WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - November 15, 2016) - eTERA Consulting, an international leader in data and technology management, today announced it will host a complimentary webinar focused on legal project management best practices on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 11:00 AM EST with panel speakers Todd Haley and Michael Quartararo.

Effective project management in eDiscovery can have an equal, or in some circumstances, greater effect on the outcome of litigation than the actual merits of the case. Going through discovery without a project plan and sound project-oriented processes means taking unnecessary risks that could result in excessive costs, affect the outcome of the case or result in monetary sanctions. Effective project management is key to avoiding such negative outcomes.

This one-hour complimentary webinar will feature Todd Haley, Vice President of Business Intelligence at eTERA Consulting and Michael Quartararo, Director of Litigation Support Services at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. Panelists will provide attendees with a model for effective project management in eDiscovery including:

• Brief introduction to eDiscovery project management
• Importance of legal project management for defensibility
• Project management considerations for preservation, collection, processing, review and production of Electronically Stored Information (ESI)
• The stages of the legal project management process in eDiscovery

This webinar is part of eTERA's ongoing series of training and education initiatives to help legal professionals stay abreast of critical issues surrounding data management and eDiscovery. To register, please click here.

Speakers:

Michael Quartararo, Director of Litigation Support Services, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Michael is the author of Project Management in Electronic Discovery: An Introduction to Core Principles of Legal Project Management and Leadership in eDiscovery. At Stroock, he leads a staff providing consultative support and technology services to 350 attorneys and paralegals and is responsible for the development and implementation of Firm policies relating to Litigation Support. He regularly consults with attorneys and the Firm's Fortune 500 clients on the use of technology, eDiscovery and information governance.

Todd Haley, Vice President of Business Intelligence, eTERA Consulting

Todd is an expert on the technology of eDiscovery. Todd is the former Chief Technology Officer of a major law firm, and has over two decades of experience in managing the people, process and technology of eDiscovery and data management projects. Todd has an extensive background in training legal professionals on a variety of topics including eDiscovery best practices, data management, investigations and more.

About eTERA Consulting

Founded in 2004, eTERA Consulting is an international, award-winning organization selected by clients to help solve the challenges of complex, big data projects in the areas of information governance, investigations, litigation, regulatory compliance and security breach response. Built by the clients, for the clients®, eTERA provides customized data management solutions and services to Fortune 500 companies and the Am Law 100 at the intersection where legal, data analytics, security and information technology meet. eTERA's experienced subject matter experts ensure client engagement success by using best practices, leading technologies and proven project management methodologies combined with exceptional client service. Having passed the most stringent security audits, eTERA is trusted by the world's largest insurance, financial services, pharmaceutical and energy companies. eTERA was selected by the Legal Times in 2014 and 2015 as the Best End-to-End Litigation Consulting Firm and was recognized by the National Law Journal as the nation's top End-to-End eDiscovery Company for five consecutive years. Headquartered in Washington D.C., eTERA maintains offices in Chicago, Detroit, Paris and Shanghai.