Daley & Fey LLP

E-Discovery is a major source of legal risk and cost—both in the U.S. and abroad.   And clients lack consistent legal guidance, predictable costs, and defensible solutions.  

The vision of Daley & Fey LLP is to help make the “just, speedy and inexpensive” resolution of disputes a reality.  As a boutique law firm focusing solely on e-discovery, e-records management and compliance, and data privacy, it is our prime directive.


We know that e-discovery is too expensive. Several firms can help you do e-discovery damage control.  But few can really help you prevent the damage. Daley & Fey LLP is your trusted advisor, helping you navigate the complex maze of e-discovery and data privacy. 

 

How do we do it? We believe in a new model.

 

We focus on results.  
We recognize e-discovery problems are business problems.  They demand a business-centric approach — one that we provide.  

 

We replace e-discovery madness with a method.
Our method is simple, yet effective. We assess your legal and regulatory, information technology and records management landscapes. We identify gaps in relation to the new federal e-discovery rules, best practices and emerging case law. And we provide practical recommendations and solutions.

 

We won’t leave you orphaned.
We won’t just tell you what you already know – that you have a problem.  Instead, we help you contain costs, ensure compliance and improve quality today and as technology and e-discovery law evolve.  

 

We listen.
We’ll listen to you carefully, but we won’t tell you what we think you want to hear. We are confident in our counsel.  And we take pride in providing value.

 

We’re diverse and experienced.
The Daley & Fey team is diverse in thought and culture.  We’ve assembled a special team of experienced legal, technology and business professionals that is greater than the sum of its parts.

 

We are translators.
We are your e-discovery “Rosetta Stone,” because we are multilingual. We’re fluent in all three required languages:  technology, records management and the law. 

 


a new model
Clients need a model that approaches e-discovery risk and cost as a business problem for which there is no “silver bullet”…a model that is nimble enough to defuse new “weapons of mass discovery” …a model that treats e-discovery as an on-going process and not just a one-time project…a model that recognizes the cultural challenges of change involved in any solution…a model that rewards continuous process improvement.
Upcoming Events

M. James Daley:
Moderator, "Deal with Challenges of Litigation Holds: Pension Committee & Progeny" and "Recognize and Reconcile the Tensions between Inside and Outside Counsel", Executive Counsel Institute's E-Discovery for the Corporate Market, Chicago, Illinois, August 2-3, 2010.

M. James Daley:
Conference Co-Chair and Panelist, "Recent Developments in Cross-Border Discovery & Data Privacy", "Challenges & Opportunities Presented by Advances in Technology", and "The Sedona Conference® Guidelines & Best Practices for Cross-Border Discovery, Data Processing & Transfer", Second Annual Sedona Conference® International Programme on Cross-Border eDiscovery & Data Privacy, Washington D.C., September 15-16, 2010.

Lisa Lukaszewski:

Speaker, "Records Management in a Tight Economy: The Business Case" and "Records Managers on the Witness Stand", ARMA International 2010 Conference, San Francisco, California, November 7-10, 2010.


Recent Presentations

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M. James Daley:

Speaker, “International E-Discovery: Data Protection, Privacy & Cross-Border Issues”, CEIC Conference, Summerlin, Nevada, May 26, 2010.

Laura Fey:

Speaker, "Case Study: Convincing the C-Suite: How to Persuade Top Management to Buy In to Records Management Initiatives" and "Town Hall: The Future of RIM As We Know It", MER Conference, Chicago, Illinois, May 18, 2010.

M. James Daley:

Speaker, “Document Management & Litigation Risk in the Age of E-Discovery: Cautionary Tales & the Road Ahead”, ARMA, Omaha, Nebraska, May 12, 2010.


Recent Publications

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Laura Fey:

Co-Author, “The Practical Management of Electronic Evidence (United States of America)”, Chapter 7, Electronic Evidence, Lexis Nexis, (2nd Ed., 2010).

M. James Daley and Laura Fey:

Co-Authors, “International Restrictions on Releasing Personal Information - What Steps Your Company Needs to Consider”, The Corporate Counselor, Volume 24, No. 6, October 2009.

M. James Daley:

Co-Editor-in-Chief, “The Sedona Conference® Framework for Analysis Of Cross-Border Discovery Conflicts: A Practical Guide To Navigating The Competing Currents Of International Data Privacy And E-Discovery”, August 2008.

 

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