Preston Gates Launches E-Discovery Weblog Resource for Clients, Media

Preston Gates Launches E-Discovery Weblog Resource for Clients, Media

Site Offers Comprehensive, Real-time Electronic Discovery Database

SEATTLE, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, one of the nation's premier law firms, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, announced the launch of Electronic Discovery Law (www.ediscoverylaw.com), a weblog or "blog" devoted entirely to e-discovery issues. Visitors to the site can access a proprietary database of case listings and summaries, monitor the latest news and trends in e-discovery and learn about upcoming events and resources.

"The blog allows us to share the depth of our knowledge on electronic discovery," said Martha Dawson, partner at Preston Gates and head of the firm's Document Analysis Technology Group (DATG). "We used to send out a 160-plus page tome to our clients and prospects, detailing what we knew about e-discovery. It was impressive in size but it wasn't efficient. Now all of that information is just a click away and available to everyone."

The Electronic Discovery Law blog features a first-of-its-kind database containing nearly 300 case listings and summaries of groundbreaking legal decisions in electronic discovery. The tool, which is updated on a regular basis, condenses the most pertinent information on current and past electronic discovery litigation into one easy-to-search system that could save hours of research for anyone examining such issues.

Over the past few years, the use of blogs to communicate with clients, prospects and the public has become a growing trend for attorneys and law firms. This trend in "blogging" is due in part to the convenience and efficiency of the technology. Blogs allow information to be uploaded immediately to the Web, side-stepping the internal lag time typical with a traditional Web site. The frequency and speed with which blogs can be updated make them an ideal vehicle for providing the most up-to-date information, a feature that lends itself well to the quick-changing landscape of e-discovery law.

In addition to the e-discovery case database, the Electronic Discovery Law blog contains a myriad of e-discovery tidbits including recent news stories, information on upcoming events, additional external resources and the latest information on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules for Civil Procedure.

The blog is published by DATG, a practice group within the firm's litigation department that delivers document review, production, litigation support and discovery counsel to clients. DATG uses cutting-edge technology, specially trained discovery attorneys, and proven business processes to review and produce electronic and hard copy documents, often in a fraction of the time and generally at a much lower cost than traditional review methods. In the past two years, DATG has processed more than 5,000 gigabytes of electronic documents, the approximate equivalent of 250,000,000 pages or 83,000 boxes of paper documents. To visit or subscribe to the blog, go to www.ediscoverylaw.com.

About Preston Gates & Ellis LLP

Founded in 1883, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP has long been recognized as one of the premier, full-service law firms in the country. Preston Gates provides clients with sound legal counsel and trusted representation, handling complex business transactions, litigation, intellectual property and technology matters, as well as governmental, regulatory and public policy work. The more than 430-attorney firm has 11 strategic locations on the West Coast, in Washington, D.C. and in Asia. For more information, visit www.prestongates.com.


Source: Preston Gates & Ellis LLP

CONTACT: Lilah Ostmann of Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, +1-206-223-1606, or
lilah.ostmann@edelman.com

Web site: http://www.prestongates.com/


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