Recent Developments in Document Retention

This program will provide practical advice and ethical guidance for in-house and outside counsel confronted with document retention issues in the context of criminal and regulatory investigations, as well as civil litigation.  Experts will discuss the proper design and implementation of document retention policies, the legal requirements that arise in the context of investigations and litigation, and penalties and other sanctions that have been imposed for document retention failures. The panel will address the particular challenges that arise with respect to preservation of electronic documents and will include perspectives of the private practitioner, the government official, and the in-house lawyer.

Mary Beth Hogan, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Jeremy Creelan, Jenner & Block

Cassandra Lentchner, Executive Director, Global Head of Government and Political Activities Compliance, Morgan Stanley

6:00 – 6:15 p.m. Introduction & Overview

• legal requirements relating to document retention in criminal, civil and regulatory cases
• current status of applicable state and federal law

6:15 – 6:45 p.m. Establishing a Document Retention Policy & Procedure

• the essential elements of any policy
• best practices
• examination of the range of materials covered

6:45 – 7:30 p.m. Anticipating and Responding to Document Requests and Inquiries

• from the Government
• from private litigants
• by the Government

7:30 – 7:45 p.m. Break

7:45 – 8:30 p.m. Discarding of Documents

• when is it permissible/safe?
• spoliation: standards and consequences documents

8:30 – 9:00 p.m. Questions and Answers

This program provides 3.0 credits in ethics for the New York & New Jersey MCLE requirements. California & Pennsylvania credit differs as it is based on a 60-minute credit hour. The live program provided transitional credit to newly admitted attorneys; the recording does not provide transitional credit.

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