Using software to sniff out electronic evidence,

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Litigators may not shave thousands of hours off their preparations with software the can sort through electronic documents and sift out pertinent data. Because evidence such as e-mail, company memos Palm Pilot files, et al are often important evidence in court, culminating that evidence is a great time-serving service to attorneys. Data retrieval services, such as Ontrack Data Interternational can retrieve erased information, documenting and filtering data and then searching for records for particular terms. The New York Times used Ontrack's services to look over the hard drives of Florida secretary of state, Katherine Harris for a report on the 2001 contested election. So far, courts have not balked at the evidence-gathering services.

Prepackaged software, Services development, Computer software industry, Software industry, Software, Product development, Legal services, Access control, Legal practice software, Software product development, ONTRACK Data International Inc., Data acquisition software, Information storage and retrieval, Legal documents, ONDI

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In a Complex World, Even Lawyers Need Lawyers

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Large law firms are discovering that they need general counsels to advise their own attorneys about professional, legal, ethical, and financial decisions before they proceed with sensitive cases or assume responsibility for lawsuits that could generate conflicts of interest. Attorneys need someone who can address critical regulations or associations with clients with legal problems that could lead to crisis situations. General counsels also help prepare new attorneys in a firm for dealing with professional and ethical issues or train them to recognize situations that should be referred to a general counsel before they perform legal services for a client.

Management dynamics, Services information, Corp Legal Services, Management, Usage, Corporate counsel, Law firms, Company business management

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Former Credit Suisse Lawyer Says Banker Knew of Inquiry

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Former Credit Suisse First Boston general counsel David M. Brodsky, whose reputation is considered impeccable, offered evidence that he informed investment banker Frank P. Quattrone of a pending federal investigation into the bank's stock offerings. Brodsky testified that Quattrone supported another executive's internal e-mail instructing employees to erase any documents related to the investigation. Brodsky, who is now a partner at Latham and Watkins, had sent his own e-mail to Quattrone on Dec. 3, 2000 advising him of the grand jury inquiry.

Investment Banking and Securities Dealing, Investment Banking, Executive changes & profiles, Security brokers and dealers, Legal/Government Regulation, Officials and employees, Company legal issue, Cases, Investment banks, Investigations, Testimony, Records and correspondence, United States. Securities and Exchange Commission, Credit Suisse First Boston L.L.C., Quattrone, Frank, Obstruction of justice, Evidence, Brodsky, David M.

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