McDonnell
Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled
"Optimizing the Discovery Process:
Home and Abroad" on April 16, 2013 from 10:00 am to 11:15 am (CT).  MBHB attorneys Richard Carden and Kurt Rohde will
address recent issues in discovery and how both in-house and outside counsel
may optimize the discovery process to limit exposure and costs.  Topics to be covered include:

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How district courts are adapting to the world of e-discovery and what this
means for litigating parties
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How the increasing prevalence of data privacy regulations worldwide impacts
litigants' ability to obtain discovery from foreign parties
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Whether changes in the Federal Rules and various local rules allow litigants to
properly balance privilege concerns against the mounting costs of discovery
review
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Whether the implementation of district court local rules related to e-discovery
has assisted in streamlining discovery
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Whether cost shifting is having any impact on limiting the breadth of discovery
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How in-house and outside counsel can minimize costs and exposure

While
there is no fee to participate, attendees must register in advance.  Those wishing to register can do so here.  CLE credit is pending for the states of California,
Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York and Virginia.