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“The Decade of Discovery” On Tour – eDiscovery Trends
A few months ago, we told you about an intriguing documentary about eDiscovery that premiered in the New York area. Now, that documentary is making the rounds and may be coming to a theatre near you.
The Decade of Discovery was written and directed by Joe Looby, who, according to his LinkedIn profile, served in the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General Corps, practiced as an environmental enforcement attorney for New York state and was a founder of the forensic technology practices at Deloitte and FTI. His film production company is called 10th Mountain Films, named in honor of his father, who served in the 10th Mountain Division, a U.S. Army ski patrol that fought in World War II.
Described as a “documentary about a government attorney on a quest to find a better way to search White House e-mail, and a teacher who takes a stand for civil justice on the electronic frontier”, Looby notes in a radio interview with the Mid Hudson News that the documentary includes comments by “a government attorney, a teacher, seven judges and two professors”, which includes several well-known names in eDiscovery: U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, of the Southern District of New York, Jason R. Baron, former director of litigation for the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and now of counsel at Drinker Biddle & Reath, and the late Richard Braman, founder of The Sedona Conference, among others. Looby refers to those who have advanced tremendous progress made over the past decade in eDiscovery practice as “true American heroes”.
The movie addresses the considerable advancements to address problems like this in both the government and litigation arenas.
Now, the movie has some additional showings scheduled in other parts of the country, including South Carolina, Florida, Chicago, Washington DC, San Francisco and Houston (yay! – I already have tickets). You can get more information on scheduled showings – and view the trailer – here.
So, what do you think? Is this a movie you would like to see? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.
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