Mark Howitson, Deputy General Counsel at Facebook, to Deliver Keynote at LegalTech New York 2010

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mark S. Howitson, deputy general counsel of Facebook, will deliver the day two keynote address at ALM’s upcoming LegalTech New York 2010, the nation’s largest and most prestigious legal technology conference and trade show. LegalTech New York will take place February 1-3 at the Hilton Hotel in New York City. Complete conference information is available at www.legaltechshow.com.

Howitson’s presentation will include discussion of how Facebook, Twitter and other social media have begun to replace traditional news outlets as viable sources of information and the impact of this trend on e-discovery. He will analyze these new, individual and dynamic channels of communication, as well as the implications of how social media information is stored, both from a business and personal perspective. Howitson will also outline what corporate litigators need to consider from an e-discovery perspective; how to maintain control over the e-discovery process and the data involved; how to measure e-discovery costs, trends and efficiencies; and cloud computing benefits and shortfalls.

A bachelor’s degree graduate of University of the Pacific, Howitson attended law school at Santa Clara University, graduating cum laude in 1997. After working at Hoge, Fenton, Jones and Appel, Inc.; Gunderson Dettmer; and Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe, LLP, he joined Facebook in 2007, where he is responsible for worldwide litigation, labor and employment and the company’s patent portfolio.

The day-two keynote presentation will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 2nd in the West Grand Ballroom. This session is open to all attendees and has been approved for one complimentary CLE credit.

LegalTech New York 2009 attracted nearly 13,000 attendees and featured almost 300 exhibiting companies. The 2010 conference will offer more than 60 educational sessions for attendees, on topics ranging from electronic discovery and knowledge management, to emerging technologies. For a conference agenda, exhibitor list and other details, visit www.legaltechshow.com.

LegalTech is presented by ALM Events, a leading producer of educational and networking events for business leaders and professionals. Other ALM events include ALM Legal Conferences, Insight Information Conferences and the RealShare Conference series for commercial real estate professionals.

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