Extract from George Socha’s article “eDiscovery Leaders Live: Kelly Friedman of Borden Ladner Gervais”
Kelly Friedman, Senior Counsel & National Leader – Beyond eDiscovery at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, joins George Socha, Senior Vice President of Brand Awareness at Reveal, for ACEDS #eDiscoveryLeadersLive, broadcast from the Master’s Conference in Toronto.
An experienced litigator with unique expertise in data management issues, including eDiscovery, cybersecurity, and privacy, Kelly is recognized for her eDiscovery expertise and leverages over two decades of litigation experience to bring a distinctively strategic approach to planning and executing discovery projects. Kelly was part of the consultant team that designed the Ontario Energy Board’s cybersecurity framework for electricity distributors and transmitters. She regularly provides training to boards of directors and executives on how to understand and implement privacy and cybersecurity best practices. Kelly has appeared before administrative bodies such as the Ontario Energy Board, all levels of court in Ontario and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Kelly talked about the value experience as a litigator can bring to eDiscovery practices, offered guidance for eDiscovery practitioners who haven’t litigated cases, and advocated for the adoption in Canada of eDiscovery special masters.
