John Patzakis

Thieves will always steal business ideas, but you can catch them red-handed,
says John Patzakis

The process of litigation discovery - where parties to a lawsuit seek documents, depositions and other information from their foes and third-party witnesses prior to trial - is seeing a dramatic transition with the advent of the 'paperless office.'

When Arthur Andersen partner David Duncan met with his colleagues in their Houston office last fall, just before the onset of their now infamous computer file delete-fest, they did not couch their planned mission as a purposeful endeavor to destroy evidence relevant to an impending Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation.

A new law in California means you need comprehensive incident and forensics planning says John Patzakis.