Notes on recent trends in e-discovery, data privacy, and the use of technology to enhance the practice of law.
E-discovery
| CATEGORIES | DATE | ENTRIES |
|---|---|---|
| E-Discovery | 07/24/2020 | Price continues to be a key factor driving whom legal clients choose to meet their e-discovery needs and legal departments continue to insource more work than ever, according to Ari Kaplan’s 6th annual E-Discovery Unfiltered: A Survey of Current Trends and Candid Perspectives report, wrote Rhys Dipshan of Legaltech news. For highlights, see the Ari Kaplan Advisors press release. |
| E-Discovery | 07/23/2020 | E-discovery software can be used for more than just e-discovery, as noted by Sharon Nelson of Sensei Enterprises in a post about how Maura Grossman and Gordon Cormack are deploying their TAR tools to help medical researchers find the information they need to accelerate progress in the study and treatment of COVID-19. |
| E-Discovery | 07/22/2020 | The Sedona Conference has published a public comment version of its Commentary on ESI Evidence & Admissibility, Second Edition. Comments should be submitted by Sept. 20. |
| E-Discovery | 07/22/2020 | Doug Austin of eDiscovery Daily has prepared a three-part series on discovery of “newer” types of ESI, on the Exterro website: Part 1 – social media; part 2 – mobile devices and messaging/collaboration apps; and part 3 – audio and video files, and the internet of things. |
| E-Discovery Enhancing Practice | 07/22/2020 | Valora has published a 10-page e-book on the basics of auto-classification covering what it is, file versus rich metadata, how auto-classification works, and practical ways to use it. |
| E-Discovery | 07/21/2020 | Doug Austin of eDiscovery Daily published a short primer on releasing legal holds, on the Ipro website. |
| E-Discovery | 07/21/2020 | Laura Clewley of Ricoh wrote about the challenges of trying to share content for review by sending PDFs or printing emails and offered seven topics to consider before moving in that direction. |
| E-Discovery | 07/20/2020 | Craig Ball has published an updated version of his “Perfect Preservation Letter”, reported Doug Austin of eDiscovery Today. |
Enhancing practice
| CATEGORIES | DATE | ENTRIES |
|---|---|---|
| Enhancing Practice | 07/27/2020 | Richard Tromans of Artificial Lawyer took a look at Gartner’s Legal Tech Hype Curve analysis for 2020, offering his thoughts on text analytics, e-discovery software, blockchain, smart contracts, chatbots, legal spend management, and predictive analytics. |
| Enhancing Practice | 07/23/2020 | The Surveillance Technology Overside Project published a report, Virtual Justice, that raises privacy and due process concerns about courts conducting business remotely via video and teleconferences, noted Bob Ambrogi of LawSites. |
| E-Discovery Enhancing Practice | 07/22/2020 | Valora has published a 10-page e-book on the basics of auto-classification covering what it is, file versus rich metadata, how auto-classification works, and practical ways to use it. |
| Enhancing Practice | 07/22/2020 | A Chicago Bar task force has proposed changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct that would permit lawyers to partner with non lawyers to provide legal tech solutions in Illinois, reported Sam Skolnik of Bloomberg Law. |
| Enhancing Practice | 07/21/2020 | In a Forbes article, Mark A. Cohen of Legal Mosaic discussed what recent Axiom, Deloitte, and UnitedLex announcements suggest about the future of the practice and business of law. |
| Enhancing Practice | 07/20/2020 | Andrea Alliston of Stikeman Elliott published an overview of document automation and how to get started with it. |
| Enhancing Practice | 07/17/2020 | Virtual civil bench trial went better than lawyers expected and might even be more efficient than traditional trials, reported Alaina Lancaster of Legaltech news. |
| Enhancing Practice | 07/01/2020 | The Australian government has rolled out an AI named Amica to help those getting divorced divide money and property and make appropriate parenting arrangements without hiring a lawyer, reported Nishit Raghuwanshi of Fossbytes Media. |
| Enhancing Practice | 07/01/2020 | FTI Consulting testifying expert A.J. Gravel offered insights on how experts and their attorney can best prepare for remote depositions. As one who has participated in remote depositions as an attorney and expert since the 1990s, I can vouch of the soundness of his recommendations. |
