Legaltech - An ALM Event

Track 2: eDiscovery & Content Governance

Sponsored by:

The ROI of Predictive Coding

The rapid increase in the volume and sources of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) has changed how corporate legal departments plan for and react to litigation and eDiscovery. In the past, traditional electronic discovery processes relied on "linear review", a manual, expensive, time consuming and error-prone process in which teams of contract attorneys reviewed hundreds of thousands or millions of documents one page at a time to determine responsiveness. This traditional linear review process has driven the cost of eDiscovery up dramatically.

To address this spiraling cost, corporate legal departments and their external counsel have begun to embrace Predictive Coding, a disruptive technology that is changing the way legal review is conducted.

In this session industry experts will discuss:

• What Predictive Coding is and what differentiates it from traditional linear review
• How the Predictive Coding process improves time to respond as well as accuracy and consistency of results to provide an extremely high return on investment (ROI)
• How Predictive Coding is forcing the eDiscovery industry to have a discussion of review quality that has not occurred before
• ROI comparisons between traditional linear review and Predictive Coding for small, medium and large cases

• Drew Lewis,
  eDiscovery Counsel,
  Recommind

• Woods Abbott,
  Director of Legal Operations,
  Raytheon
• Pam Davis,
  Senior Discovery Counsel,
  Google
• Steve Berrent,
  Managing Director,
  WilmerHale Discovery Solutions, WilmerHale
• Scott Milner,
  Partner,
  Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Track 3: LegalTech E-Discovery Boot Camp

LegalTech Boot Camp I

In the first session of the three hour intensive LegalTech Boot Camp, Craig Ball and Michael Arkfeld will rapidly take you through the ins and outs of e-Discovery today. This 90 minute session will be an intense look at today's most essential information, decision making considerations and technology.

Attendees may join either or both sessions. They will receive materials from both Boot Camp I and II and specific time will be set aside for Q&A with session leaders.

Speakers:

• Craig Ball,
  President,
  Craig D. Ball, P.C.
• Michael Arkfeld,
  Principal,
  Arkfeld & Associates

Track 4: Government Investigations and Litigation

Sponsored by:

The Role of Litigation Technology in Government Investigations and Cases: What You Need to Know Litigating in the 21st Century

The litigation technology tools and practices used by the government and those subject to investigations can help shape strategy and sometimes outcome. When dealing with the government the procedures can be very different than those which apply in private litigation. Often investigating agencies have preferences for various aspects of discovery, including production format, so being aware of those needs in advance can help streamline a case. This panel will address litigation technology best practices to help you navigate an often complex landscape.

• George Kiersted,
  President,
  Kiersted Systems

• Joshua Wood,
  Director of the Office of Litigation Support, Civil Division,
  United States Department of Justice
• Bridget Logue,
  Litigation Support Manager,
  U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• Scott Minning,
  Senior Product Manager,
  Department of Justice – Anti-Trust Division

Track 5: Legal Operations – Forming a New Identity

Sponsored by:

Leap Ahead, Don't Lag Behind: Enhancing Value From Your Legal Service Delivery Model

Increasing competitive pressures coupled with the ongoing demand by business leaders for quicker response, the pressure from shareholders for greater margins and the requirements of regulators for increased controls has made the delivery of corporate legal services more important than ever before. As a result, today's legal departments must transform themselves into strategic corporate assets by reducing turnaround times, driving down costs, and focusing on critical business challenges and goals. Join these industry practitioners to learn how to leverage the Law Department Maturity ModelSM to transform your department from responding to requests for legal support to proactively delivering legal value tightly aligned with corporate priorities.

• Bill Young,
  Product Line Executive,
  Law Department Operation,
  Bridgeway Software

• Kim Townsan,
  Senior Manager,
  Legal Administration,
  United Technologies Corporation
• David Cambria,
  Sr. Director, Enterprise Information Management,
  CDW

Track 6: Information Governance in a Big Data World

Sponsored by

Big Data - Big Hype or Big Opportunity?

• What is Big Data and where did big data come from?
• Value proposition of Big Data?
• Market ready or still maturing?
• Major players and how they are shaping Big Data

Moderator:

• Barry Murphy,
  Co-founder and Senior Analyst,
  eDJ Group, Inc.

Panelists:

• Galina Datskovsky, CRM, Ph.D,
  Senior Vice President, Information Governance,
  Autonomy, an HP Company
• Julie Colgan,
  CRM,
  IBM
• Eric Hunter,
  Director of Knowledge, Innovation & Technology Strategies, Bradford & Barthel, LLP
• Jason R. Baron,
  Director of Litigation,
  National Archives and Records Administration

Track 6: Information Governance in a Big Data World

Sponsored by

Big Data in Practice

• How do you implement Big Data?
• Does Big Data mean All Data?
• How is big data being used? (case studies/use cases)
• Will in-stream analytics lead to knee-jerk management?

Moderator:

• Barry Murphy,
  Co-founder and Senior Analyst,
  eDJ Group, Inc.

