eDiscovery has seen substantial transformation lately. But the emergence of Microsoft Teams and its widespread usage of “modern attachments” (also referred to as “cloud attachments”) has created substantial eDiscovery headaches. While their central purpose is to provide enhanced security controls they directly conflict with the long-established obligations of eDiscovery–disclosure, completeness, process transparency and defensibility.

Further, modern attachments are not limited to Microsoft Teams and can also appear in the context of Microsoft email. They may be a part of the “new normal” in eDiscovery.

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• The issues that modern attachments create for eDiscovery.
• Tips and best practices for avoiding collection issues with modern attachment content.
• Why controversy clouds the field of view and path forward.