| Enhancing Practice | 06/15/2020 | The Pennsylvania Bar Association issued new guidance to attorneys working from home during the pandemic, Formal Opinion 2020-30. The opinion covers, among other things, an attorney’s duty of technological competence when handling sensitive client information in a home environment, reported John M. McNichols in an ABA publication. |
Privacy
| CATEGORIES | DATE | ENTRIES |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy | 07/23/2020 | The European Data Protection Board released an information note on Binding Corporate Rules applicable to groups of undertakings or enterprises that have the UK ICO as their competent supervisory authority, reported Yung Shin Van Der Sype, Paul Greaves, and Wim Nauwelaerts of Alston & Bird. |
| Privacy | 07/22/2020 | Regulator reactions in the immediate aftermath of Schrems II have included a statement and updated guidance from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, a call from German data protection commissioner Maja Smoltczy for Berlin-based companies to return EU data currently stored in the U.S. back to the EU, and a statement from the European Data Protection Supervisor that it will continue to strive for a coherent approach among supervisory authorities regarding international transfers, reported Hunton Andrews Kurth. |
| Privacy | 07/21/2020 | According to a survey by Akamai, companies have been struggling to comply with CCPA at least in part because they have been slow to automate their processes, reported Rhys Dipshan of Legaltech news. More results of the survey were discussed by Veronica Combs of TechRepublic. |
| Privacy | 07/21/2020 | Recent survey data from Akamai found that trust and communication amongst businesses and consumers have increased by almost 60% as a result of privacy regulations, wrote Akamai’s Steve Winterfeld. |
| Privacy | 07/21/2020 | The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 has qualified for California’s Nov. 2020 ballot, reported Shannon Yavorsky and Nicholas Farnsworth of Orrick. In their article they lay out the timeline for this legislation, which they describe as “CCPA 2.0”. |
| Privacy | 07/20/2020 | The European Data Protection Board published a statement on the outcome of the Schrems II judgment, acknowledging that the Privacy Shield no longer is available as a data transfer mechanism, calling for EU and US authorities to create a replacement legal framework, and providing insights into how companies should approach standard contractual clauses moving forward, reported Wim Nauwelaerts and Paul Greaves of Alston & Bird. |
Additional articles
| CATEGORIES | DATE | ENTRIES |
|---|---|---|
| E-Discovery | 07/23/2020 | Need to Channel Surf? Check Out the eDiscovery Channel!: eDiscovery Trends Source: eDiscovery Today Author: Doug Austin |
| E-Discovery | 07/23/2020 | 4 Data Management Trends Shaping Corporate Litigation Source: Relativity Author: Jim Neath (Morae) |
| E-Discovery | 07/23/2020 | Life After COVID 19: E-Discovery Considerations for Attorneys and Clients Source: JD Supra Author: Starling Underwood (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton) |
| E-Discovery | 07/21/2020 | Stellar Women in e-Discovery: Allyship with Altlaw Source: Relativity Author: Mary Rechtoris |
| E-Discovery | 07/20/2020 | Court Orders Plaintiffs to Correct Production Deficiencies and Tie Replacement to Previous Production: eDiscovery Case Law Source: eDiscovery Today Author: Doug Austin |
Upcoming events
| CATEGORIES | TYPES | DATES | TIMES | ENTRIES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 07/28/2020 | 1 pm ET | A Proposed TAR Framework Organization: ACEDS Speakers: James C. Francis IV, Christine Payne (Redgrave), Michelle Six (Kirkland & Ellis), Suzanne Clark (eDiscovery CoCounsel), Chad Roberts (eDiscovery CoCounsel), Mike Quartararo (ACEDS) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 07/28/2020 | 1 pm ET | When to Use Conditional Coding Organization: Nuix Speakers: Emily Tice |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 07/28/2020 | 1 pm ET | Redefining the Art & Science of Manual Review Organization: EDRM Speakers: Ian Campbell (iCONECT), Mike Fedorowski )iCONECT), Josh Gilliland (Bow Tie Law) |
| E-Discovery Enhancing Practice | Webinar | 07/29/2020 | 11 am ET | Looking Ahead: Lessons Learned for Investigations Organization: Control Risks Speakers: Michele Wiener, Michael Zimmern |
| Enhancing Practice | Webinar | 07/29/2020 | 12:30 pm AEDT | Winds of change: Why barriers to legal transformation are falling away (for good?) Organization: Neota Logic Speakers: Madeline Oldfield, Tuna Kutsal (Herbert Smith Freehills) |
