ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION Editor J P JurisNet, LLC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Editor... ix Contributing Authors... ix Contributing Panelists... xi Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: A CHANGING PARADIGM...1 Chapter 2 A CIVIL LAW PERSPECTIVE: FORGET E-DISCOVERY! Michael E. Schneider...13 Chapter 3 E-DISCLOSURE IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION Stephen R. Jagusch...39 Chapter 4 PRODUCTION OF ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION IN ARBITRATION: SUFFICIENCY OF THE IBA RULES? John M. Barkett...49 iii
iv ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION Chapter 5 THE NEW REALITY OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT PRODUCTION IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: A CATALYST FOR CONVERGENCE Richard D. Hill...89 Chapter 6 LITIGATION LESSONS: THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, THE SEDONA PRINCIPLES AND PART 31 OF THE ENGLISH CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES Judge Ronald J. Hedges...107 Chapter 7 A U.S. PERSPECTIVE: CONVERGENCE OF STANDARDS FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION AND AMERICAN CIVIL DISCOVERY Tom Barnett...119 Chapter 8 ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: THE ISSUES Lawrence W. Newman Tom Barnett Judge Ronald J. Hedges Stephen R. Jagusch Michael E. Schneider Panel Discussion...127
TABLE OF CONTENTS v Chapter 9 AN IN-HOUSE COUNSEL S GUIDE TO E-DISCLOSURE Laura M. Kibbe...153 Chapter 10 E-DISCOVERY PLAYBOOK: HOW E-DISCOVERY CAN BE A PROACTIVE TOOL FOR WINNING Ashley B. Watson...163 Chapter 11 E-DISCOVERY S GREATEST CHALLENGES MANAGEMENT OF DIVERSE RESOURCES & DISCOVERY BURDEN ESTIMATING James M. Wright...175 Chapter 12 THE IN-HOUSE COUNSEL EXPERIENCE Tom Sikora Laura M. Kibbe Liane Komagome James M. Wright Steve Pate Panel Discussion...189
vi ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION Chapter 13 FLAT WORLD ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY: A CYBER-TOWER OF BABEL? Stephen D. Whetstone...213 Chapter 14 AVOIDING THE ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE MONEY PIT: STRATEGIES FOR MAXIMIZING COST SAVINGS AND WINNING CASES Jerry F. Barbanel and Thomas W. Avery...221 Chapter 15 IT TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES Mark Yacano Ashley B. Watson Thomas W. Avery Jerry F. Barbanel Stephen D. Whetstone Jonathan Sachs Panel Discussion...229 Chapter 16 E-DISCOVERY AND TECHNOLOGY: THE FUTURE Skip Walter...253
TABLE OF CONTENTS vii Chapter 17 WHITHER E-DISCLOSURE IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION? Chuck Ragan Henri C. Alvarez John M. Barkett C. Mark Baker Stephen R. Jagusch Michael E. Schneider Tom Sikora Skip Walter Panel Discussion...267 APPENDICES Appendix 1 IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration...291 Appendix 2 Sedona Principles for Electronic Document Production, Second Edition...305 Appendix 3 CPR Draft Protocol on Pre-Hearing Disclosure of Documents and Information in Arbitration...307 Appendix 4 ICDR Guidelines for Arbitrators Concerning Exchanges of Information...313
viii ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION Appendix 5 Practice Direction to Part 31 of the English Civil Procedure Rules...317 Appendix 6 Amendments to Rules 16 and 26 of the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...325 Appendix 7 Managing Disclosure of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges...351