http://www.equivio.com A couple of weeks ago, I participated in the eDiscovery Readiness for Government 2010 conference in Arlington, VA. It was a good opportunity for me to think about the progress that Equivio has made in our relations with the US Government. Tue 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.equivio.com/blog_post.asp?ID=10 Georgia Pacific may be best known for producing paper products but it is the paper that is saves that is perhaps most notable. GP is one of the growing numbers of companies that have looked to control their legal spending through the adoption and use of alternative dispute resolution -avoiding litigation in most matters. Tue 11 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.equivio.com/blog_post.asp?ID=9 It has been noted and demonstrated that the longer a case lasts the more it costs (google Jeff Carr cycle time). Sounds logical enough. But in elongated matters many of the "hidden" costs may not just be in tolling legal fees to outside counsel. Barriers to settlement, personnel drain, opportunity costs and loss of business focus can and often come into play. Sun 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.equivio.com/blog_post.asp?ID=8 As someone once said, the times they are a changin'. If LegalTech 2010 is any indication, Dylan could have been writing about e-discovery. Tue 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.equivio.com/blog_post.asp?ID=7 Costs is a tricky issue. There is no question that there were tectonic shifts in pricing and costs for eDiscovery over the last 12-18 moths. This has been particularly manifest in eDiscovery processing and hosting. Thu 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.equivio.com/blog_post.asp?ID=6 Following the first post in this series, I got some excellent feedback the six readers (not including my mother) that read it. So, buoyed by the encouragement of my global readership, let me move right on to the next pain point shared by eDiscovery managers: the challenge of risk and risk assessment. Mon 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.equivio.com/blog_post.asp?ID=5 My colleagues and I met with about 30 international and national law firms over the last month or so, presenting our new product Equivio>Relevance, and we learned quite a lot about the process, the pain that they are encountering, and about their wish list. Fri 25 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.equivio.com/blog_post.asp?ID=4 As anyone who has spent time in the document review trenches will attest, duplicate and near-duplicate documents comprise a significant percentage of the electronic information requiring review. Wed 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.equivio.com/blog_post.asp?ID=3 The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) 2009 conference was held last week in Boston. We had many discussions with corporate lawyers over the week. Undoubtedly, the strongest theme to emerge was the concern over litigation costs. Mon 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.equivio.com/blog_post.asp?ID=2