ESI Protocols: Solution or Source of Problems?

Sep 11 2026

Georgetown Law Advance eDiscovery Institute

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Wednesday, September 23 • 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET

Jason Lichter, principal of Troutman eMerge, will be speaking at the Georgetown Law Advance eDiscovery Institute’s “ESI Protocols: Solution or Source of Problems?” webinar on Wednesday, September 23 from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. ET.

At the Rule 26(f) stage, parties are often asked to negotiate detailed ESI protocols before they truly understand the scope of discovery, relevant systems, or the realities of the ESI at issue. This webinar challenges whether that early guesswork and months spent negotiating technical provisions that may never matter actually advances proportionality and efficiency, or whether ESI protocols have created unnecessary cost, delay, and disputes.