Faegre Baker Daniels provides state-of-the-art legal advice and technology support in the area of e-discovery. We monitor the rapidly changing landscape of standard practices, procedural rulemaking and emerging case law. Our lawyers counsel clients on successfully navigating this developing area of the law—as members of trial teams on litigated matters, as topical consultants to our colleagues on discovery issues, and as advisors on implementing best practices and repeatable processes. Our lawyers work together with our in-house technology consultants to develop and implement practical, cost-efficient approaches to electronic discovery.

Acting as National E-Discovery Counsel

As National E-Discovery Counsel, Faegre Baker Daniels can oversee and coordinate our client's efforts in the area of e-discovery and to support our client's local trial counsel in individual cases.  In this capacity, Faegre Baker Daniels' e-discovery professionals can:

• Develop legally defensible record retention/destruction and litigation hold policies and procedures
• Develop effective and consistent document production policies and procedures
• Assist local counsel in e-discovery negotiations with opposing counsel and in court conferences on e-discovery
• Prepare initial disclosures and respond to e-discovery interrogatories, request for production, request for admissions or request for inspections
• Draft and argue motions to compel or motions for protective orders
• Defend depositions of record custodians, IT professionals and other company personnel regarding e-discovery issues
• Provide training to company personnel on e-discovery and record retention
• Recommend and manage relationships with outside vendors

Our lawyers are frequent speakers on issues pertaining to electronic discovery and are active members of The Sedona Conference^®, a leader in the development of practices and guidelines concerning electronic discovery.