About the Authors
Eric E. Bensen is a coauthor of Milgrim on Trade Secrets and Milgrim
on Licensing, two leading intellectual property treatises, and advises
clients on complex intellectual property matters. He has taught
patent, copyright and intellectual property licensing classes as
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Hofstra University School
of Law and was in practice for more than 12 years, leading attorney
teams in successful litigations of highly complex intellectual property
matters in federal and state courts throughout the country.
Rebecca
Kelder Myers is an attorney at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
in New York. She concentrates her practice on intellectual property
law and commercial litigation. Her practice includes litigating
and counseling clients with respect to a wide range of intellectual
property matters and assisting clients in establishing and maintaining
rights in intellectual property through litigation, licensing and
a variety of other arrangements. She has represented clients in
mediations, arbitrations and in state and federal courts throughout
the country. In addition to litigation, Ms. Myers has broad transactional
experience with a specific focus on structuring and negotiating
complex transactions involving intellectual property. She represents
a diverse group of clients including financial advisors, investment
banks, and insurance, pharmaceutical, industrial and chemical companies.
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specific phase of the litigation process.
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Every chapter opens with a detailed discussion of the management
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All too often, Outside Counsel approach document collection without
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Outside Counsel should carefully prepare for collecting documents
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identification of responsive documents.
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information, time and location for the interview, and a brief summary
of the responsive documents each employee may have.
- Preparing a list of the names and titles of any individuals known
to have played a role in the events leading to the litigation to
assist interviewing attorneys.
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- Preparing comprehensive interview forms to facilitate the interview
process
- Preparing any other materials collecting attorneys will need.
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Bensen & Myers on Litigation Management does
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along with illustrative examples and explanations as to why they are
important and how to prepare and use them:
- Documents To Be Collected: A summary of the document
requests using simple descriptions to identify the documents to be
collected.
- Employee Interview List: A list setting out the
names and contact information for each employee the document collectors
will be meeting with.
- Names List: A list of the names and titles of
any individuals whose names are likely to be mentioned in Employee
Interviews or seen on documents, or who otherwise played a role in
the events leading to the litigation.
- Document Collection Procedure: A uniform set of
procedures to be followed by the document collectors.
- Scanning Instructions: Instructions for creating
electronic copies of any the materials collected on site.
- Employee Interview Form: A comprehensive set of
questions that can be easily tailored to the needs of any litigation
set forth in a form that can readily be used by collecting attorneys.
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