I really enjoyed writing this blog entry the other day for Above The Law. I think Hardinger & Tanenholz, LLP are definitely a firm to keep your eyes on in the future for e-discovery.

From ATL:

Earlier this week, I had the chance to sit down with David Tanenholz, one of the co-founders and partners at Hardinger & Tanenholz LLP (H&T), which is one of the few firms — if not the first — to promote itself solely as “discovery counsel.” And with their experience as Biglaw alumni, the two founders may represent a glimpse into the future of how lawyers can carve out a niche by fusing technology and project management.

So what is it that puts them ahead of the curve? Let’s find out….

• Scott Zebrak of the RIAA offers his perspective on Viacom v. YouTube.
• I guess the Pentagon no longer thinks social media is such a waste of time.
• “We have a tremendous group of contract attorneys who are extremely vigilant (careful) in spending the city’s money.” Now there is a statement you don’t hear every day concerning contract attorneys. Thank you city of Shreveport.
• Jason Krause writes on “piloting e-discovery rules in the 7th circuit.”
• K&L Gates posts on spoliation.
• LawyerLink is looking for an e-discovery project manager

Maura R. Grossman

From The Posse List:

Sound project management is vital to any eDiscovery matter.  Without it, data can be overlooked, budgets overrun, deadlines missed, and defensibility compromised.   To ensure that your eDiscovery matter is managed properly, you need more than just a good project manager; you need a well thought-out process that incorporates quality assessment and control.To find out how ways you can streamline the eDiscovery process, avoid missed deadlines,  and minimize the potential for costly errors and challenges by opposing counsel, please join LDMglobal for a webinar on “The Keys to eDiscovery Project Management”.

The webinar will be held Thursday March 11th at 11:00 AM EST, 4:00 PM GMT, and will feature Maura R. Grossman, Counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz…

For more details click here.

Here are “Clearwell’s Top 5 e-discovery Trends for 2010″ via CMSWire:

1. Early case assessment (ECA)
2. Technology-Lead Initiatives
3. eDiscovery gets Project Managed
4. Data Analytics Set Benchmarks
5. A Single eDiscovery Platform

Be sure to click the link above to find out their sixth e-discovery trend for 2010.