IRS Criminal Investigation E-Discovery Program Manager, Wallace Drueck, Jr., Joins ACEDS Advisory Board
December 2, 2010
The Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists today announced that Wallace W. Drueck, Jr., the e-discovery program manager of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, has joined its Advisory Board. Drueck is one of the leading US government experts in e-discovery. He was honored with the 2009 IRS Chief Counsel’s Sheldon Cohen Award for his efforts in directing the IRS e-discovery operations.
A lawyer admitted to practice in Tennessee, the US Tax Court, and other jurisdictions, Drueck is legal advisor as well as an instructor at the Joint Computer Evidence Training Program of the US Departments of the Treasury and Homeland Security.
He has served as an expert witness in matters regarding the acquisition and analysis of digital evidence. He oversees IRS compliance in civil and criminal cases with obligations arising from electronically stored information.
Teaches computer forensics to domestic, foreign agencies
A sought-after instructor on computer forensics and searches, he frequently teaches at the annual conferences of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security. He has taught at the Norwegian tax authorities-Scandinavian interagency computer forensic training program, and the Canadian Revenue Agency directorate on enforcement and disclosure.
"We are thrilled to have an expert with Mr. Drueck's skills, expertise and experience to help guide ACEDS in its mission," said William Hamilton, Chairman of the ACEDS Advisory Board and a partner at the Tampa office of Quarles & Brady.
'Mr. Drueck brings a unique and valuable insight to the ACEDS Advisory Board. Government agencies, like all litigants, face the many challenges of e-discovery. He will join with other Advisory Board members in advising ACEDS on training programs and conference panels that assist government personnel in their e-discovery work," said ACEDS Executive Director Gregory Calpakis.
"E-discovery is not merely a technology matter, but one that deals with the affordability of justice and equal access to the courts," said Calpakis.
On November 1, ACEDS released the first certification examination in the e-discovery field. The exam, which follows strict psychometric standards, is offered at 540 ACEDS-Kryterion Testing Centers worldwide, including many in the US and Canada. More than 70 professionals have registered to take the exam that leads successful candidates to the Certified E-Discovery Specialist (CEDS) credential.
ACEDS Advisory Board includes diverse, multidisciplinary experts
Wallace Drueck joins an Advisory Board led by Chairman William Hamilton, of Quarles & Brady and a pioneer e-discovery legal educator. The Advisory Board also includes attorney John Barkett, partner at Shook Hardy & Bacon, who heads the American Bar Association’s National Institute on E-Discovery; Arthur England, Greenberg Traurig shareholder and former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court; Helen Bergman Moure, experienced commercial litigator, e-discovery consultant and principal at Lex Aperta llc; Carnival Corporation General Counsel Arnaldo Perez; nationally acclaimed plaintiffs’ attorney Ervin Gonzalez of Colson Hicks Eidson; e-discovery expert and lawyer Carolyn Southerland of Huron Consulting Group; e-discovery specialist; e-discovery expert and attorney Bennett Borden of Williams Mullen; Deloitte Financial Advisory Services principal Anthony Reid; Michael Quartararo, litigation support manager at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, and other distinguished professionals. Full details about the Advisory Board and ACEDS at www.aceds.org.
(The ACEDS Annual E-Discovery Conference will be held March 23-25, 2011, at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, Florida. Members of the media may obtain credentials to cover the conference by contacting Nathaly Vera at 786-517-2707 or email at nvera@aceds.org)
