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Messaging Mess: IM, Facebook and Twitter Open New Areas of Discoverable ESI
February 26, 2009 — InsideCounsel
Crowell & Moring LLP partner and chair of the firm’s E-Discovery & Information Management Group, Jeane A. Thomas, is featured for her comments on new, discoverable, electronically stored information (ESI) as a result of instant messaging (IM), Facebook , Twitter, and other social networking sites.
Claw-Back Conundrum: Updated Discovery Rules Threaten to Reveal Privileged and Confidential Information
September 30, 2006 — InsideCounsel
Crowell & Moring E-Discovery Group partner Jeane Thomas participates in a roundtable on the updated changes to the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for e-discovery that offer practical solutions for the growing burdens of discovery in the information age. However, these provisions also create potential risks and costs for companies trying to protect privileged and confidential information.
On The Horn: Firms Prepare for the AT&T-BellSouth Merger
March 13, 2006 — Legal Times, Inadmissible
Crowell & Moring is cited as lead antitrust counsel for AT&T in its acquisition of BellSouth Corp. The deal is the third major antitrust matter for which Crowell & Moring has advised the organization. Last year, Crowell & Moring played a similar role for SBC Communications Inc. in its $16 billion acquisition of AT&T Corp, and in 2003 the firm advised SBC/Cingular Wireless in its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless.
Spotlight on the Discovery Process: Two Firms Find Electronic Discovery Solutions
July 1, 2005 — Law Office Computing
Antitrust partner Jeane A. Thomas is featured for her efforts in developing a first-class document review and E-Discovery program for her representation of Cingular Wireless and other client matters.