Telecom/Tech

Join our leading iPad and Android experts in this returning fan favorite. Learn how to maximize the value of your tablet for your practice, and hear about the latest apps that are being used by other bankruptcy professionals.

Chaos erupts when a bankruptcy case collides with different spheres of the law. Bankruptcy lawyers continuously have to consider other legal areas in the course of their practice. Your clients routinely seek your guidance because of legal problems arising from other legal matters, ranging from divorce to real estate to commercial litigation. This presentation will assist you in rendering proper legal advice.

In the technology field, “Moore’s law” states that capacity doubles approximately every two years. This pace of change, the reduction in the use of paper and the corresponding increase in electronic data and “cloud storage” have given rise to a multitude of issues that significantly impact the everyday practice of law and must be considered by both law firms and lawyers. This session will cover best practices to minimize risks to clients and minimize malpractice risks to lawyers. Topics will include preservation or loss of the attorney/client privilege, the disclosure of confidential information or data protected by privacy laws, the use of multiple email accounts, forwarded and “reply all” emails, the use or prohibition of the use of social media, the encryption of documents, the scrubbing of metadata from documents, and e-discovery.

This panel will discuss the use of your iPad and other tablets to maximize the return to your practice. The topics will include a discussion of leading apps that are available for bankruptcy attorneys and other bankruptcy case professionals.

Using Technology Effectively: Strategies for Courtroom Success

Educational Session of Committees: This panel will provide an overview of the different types of intellectual property and licenses that might exist in a debtor’s estate. The panel will focus specifically on the importance of IP as a hidden asset in bankruptcy cases and the substantial value that can be created for unsecured creditors by properly identifying and leveraging such assets.

E-Discovery and You: Critical Issues to Understand about Electronic Discovery

IP experts will shed light on the mysteries of understanding IP law and navigating the often-puzzling sales processes, drawing from their experiences in Nortel, Kodak and other important cases.

A Comity of Errors: International Electronic Communications and Cyber-fraud in Transnational Bankruptcy Cases