E-Discovery and Information Management: Events

Positioning Your Company to Deal with Electronic Records

How will the upcoming amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure affect your company? What are the challenges you face, and how can you position yourself?

Hear from your industry peers and other experienced members of a unique e-discovery panel. They will explore practical effects of the amended Rules and discuss changes in how corporations are managing electronic information and discovery. Please join us for this timely and informative discussion, followed by a Q&A session.

 

Location

The Houstonian Hotel
Houston, TX   77024  
United States of America
Phone: 713-651-5250
Fax: 713-651-5246

For additional information, please contact by e-mail or at (713)651-5151.

Schedule

7:15 a.m. 
Breakfast & Registration

7:30 a.m.   
Welcome & Introduction
Don P. Butler, Association of Corporate Counsel President, Houston Chapter
Robert S. Harrell, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

7:35 a.m.   
Summary of the New Federal Rules
U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Johnson

7:55 a.m.
What's Coming Soon From The Sedona Conference
The Unexpected Challenges of New Rule 26(b)(2)
Robert D.Owen, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

8:15 a.m.   
Panel Discussion on Corporate Initiatives

Moderator:
Robert S. Harrell, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Panel:
Shahzad Bashir, Huron Consulting Group
Carla Herron, Shell Oil Company
U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Johnson
Robert Owen, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Speakers

Robert S. Harrell  - Fulbright & Jaworski Bob Harrell is a partner in Fulbright & Jaworski's Houston office. Mr. Harrell concentrates his practice in complex commercial litigation, primarily in the fields of securities, information technology, intellectual property and professional liability. Mr. Harrell has defended corporations and their directors and officers in a wide variety of matters, including shareholder suits, shareholder oppression claims and securities class actions.

Robert D. Owen  - Fulbright & Jaworski Bob Owen is a partner in the New York office of Fulbright & Jaworski, co-heads the litigation group there, co-heads the firm’s E-Discovery and Information Management practice group, and is a member of the firm’s Litigation Committee. Bob has practiced commercial law in New York City since 1973 and has handled hundreds of cases before federal and state courts and arbitration panels throughout the United States. He is a frequent speaker on the subject of e-discovery and litigation hold notices. Bob teaches trial advocacy skills and has taught frequently at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy’s prestigious National Session in Boulder, Colorado.

Shahzad Bashir  - Huron Consulting Group Shahzad is a managing director and leads the Legal Business Consulting group. He offers more than 20 years of experience in Legal and Financial Consulting Services. Prior to joining Huron Consulting Group, Shahzad was a consulting partner at Arthur Andersen LLP. Shahzad assists law firms and law departments in improving their business performance by providing strategic consulting, process improvement and technology-related solutions. His experience includes developing legal eBusiness strategies, performing functional and departmental reviews, legal department structuring, benchmarking, performance measurement, lawyer utilization, streamlining processes, matter management, and law firm and legal department systems planning and implementation.

Donald Butler  - Association of Corporate Counsel - Houston Chapter

Carla Herron  - Shell Oil Company Carla Herron currently serves as head of litigation for Shell companies worldwide. She is responsible for significant litigation/disputes in the Royal Dutch/Shell group of companies, as well as group-wide litigation, risk management strategies and disclosure processes. Carla served as an adjunct professor of law University of Houston Law Center for 10 years and is a frequent speaker on topics related to litigation management.

Nancy Johnson  - U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas A United States Magistrate Judge since 1990, Nancy Johnson is a frequent lecturer at continuing legal education programs such as last fall’s “Saturday Morning in Court: Practice in Federal Court” on the operation of the federal civil trial process. Prior to her judicial service, she was an Assistant United States Attorney of the State of Texas and an Assistant Attorney General of the State of Ohio. She is a past president of the Houston chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

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