Brandon Leatha, Director at iDiscovery Solutions, Inc. (iDS), to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s Live Webcast

New York, NY, October 28, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Brandon Leatha, Director at iDiscovery Solutions, Inc. (iDS), will speak at this live webcast entitled, “Social Media eDiscovery in Civil Litigation: What You Need to Know.” This CLE event is scheduled on November 17, 2016 @ 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (ET).

Event Summary:

Social media explosion has brought drastic changes in peoples' lives. Every day, millions of social media users "post," "like," "tweet" and "share."

Consequently, the rise of social media has brought noticeable impacts in eDiscovery and the overall the legal industry. Social media discovery now plays a big role in civil litigation lawsuits. Depending on the reasonability of surrounding circumstances, items such as Facebook posts, check-ins and Tweets may be used as evidence in a legal dispute. Social media evidence has already played a key role in several cases.

Given this, attorneys must be familiar with the legal perspectives of social media discovery, including the processes involved and the reasonable grounds.

The panel of key thought leaders and practitioners brought together by The Knowledge Group will offer a discussion of the fundamentals, as well as updates, regarding the latest and significant issues surrounding social media discovery. This live webcast aims to help you avoid common pitfalls which may arise in civil litigation that involves eDiscovery.

Key issues that will be covered in this webcast are:

· Social Media eDiscovery - Legal Overview
· The Role of Social Media in Civil Litigation
· Standards of Accessing Social Media Evidence
· Reasonable Grounds of Social Media Discovery Requests
· Recent Civil Litigation Cases Involving Social Media Discovery

About Brandon Leatha

Mr. Brandon Leatha, a Director at iDiscovery Solutions, Inc. (iDS), is an expert in eDiscovery, data analytics, and digital forensics. With over 15 years of consulting experience in the litigation support industry, he advises clients throughout the eDiscovery lifecycle, providing guidance on data preservation, evidence collection, data reduction strategies, review methodology, and document production. Mr. Leatha has extensive experience performing computer forensic investigations, structured data analytics, and assisting clients in the effective utilization of technology assisted review (TAR).

Mr. Leatha has been a corporate 30(b)(6) witness, a court-appointed neutral computer forensics examiner, and has testified on numerous electronic discovery and computer forensics issues. He is an active member of the Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production (WG1) since 2005 and is a Board Member of the Computer Technology Investigators Network (CTIN). Mr. Leatha has provided training on electronic discovery and computer forensics for seminars, CLE courses, and industry training events.

About iDiscovery Solutions, Inc. (iDS)

iDiscovery Solutions, Inc. (iDS) is an award-winning, global, expert services and consulting firm. iDS delivers customized, innovative solutions for legal and corporate clients’ challenges in connection with electronic discovery (eDiscovery), digital forensics, data analytics, information governance (IG), processing and hosting of electronically stored information (ESI) and enterprise applications. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the firm also has offices in Seattle, WA and Costa Mesa, CA. For more information, visit idiscoverysolutions.com. Follow iDS @iDiscoveryInc.

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. Its mission is to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webcasts that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format.

The organization brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts to study the impact of changes and emerging trends. Hear from leading government officials/regulators, key thought leaders, and industry experts objectively analyze the latest trends and issues and their impact on industries.