| Enhancing Practice | Webinar | 07/29/2020 | 1 pm ET | Ethical Considerations and Use of AI to Identify Personal Health Information Organization: EDRM Speakers: Mallory Acheson, Lucie Cohen (Nelson Mullins) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 07/29/2020 | 1 pm ET | The Evolving Court Requirements for E-Discovery Defensibility in Today’s Big Data Age Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Jennifer Feldman (DLA Piper), Ronald J. Hedges (Dentons), Mike Hamilton (Exterro) |
| E-Discovery Enhancing Practice | Webinar | 07/29/2020 | 1 pm ET | Slack for Legal Teams Organization: Hanzo Speakers: Brad Harris (Hanzo), Mark Pike (Slack), Ellen Blanchard (TMobile), Megham Brosnahan |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 07/29/2020 | 1 pm ET | What’s New in Document Review: Best Practices for Conducting Effective, Secure Remote Reviews Organization: Consilio |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 07/29/2020 | 1 pm ET | Gone Viral: Social Media in eDiscovery Organization: XDD |
| Privacy | Webinar | 07/29/2020 | 2 pm ET | Privacy Shield fails to be Safe Harbor! Organization: The Masters Conference Speakers: Michael Simon, Tom Matzen (Matzen Consulting Group), Wayne Matus (SafeGuardGDPR), Debbie Reynolds |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 07/30/2020 | 1 pm ET | E-Discovery Projects Thrive in the New Project for Web Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Nancy Pearce (Microsoft), Shawn Kim (Microsoft), Mike Quartararo (ACEDS) |
| Enhancing Practice | Webinar | 07/30/2020 | 2 pm ET | Musings with Marc & Mary – “Adapting to the “New Normal” Organization: EDRM Speakers: Marc Zamsky (Compliance Discovery Solutions), Mary Mack (EDRM), Ryan Darby (Schiff Hardin) |
| Cybersecurity E-Discovery Privacy | Webinar | 08/04/2020 | 1 pm ET | Masterclass: The Current and Future State of the Legal Technology Job Market Organization: EDRM Speakers: Jared Coseglia (TRU), Mary Mack (EDRM), Kaylee Walstad (EDRM) |
| Enhancing Practice | Webinar | 08/04/2020 | 1 pm ET | Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence and Issues of Bias Organization: ACEDS Detroit Chapter Speakers: Maura R. Grossman (University of Waterloo) |
| Information Governance | Webinar | 08/04/2020 | 1 pm ET | The Future of Data Retention: Employee Validation Organization: Sapient Speakers: Rick Wilson (Sherpa Software), Chris Bednar (Bain & Company) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/04/2020 | 2 pm BST | The Expanding Scope of the E-Discovery Professional Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Greg Wildisen (Panoram), Jonathan Maas (The Maas Consulting Group), James P. Mittenthal (Aon Cyber Solutions), Stuart Davidson (Exterro) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/05/2020 | 1 pm ET | ACEDS Roundtable Series: Transitions, Transformations, and Triumphs in 2020 Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Tom O’Connor (Gulf Coast Legal Technology Center), Dera Nevin (The Blackstone Group), Kenya Parrish-Dixon (TechCentrics), James Bickley (Ankura Consulting), Alvin Lindsay (Hogan Lovells) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/05/2020 | 1 pm ET | The Key to a GSD In-House Team: Powerfully Simple Technology Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Robert Hilson, Todd Eastman (Logikcull) |
| Privacy | Webinar | 08/05/2020 | 1 pm ET | Privacy Law Update: GDPR, CCPA, CCPA 2.0, and Proposed State and Federal Legislation Organization: Husch Blackwell Speaker: David M. Stauss |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/05/2020 | 2 pm ET | Lessons Learned: Data Retention and Responding to Data Privacy Breaches Organization: Law.com Speakers: Natalie Salunke (RVU), Timiko Cranwell (Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I), Robert Fowler (Exterro), James Sherer (Baker & Hostetler) |
| Enhancing Practice | Webinar | 08/07/2020 | 1 pm ET | Emerging Technologies and AI Impacts on Wage and Hour Compliance Organization: Littler Speakers: Natalie A. Pierce, Claire B. Deason |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/10/2020 | 1 pm ET | The COVID-19 Bankruptcy Boom: Preparing for Restructuring Discovery Organization: Legility Speakers: Christine Payne (Redgrave), Jason DeJonker (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner), David Wesch (Legility), Eric Schultenover (Legility) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/12/2020 | 1 pm ET | Responding to Litigation Data Requests: Creating a Comprehensive Global Strategy Organization: Exterro Speakers: Paul Salazar (Siemens