On Wednesday June 11, 2008, please join us for a panel discussion on electronic discovery. Electronic discovery is now a routine part of most civil litigation, including litigation involving the Federal Government. This past November, the Court of Federal Claims amended its Rules to incorporate revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure regarding the discovery of Electronically Stored Information. In addition to provisions defining the scope and methods of electronic discovery, the new Rules underscore the Government’s and other litigants’ substantive responsibility to preserve electronic evidence before litigation commences. Avoiding and resolving disputes with these new Rules requires early and open dialogue among counsel. The panel will focus on the Government Contracts arena, but will address electronic discovery issues that have broad application across different practice areas of the court. Our distinguished panel will help start the dialogue by discussing the changes to the Court’s Rules, developments at the Boards of Contract Appeals in this area, current topics of interest in the area of electronic discovery, and, of course, attempt to answer any questions our audience may have.
*Lunch will be available at the price of $7.00 per person*
This Session Is Being Jointly Sponsored by the Court of Federal Claims Bar Association, the ABA Contract Claims and Disputes Resolution Committee, and the Federal Circuit Bar Association Government Contracts Committee.
WHEN: June 11, 2008; 12:00 p .m. – 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION:
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
1825 I Street, N.W., 12th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006
RSVP TO: Tina Gillenwater at gillenwatert@dicksteinshapiro.com or (202) 420-3149
It is important that you let us know if you intend to attend the meeting, as we need to provide the lobby security with a list of attendees.
PANELISTS:
Hon. Christine Odell Cook Miller
United States Court of Federal Claims
Coleman Bird
United States Department of Justice Commercial Litigation Branch
Beryl Howell
Stroz Friedberg, LLC
James Payne
United States Department of Justice Environment & Natural Resources Division
Hon. Reba Page
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals
Judge Jeri K. Somers
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
MODERATOR:
Daniel Graham, Wiley Rein LLP