Panelists:

• Galina Datskovsky, CRM, Ph.D,
  Senior Vice President, Information Governance,
  Autonomy, an HP Company
• Julie Colgan,
  CRM,
  IBM
• Eric Hunter,
  Director of Knowledge, Innovation & Technology Strategies,
  Bradford & Barthel, LLP
• Rich Vestuto, Esq.,
  Director,
  Deloitte

Track 2: eDiscovery & Content Governance

Sponsored by:

Defensible Disposal; If it doesn't exist I don't have to review it

Most corporate legal departments are still looking for ways to reduce, or at least stop the growth, of their annual legal budgets. One of the most obvious targets for cost reduction in any legal department is the cost of responding to eDiscovery, including the cost of finding all potentially responsive ESI (electronically stored information), culling it down and then having in-house or external attorneys review it for relevance and privilege.

Many cost reduction strategies have been implemented over the years but those strategies don't address the real problem; the huge and growing amount of unmanaged and potentially valueless electronic information floating around companies. The straight forward and common sense way to reduce eDiscovery cost (and risk) is to better manage ESI, including disposing of unneeded data that could be subject to an eDiscovery inquiry in the future.

In this session, we will discuss:

• The cause and effect associated with uncontrolled electronic information growth especially in relation to the eDiscovery process
• The current state of the art of Information Management technologies, again in relation to eDiscovery requirements
• How categorization techniques can be used to defensibly and effectively manage and dispose of unneeded data

Moderator:

• Bill Tolson,
  Senior Product Marketing Manager,
  Recommind

Speakers:

• Cliff Dutton,
  Senior Vice President, Director of E-Discovery and Vendor Management,
  AIG
• John Rosenthal,
  Partner,
  Winston & Strawn LLP
• Bennett Borden,
  Chair, Electronic Discovery & Information Governance Section,
  Williams Mullin
• Dean Gonsowski,
  AGC / Sr. Director of Business Development,
  Recommind

Track 3: LegalTech E-Discovery Boot Camp

LegalTech Boot Camp II

In the second session of the three hour intensive LegalTech Boot Camp, Craig Ball and Michael Arkfeld will continue their rapid take on the ins and outs of e-Discovery today. This 90 minute session will be an intense look at today's most essential information, decision making considerations and technology. Attendees may join either or both sessions. They will receive materials from both Boot Camp I and II and specific time will be set aside for Q&A with session leaders.

Speakers:

• Craig Ball,
  President,
  Craig D. Ball, P.C.
• Michael Arkfeld,
  Principal,
  Arkfeld & Associates

Track 4: Government Investigations and Litigation

Sponsored by:

Legal and Strategic Considerations in Government Investigations

Whether you are dealing with the government as a defendant in a civil or criminal matter, there are legal and strategic e-discovery challenges. Communication is key. Understanding of the scope of claims, preservation issues, and search strategies can often set the tone for an entire case. This panel will address recent legal and procedural developments in criminal cases, antitrust matters, and civil investigations as well as provide practical suggestions on how to engage the government if you become involved in an investigation.

• George Kiersted,
  President,
  Kiersted Systems

• Allison Stanton,
  Director of E-Discovery, FOIA and Records Civil Division,
  Department of Justice
• Tracy Greer,
  Senior Litigation Counsel,
  Department of Justice- Antitrust Division
• Richard Hayes,
  Assistant U.S. Attorney,
  Chief, Affirmative Civil Enforcement, ,
  Department of Justice- Eastern District of New York
  

Track 5: Legal Operations – Forming a New Identity

Sponsored by:

Success Is As Success Does: Leading Cross-functional Teams to Create Positive Change

Legal Department Operations Managers (whether formally invested with the title or not) are tasked with producing tangible results in an environment where they often lack the direct span of control over the resources, budget, and technology support necessary to achieve success. Join us as we discuss proven strategies for building strong, interdependent relationships from legal operations with IT, Accounts Payable, HR and Procurement. These relationship provide a path to lead cross-functional teams to drive success with legal operations projects.

Moderator:

• Bill Young,
  Product Line Executive, Law Department Operation,
  Bridgeway Software

Speakers:

• Christine Crawford,
  Director, Global IT, G&A Systems,
  Edwards Life Sciences
• Deb Tatar,
  AVP Global Corporate Systems,
  MetLife
• Donna Chelel,
  Legal Administration Professional

Track 6: Information Governance in a Big Data World

Sponsored by

Does Big Data = Big Risk?

• What are the governance implications of Big Data?
• Is this the end of records management?
• What affect will Big Data implementations have on litigation readiness?

What tools exist to help put Big Data into perspective of overall corporate governance and strategy?

Moderator:

• Barry Murphy,
  Co-founder and Senior Analyst,
  eDJ Group, Inc.

Panelists:

• Galina Datskovsky, CRM, Ph.D,
  Senior Vice President, Information Governance,
  Autonomy, an HP Company
• Julie Colgan,
  CRM,
  IBM
• Jason R. Baron,
  Director of Litigation,
  National Archives and Records Administration
• Rich Vestuto, Esq.,
  Director,
  Deloitte