers.

Electronic Discovery & Records Management - Tip of the Month: Managing the Risks and Costs of E-Discovery in Class Actions

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:26:08 GMT

Scenario
A large manufacturing company is a defendant in a putative nationwide class action lawsuit. The putative class will most likely number in the thousands, or tens of thousands, of consumers, resulting in potentially significant damages and expensive electronic discovery costs for the company.

Electronic Discovery & Records Management - Tip of the Month: Managing the Risks and Costs of E-Discovery in Multiple Related Investigations and Litigations

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and several state attorneys general are investigating aspects of a financial institution’s specific service offering.

Electronic Discovery & Records Management - Tip of the Month: Managing the Risks and Costs of Responding to Third-Party Civil Subpoenas

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT

A large customer of a manufacturing company is sued by a putative class of shareholders claiming various securities law violations related to an alleged failure to disclose the declining sales of one of their products, for which the manufacturing company provides parts.

Electronic Discovery & Records Management - Tip of the Month: Managing the Risks and Costs of Text Messaging

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:20:06 GMT

Scenario
An organization is sued by a former employee who alleges that she was sexually harassed in the workplace through a series of allegedly offensive and degrading text messages sent by a supervisor.

Electronic Discovery & Records Management - Tip of the Month: Selecting And Working With An E-Discovery Vendor

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:54:08 GMT

A multinational construction company receives a wide ranging subpoena from the US Department of Justice demanding the production of a variety of documents maintained at various locations inside and outside the United States.

Fifth Circuit Holds That Employer’s Access to Data Stored on Employee’s Personal Cell Phone Not Shielded by Stored Communications Act

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:22:56 GMT

The intersection of individual employee privacy and the proliferation of the use of hand-held devices and smart phones for business purposes, including the increasing popularity of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies, continues to generate thorny questions for employers.

Judge Issues Marching Orders for Electronics Records Search

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:43:29 GMT

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Anthony Diana (New York) quoted in an article reporting on an important decision in National Day Laborer Organizing Network v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, in which Mayer Brown is providing pro bono representation to the National Day Laborer Organizing Network.

Managing The Risks And Costs Of Production Of Private Info

Mon, 06 May 2013 21:30:32 GMT

In a bylined article, Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Anthony Diana and counsel Therese Craparo (both New York) discuss how to manage the business and legal concerns associated with the production of private or confidential data.

Mayer Brown recognized by Financial Times as one of the most innovative US law firms for third consecutive year

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 19:56:55 GMT

For the third consecutive year, Mayer Brown has been ranked among the most innovative United States law firms by the Financial Times in its annual special report, “US Innovative Lawyers,” ranking 12th in the 2012 edition. The report ranks “law firms that are bringing fresh thinking and practices to solving business problems in America,” the Financial Times said.

Outsourcing Success in 2013: Best Practices, Market Trends and Sourcing Strategies for Corporate Counsel

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT

Proactively Navigate Cross-Border E-Discovery and Data Privacy

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:47:41 GMT

A bylined article co-authored by Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Anthony Diana (New York) discusses how litigants in US courts increasingly need information created abroad in response to discovery requests and subpoenas.

Same Standards Apply

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:20:36 GMT

Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Anthony Diana (New York) is quoted extensively in an article discussing how the government is now discovering the same burden of electronic data discovery that corporate defendants have been dealing with for years. The article also details Mayer Brown's pro bono representation to the National Day Laborer Organizing Network.

Tip of the Month, June 2012 - Managing the Risks and Costs of Email Archives: Part II: Preservation, Collection & Production

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:26:24 GMT

This is Part Two of Two in a set of Tips of the Month addressing email archives. The tip of the Month for May addressed initial considerations and functionality relating to email archives.

Tip of the Month, May 2012 - Managing the Risks and Costs of Email Archives: Part I - Initial Considerations & Functionality

Thu, 31 May 2012 20:25:46 GMT

Scenario
Several years ago, a large multinational corporation implemented an email archive system in order to better manage its volume of email and the potential complications associated with backup media in its frequent litigations. Now, the corporation’s General Counsel is concerned about the volume of email that must be searched, processed, reviewed and produced in every litigation, and the Chief Information Officer has realized that the exponential growth of the email archive system is not sustainable. The corporation is exploring ways to manage the risks and costs associated with its existing email archive.