BNA BOOKS' New 'Preserving Electronically Stored Information: A Practical Approach' Provides Practical Guidelines and Analysis

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BNA Books, a division of BNA, a specialized news and information publisher, announced today the publication of Preserving Electronically Stored Information: A Practical Approach, the third in the Portfolio Series written specifically to provide the answers lawyers need on the subject of electronically stored information.

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This book offers the most up-to-date material on the preservation of electronic evidence, covering the subject from start to finish and addressing the when, where, and how of a party's preservation options. Delving into this complicated topic in a truly functional manner, this handbook provides in-depth examples and scenarios, along with incisive legal and practical pointers for key preservation issues, including:

• Anticipating legislation
• Spoliation
• Determining the scope of preservation
• Sanctions when preservation efforts fail
  

The portfolio includes worksheets such as a sample litigation hold notice, sample discovery requests, and sample agreements governing preservation of electronically stored information, as well as a glossary. Preserving Electronically Stored Information: A Practical Approach also summarizes recent case law and trends in the world of electronic discovery to provide a quick reference for all litigators.

The book is co-authored by Mr. Jeffrey Fowler, Esq., the co-founder of O'Melveny & Myers Electronic Discovery and Document Retention Practice, and a member of O'Melveny & Myers Class Action, Mass Torts, and Aggregated Litigation Practice. Mr. Fowler is one of the few litigators in the country whose entire practice is dedicated to preservation and electronic discovery issues. His co-author, Mr. William Dance, Esq., is also a member of O'Melveny & Myers Electronic Discovery and Document Retention Practice and O'Melveny & Myers Class Action, Mass Torts, and Aggregated Litigation Practice.

The previous two portfolios in the series are Electronic Discovery Practice Under the Federal Rules, 2008 Edition and Privilege Issues in the Age of Electronic Discovery.

BNA is a leading private publisher of news and information products for professionals in law and business. In addition to Preserving Electronically Stored Information: A Practical Approach, BNA's Book Division publishes Discovery of Electronically Stored Information: Surveying the Legal Landscape; The Sedona Principles, Second Edition; Best Practices Recommendations & Principles for Addressing Electronic Document Production, 2007 Annotated Version, as well as other titles in legal specialties. The BNA Books website, including an online catalog, can be found at bnabooks.com.

Preserving Electronically Stored Information: A Practical Approach (225 pp., Softcover, Order #1852-PRY9/$205.00, plus tax, shipping, and handling) may be purchased from BNA Books, PO Box 7814, Edison, NJ 08818-7814. Telephone orders: 1-800-960-1220. Fax orders: 1-732-346-1624. For a free BNA Books catalog, call 1-800-960-1220 or send an e-mail request to books@bna.com. A 10% discount is available when ordering from the website at bnabooks.com. Please note that discounts cannot be combined.

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