An efficient litigation hold process can help ensure defensibility while helping to control costs from the start of the eDiscovery process.
Author: Barry Schwartz, Esq., CEDS
Barry Schwartz, Esq., CEDS leads the advisory services group at BIA using his 25 years of experience as a litigator and consulting expert witness. As a client-facing senior advisor, he assists clients in a wide variety of areas including litigation and discovery, data retention & management, document review, regulatory compliance, privacy and cybersecurity.
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