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The Electronic Discovery Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to resolving electronic discovery challenges by conducting studies of litigation processes that incorporate modern technologies. The explosion in volume of electronically stored information and the complexity of its discovery overwhelms the litigation process and the justice system. Technology and efficient processes can ease the impact of electronic discovery.
The Institute operates under the guidance of an independent Advisory Board comprised of judges, lawyers and technical experts. The Institute's studies will measure the relative merits of new discovery technologies and methods. The results of the Institute's studies will be shared with the public, free of charge.
News and Updates
January 12, 2010 update: EDI deduplication study conducted by Anne Kershaw and Joe Howie appears in an ACC Docket article on ethics in electronic discovery by Joe Howie, Anne Kershaw, and Patrick Oot. Links to a free downloadable PDF of the article appear at the bottom of the Publications page of this site.
January 5, 2010 update: Anne Kershaw and Joe Howie completed a threading study. An additional article regarding the study appears in LTN Magazine. Links to free downloadable copies of both appear at the bottom of the Publications page of this site.
October 31, 2009 update: The eDiscovery Institute is hosting its 5th Annual Gourmet Pizza After Party at the Newseum in Washington DC on Thursday, November 12th, 2009, after the Georgetown University Law Center Advanced eDiscovery Institute CLE Program.
July 29, 2009 update: Anne Kershaw and Joe Howie completed a deduplication survey.
June 20, 2009 update: The results of the Inaugural Study were submitted for publication. An abstract of the publication can has been posted in the Inaugural Study section of this website.
The Institute's Inaugural Study, now complete, is comparing relevance review technologies against a traditional document review process, as to results, cost and time to completion.