Extract from George Socha’s article “eDiscovery Leaders Live: Susan Wortzman of McCarthy Tétrault”
Susan Wortzman, a partner at McCarthy Tétrault, joins George Socha, Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness at Reveal, for ACEDS #eDiscoveryLeadersLive.
Susan is a partner in the Toronto offices of McCarthy Tétrault and leads the firm’s e-Discovery and information management practice. She was named one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2020 by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. Susan also is the Founder of MT>3, formerly Wortzmans, which is recognized as Canada’s leading law firm specializing in e-Discovery and information governance. MT>3 was acquired by McCarthy Tétrault on December 31, 2016. Susan’s expertise in e-Discovery was developed during her long tenure as a partner at one of Canada’s leading litigation firms, where her practice encompassed a broad range of civil litigation, acting for corporate clients, small to mid-sized businesses and individuals in a wide variety of commercial disputes.
Susan shared her journey with us, from her initial introduction to discovery through joined McCarthys. She discussed the firm’s eDiscovery and related practices, talking about how their team is structured and what let them to building client solutions. Susan then spent the bulk of the session delving into machine learning and AI: discussing how they use those capabilities, offering examples of what they have done, and describing the benefits. Finally, Susan talked about how the Canadian market compares with market elsewhere and what she thinks the future might hold in this arena.