AG), David Yerich (UnitedHealth Group), David Cohen (Reed Smith ), Bryant Isbell(Baker McKenzie) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/13/2020 | 1 pm ET | Driving Efficiencies in Litigation Spend: Best Practices for Corporations Organization: EDRM Speakers: Tim Nendorf (OpenText), Patrick Kelley (Thomson Reuters), Mary Mack (EDRM) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/13/2020 | 1 pm ET | Checklist for Choosing an eDiscovery Solution Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Maura R. Grossman (University of Waterloo), Carolyn Anger (Anger & Associates), Jim Gill (Ipro) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/18/2020 | 1 pm ET | Effectively Conduct Corporate Investigations With eDiscovery Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Derrick Donnelly (BlackBag), Shahaf Rozanski (Cellebrite) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/18/2020 | 2 pm ET | New Techniques for Finding Relevant Data Faster Organization: EDRM Speakers: Tara Jones (Verizon Media), Brett Tarr (Ernst & Young), Tiana Van Dyk (Epiq), Michael Hamilton (Exterro) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/19/2020 | 1 pm ET | ACEDS Roundtable Series: Transitions, Transformations, and Triumphs in 2020 Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Rachi Messing (Microsoft), Jeff Jacobson (Drinker Biddle & Reath), Julie Brown (Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease), Sonya Judkins (Sprint) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/19/2020 | 1 pm ET | On the Case? eDiscovery Case Law Update for the First Half of 2020 Organization: HaystackID Speakers: Doug Austin (eDiscovery Today), Ashish Prasad (HaystackID), Vazantha Meyers (HaystackID), Todd Haley (HaystackID), Seth Schechtman (HaystackID) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 08/25/2020 | 1 pm ET | Special Masters in Litigation Organization: EDRM Speakers: Maura Grossman (University of Waterloo), Hon. Ira Warshawsky (Meyer Suozzi), Hon. Frank Maas (JAMS), Hon. Kristen L. Mix (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado) |
| E-Discovery | Webinar | 09/09/2020 | 1 pm ET | 5 E-Discovery Technology Trends to Watch and When to Buy Organization: ACEDS Speakers: Alayne Russom (Thrivent), Christa Haskins (BD), Mike Hamilton (Exterro) |
George Socha is the Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness at Reveal, where he promotes brand awareness, helps guide development of product roadmap and consults with customers on effective deployment of legal technology.
Named an “E-Discovery Trailblazer” by The American Lawyer, George has assisted corporate, law firm, and government clients with all facets of electronic discovery, including information governance, domestically and globally. He served clients in a variety of industries including pharmaceutical, energy, retail, banking and technology, among others. As a renowned industry thought leader, he has authored more than 50 articles and spoken at more than 200 engagements across the world on a variety of e-discovery topics. His extensive knowledge has also been utilized more than 20 times to provide expert testimony.
Co-founder of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), a framework that outlines the standards for the recovery and discovery of digital data, and the Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM), a similar framework specific to information management, George is skilled at developing and implementing electronic discovery strategies and managing electronic discovery processes.
Named an “E-Discovery Trailblazer” by The American Lawyer, George has assisted corporate, law firm, and government clients with all facets of electronic discovery, including information governance, domestically and globally. He served clients in a variety of industries including pharmaceutical, energy, retail, banking and technology, among others. As a renowned industry thought leader, he has authored more than 50 articles and spoken at more than 200 engagements across the world on a variety of e-discovery topics. His extensive knowledge has also been utilized more than 20 times to provide expert testimony.
Co-founder of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), a framework that outlines the standards for the recovery and discovery of digital data, and the Information Governance Reference Model (IGRM), a similar framework specific to information management, George is skilled at developing and implementing electronic discovery strategies and managing electronic discovery processes.